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with time i feel he could b competative but i hope hes never in the tt also i did read in a magazine a few years ago he watches as much as possible,
john mcguinness struggles to beat privoteers sumtimes in the bsb series
john mcguinness struggles to beat privoteers sumtimes in the bsb series
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rossi 46 winner @ Jun 9 2005, 06:15 PM)<div class='quotemain'>with time i feel he could b competative but i hope hes never in the tt also i did read in a magazine a few years ago he watches as much as possible,
john mcguinness struggles to beat privoteers sumtimes in the bsb series
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if i am not mistaken John Mcguinness is on a privateer bike AIM Yamaha racing
john mcguinness struggles to beat privoteers sumtimes in the bsb series
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if i am not mistaken John Mcguinness is on a privateer bike AIM Yamaha racing
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oh wow didnt know that
but was he on one last year? kawasaki wasnt it?
still dont rate him do u? honestly?
still dont rate him do u? honestly?
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hmmmmmmm, going from track to road I imagine would be a lot harder than road to track.
As mentioned, Rossi the safey guru wouldnt even touch the TT........no way would he race there, I doubt he would be competitive personally.
I remember reading an article in mcn a few weeks ago about an Irish road racer, cant remember his name, it was interesting to read..........especially the fact that the guy hadnt passed his bike test & didnt ride a normal road bike because he considered day to day biking dangerous!!
remember.........TT is on for an hour on Sunday before the gp.
As mentioned, Rossi the safey guru wouldnt even touch the TT........no way would he race there, I doubt he would be competitive personally.
I remember reading an article in mcn a few weeks ago about an Irish road racer, cant remember his name, it was interesting to read..........especially the fact that the guy hadnt passed his bike test & didnt ride a normal road bike because he considered day to day biking dangerous!!
remember.........TT is on for an hour on Sunday before the gp.
I have thought about this before, but youve got to realise its completetly different to Gp's. Rossi must have no fear of crashing on the circuits he rides on because thety are all so safe and have so much run off. In GP's if you arrive at a new circuit you could go round a particular corner faster and faster until you find the limit for that corner and crash, safely. You just cant do that with the TT, obviously.
I think he would be good at the control of the bike and the mindset of constant high speeds, but i think that would be it. If he did do the TT, i think he would have to push a lot of the stuff hes learned on the track, out of his mind. He, and any other short circuit rider for that matter, would have to get into the mindset of finding a fast safe line through corners and not try and 'max out' every corner.
Anyway, even if Rossi did come to the TT, who's to say he would have the balls?
He may have outright talent but hes practiced and honed that talent on safe, short circuits.
I think he would be good at the control of the bike and the mindset of constant high speeds, but i think that would be it. If he did do the TT, i think he would have to push a lot of the stuff hes learned on the track, out of his mind. He, and any other short circuit rider for that matter, would have to get into the mindset of finding a fast safe line through corners and not try and 'max out' every corner.
Anyway, even if Rossi did come to the TT, who's to say he would have the balls?
He may have outright talent but hes practiced and honed that talent on safe, short circuits.
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1 thing 4 sure ron they r worlds apart tt and gp
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1 thing 4 sure ron they r worlds apart tt and gp
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1 thing 4 sure ron they r worlds apart tt and gp
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one thing for sure they r worlds apart,
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hey up wot happend there
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tell me if im wrong but the tt boys have also struggled to b competative in gp havnt they?
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Rossi 46 and Ron you guys are exactly right. GPs and TTs are vastly different. Obviously you guys know more about the TTs than I do seeing as how we don't have any here in the states. But it seems to me that they are completely different. Ron you brought up a great point in that there is more a concern for safety in a TT and a GP mentality requires more fearlessness. If there is a rider who can race GPs and TTs competitively they are truly a great rider.
