Rossi & Ducati Most Memorable Moments

This weekend is the end of another era. An era that promised much and delivered ..... well, nothing. The era of Rossi and Ducati.



So lets have your most memorable moments of this era.



Once again I will start:



My most memorable moment was not one that could be viewed or read about. It is a moment that happened inside the mind of one Valentino Rossi. The moment when Rossi realised how unbelievable skilled and talented Stoner was to be able to win races on the Ducati and that there was no chance in hell he was going to be able to do the same.



My second most memorable moment was the absolutely pleasure of watching a MotoGP race for 2 years knowing that there was absolutely no chance of having to watch a clown act at the end of a race!

Also in Vale's mind... The moment when he decided to get off the POS Duc and, like Casey, move to a Jap brand.

When Rossi got on the Duc. and lapped about 3.8 seconds slower than Stoner.

The moment Casey looked like a knob slow handclapping Rossi, before calling Paul Hogan to get the worst put down in history.



Comedy gold

mugello 2012 : lets stick together

then leaving 2 weeks later

basspete said:

The moment Casey looked like a knob slow handclapping Rossi, before calling Paul Hogan to get the worst put down in history.



Comedy gold

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I try to resist rossi bashing these days, particularly since it is likely to be even more unjustified from about 5 days on, but the "your ambition outweighed your talent" line wasn't imo lame, particularly if it turned an old line from rossi back on him as is reputed to be the case. Fairly mild compared to what jorge said to bautista this year, or even nicky hayden's reaction to dani pedrosa's similar take out of him in 2006, not that my lip reading is all that good .



I did see a replay of the helmeted rossi apology recently, and the shoulder reference which I didn't take much note of at the time was undeniably lame. ,

michaelm said:

I try to resist rossi bashing these days, particularly since it is likely to be even more unjustified from about 5 days on, but the "your ambition outweighed your talent" line wasn't imo lame, particularly if it turned an old line from rossi back on him as is reputed to be the case. Fairly mild compared to what jorge said to bautista this year, or even nicky hayden's reaction to dani pedrosa's similar take out of him in 2006, not that my lip reading is all that good . The bit about the shoulder was undeniably lame though.



i did see a replay of the helmeted rossi apology recently, and the shoulder reference which I didn't take much note of at the time was undeniably lame. ,

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To be fair I thought they both looked a bit lame there.



I prefered Chili barging into Foggys pit mouthing off myself!



Pete

On Sunday when he slings his leg off of it for the last time.

Goatboy said:

On Sunday when he slings his leg off of it for the last time.

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I think he will just stop at pits and his crew wont come out .... so the bike will just fall over on its side alone, and Rossi wont even look back at as he walk through the garage....

The " ambition outweighs your talent" quip .......... sporting folk all over the world hailed it Mohamed Ali ....esq.



Funniest bit of off track TV yet. ........ now why can't Rossi quit trying to entertain two year olds, and come out with stuff like that!!??

BarryMachine said:

The " ambition outweighs your talent" quip .......... sporting folk all over the world hailed it Mohamed Ali ....esq.

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I really hope this is an attempt at a joke! Muhammad Ali!!

BarryMachine said:

The " ambition outweighs your talent" quip .......... sporting folk all over the world hailed it Mohamed Ali ....esq.



Funniest bit of off track TV yet. ........ now why can't Rossi quit trying to entertain two year olds, and come out with stuff like that!!??

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Aw Barry, you crack me up, easily one of the funniest posters on here.



Am gonnae miss the pish you spout after Sunday mate

MigsAngel said:

I think he will just stop at pits and his crew wont come out .... so the bike will just fall over on its side alone, and Rossi wont even look back at as he walk through the garage....

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You reckon he will walk through the garage?

2 years dont equal an "era" ........

am i the only rossi fan left on this forum? Haha



My favorite moment will be when he leaves.

Ngads said:

am i the only rossi fan left on this forum? Haha



My favorite moment will be when he leaves.

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My favorite Rossi moment will also be when he leaves.

great thread this.



Well, I have so many to list. But I think my favorite VR/GP46.$ moment was when Rossi and Daddy engaged in a bit of Vollywood. Truly an Academy Award like performance. And I'm sure if Carmelo Clause was head of the Academy, VR would have surely not only been nominated, but the trophy would have been well deserved. Of course, a special category would have been created, as it was not just theatrical drama on display, but also a hilarious comedy, and sadly, a bit of a tragedy.



I also like when he torpedoed Casey and the thought occurred to me, that front end Duc is still causing Casey problems, ah the irony. The resulting verbal bitchslap will forever be GP lore. Australian children will be singing songs about this moment for 1000s of years.



Silverstone, in the rain. After VR saying how much of an advantage the Duc was in the rain, then proceeding in coming a full half minute behind his teammate...in the rain.



VR/Duc moment, reading J4rno & Talps (where is he anyway?) tell us DuCorse had done nothing radical or substantial in terms of helping VR turn the bike around. While Krops declared, Duc will never go to twin spar. Then, of course, I found myself reading an article from some guy named David that declared, DuCorse makes "radical" changes, shelving the Italian company's storied DNA for a Japanese clone, etc.



VR/Duc moment, was when the league's top official, stealing a great British expression 'stay calm' then adding, 'VR will be on a Japanese factory bike next year so help me God.' The irony of course being, Rossi is God.



VR/Duc moment, was reading the "experts" declare there is a missing "Alien" referring to VR's lack of results. Interesting I thought, where did he go? Did he not go to a "factory" bike, along with the dynamic duo of legendary development, surely they would improve on a platform that the record show had won races the previous year? I mean, surely the supposed GOAT would at least be able to match the previous emotionally weak-minded lead rider, also declared an "Alien".



I also liked that special helmet that featured some no-name Italian comic, with the words, "Lets stay together". Which apparently was lost in translation. No, the words were correct, but it wasn't intended for the public. It was a love message to Uccio. Having read the ultimatum that Yamaha issued VR about leaving behind his crew, Uccio feeling a bit abandoned, was relieved when Rossi made good on his promise that he would show his lover a public display of affection.

stiefel said:

My favorite Rossi moment will also be when he leaves.

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SNAP!

stiefel said:

My favorite Rossi moment will also be when he leaves.

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leaves ducati



haha good one

Ha, as if Steif & Jum will still be watching when Rossi retires. Steif only has one more race & Jum only one more year.