Sniff Sniff** Anybody smell that??

...Now, do you guys really think that if anybody at Bridgestone was surreptitiously giving 'special' tyres to any rider, they would forget to properly mark them like any other tyre, making them stand out instead? Naaah

I would rather think this was Rossi' team erasing the white line to confuse other teams about Rossi's tyre choice (..look, they just declared a soft rear tyre but mounted a hard one instead!).

everbody knows Rossi's been getting magic tires since the 125s




















they had 2 type tires at the race... HARD and EXTRA HARD...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Jul 22 2009, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The Michelin techs used to brush the burnout rubber into the dirt so no one could figure out their recipe. They were crazy about guarding their tires. Then one weekend at a race in the UK I believe someone broke into a Michelin van and stole a single tire. Remember that? Didn't hear much more about it.
i can picture them scrapping up the burnout rubber and brushing it in the dirt thing was before the control tyre rule a lot of riders did burn outs after the race. Maybe im wrong and i await someone to correct me but i cant remember anyone doing a burnout since.

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Jul 22 2009, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The Michelin techs used to brush the burnout rubber into the dirt so no one could figure out their recipe. They were crazy about guarding their tires. Then one weekend at a race in the UK I believe someone broke into a Michelin van and stole a single tire. Remember that? Didn't hear much more about it.


It was Hopper, he was a bit peckish, and thought it was a doughnut....

Pete

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Jul 22 2009, 02:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>You make it sound like rossi was the only rider to get "Saturday night specials". 90 % of the grid were on michilin and all the top players like biaggi, gibbers in recent times and doohan ect in the past all had them.
Having an advantage is one thing, being able to capitalise with it is quite another. We used to see this with quali tyres. the top riders could reduce a lap time by over a second with a quali, but some riders it barely noticed.

True, but I wouldn't say 90%, more like 40% of the grid. At least the #1 of the top factories.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Parc Ferme @ Jul 22 2009, 12:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Please stop with the special Rossi tires. Guess what? Other people tried them and couldn't use them. They were too hard. You want Rossi Michelins? Go ahead. Okay. Wrench, Wrench. Wrench. Vroom. OMGWTFBBQ ?!?!?!? LEVERS IN!!! Pit. Can I have my old tires back?

You are completely missing the point! OF COURSE THE SPECIAL TIRES HE REQUESTED COULD NOT BE USED BY OTHERS--THAT IS THE WHOLE ....... POINT!

The idea being that Rossi's tires needs were so SPECIAL that they had to MAKE SOME FOR HIM!

And I suspect, the new Bstone spec tire are made with him in mind to, and .... everybody else, they have to adapt.


This is a rather easy point to make, and you just helped me make it: Vroom. OMGWTFBBQ ?!?!?!? LEVERS IN!!! Pit. Can I have tires made just for me please? Answer: NO, .... you, who do you think you are, Valentino Rossi?

Jumkie, I am shocked! Did you actually just claim Rossi is a special needs person. Oh the faithful will be eating your liver now man...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Jul 22 2009, 05:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Jumkie, I am shocked! Did you actually just claim Rossi is a special needs person. Oh the faithful will be eating your liver now man...
Nah, man. I'm just having a go at Parc. Like I said, I'm a bit bored. Errr.

This point CANNOT be OVERSTATED. TIRES are very important, so important that all I heard was the Rossi apologist crying all of 07 saying the tires were "inferior" bla bla bla. BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION; So this underscores the importance of TIRES. So here we have Rossi, getting tires made especially for him, for years, yes YEARS. And just one year they change the rules, he can’t get his special tires, and just like that, he can’t win the championship. MAKES YOU WONDER JUST HOW VALID THE OTHER YEARS OF TITLES WERE, eh? (As you guys are fond of saying, as if its part of his name: "8 time world champion"; well honestly, how many could be counted if he didn't have the special tires? You opened up a can of worms Parc.

It is a non issue because it was legal to do so then. And think about it. Every tire of that compound he ran in the race would have to be special that weekend or the setup would not work. Not just one tire. Do you think Rossi would put a tire on his bike at this point of the championship that he hadn't even tested at the track that weekend?

Who cares as long Rossi wins...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (J4rn0 @ Jul 22 2009, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>...Now, do you guys really think that if anybody at Bridgestone was surreptitiously giving 'special' tyres to any rider, they would forget to properly mark them like any other tyre, making them stand out instead? Naaah

I would rather think this was Rossi' team erasing the white line to confuse other teams about Rossi's tyre choice (..look, they just declared a soft rear tyre but mounted a hard one instead!).
Agreed. This is quite a plausible theory as rossi's preference has usually been for the hardest tyres, and it seems that stoner ran out of rear tyre at the end of the sachsenring race; I believe he didn't choose the hardest rear tyre.

The difficulty with a conspiracy theory in this matter is that it is difficult to see how rossi's tyre choice can influence the others once they come out for the race, unless the tyre he used in the warm-up was also "doctored" and the others followed his apparent tyre choice. I believe bridgestone have stated that it was an error on their part in any case, and if other riders can't work out themselves which tyre is best for them surely that is their problem.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jul 23 2009, 01:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> Nah, man. I'm just having a go at Parc. Like I said, I'm a bit bored. Errr.

This point CANNOT be OVERSTATED. TIRES are very important, so important that all I heard was the Rossi apologist crying all of 07 saying the tires were "inferior" bla bla bla. BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION; So this underscores the importance of TIRES. So here we have Rossi, getting tires made especially for him, for years, yes YEARS. And just one year they change the rules, he can’t get his special tires, and just like that, he can’t win the championship. MAKES YOU WONDER JUST HOW VALID THE OTHER YEARS OF TITLES WERE, eh? (As you guys are fond of saying, as if its part of his name: "8 time world champion"; well honestly, how many could be counted if he didn't have the special tires? You opened up a can of worms Parc.

actually, you're kinda making a fool of yourself. too many beers?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jul 22 2009, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Nah, man. I'm just having a go at Parc. Like I said, I'm a bit bored. Errr.

This point CANNOT be OVERSTATED. TIRES are very important, so important that all I heard was the Rossi apologist crying all of 07 saying the tires were "inferior" bla bla bla. BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION; So this underscores the importance of TIRES. So here we have Rossi, getting tires made especially for him, for years, yes YEARS. And just one year they change the rules, he can't get his special tires, and just like that, he can't win the championship. MAKES YOU WONDER JUST HOW VALID THE OTHER YEARS OF TITLES WERE, eh? (As you guys are fond of saying, as if its part of his name: "8 time world champion"; well honestly, how many could be counted if he didn't have the special tires? You opened up a can of worms Parc.

Well let’s see, ‘special’ tyres in no less than 6 different bikes, and no less than 5 different cylinder capacities… That makes Rossi even more special, to feed all that data, from all those types of bikes, the night before the race, risking it by not getting it right, and still get the ‘All time podiums’ record… ...., I had never thought of that one!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (michaelm @ Jul 22 2009, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>and if other riders can't work out themselves which tyre is best for them surely that is their problem.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Jul 22 2009, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Anybody else notice we don't get burn out celebrations any more ?

Not enough petrol to light up the rear tire after a race. They've gotta limp home nowadays.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Parc Ferme @ Jul 22 2009, 06:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>actually, you're kinda making a fool of yourself. too many beers?
Haha. No comeback. Typical. Truth hurts. Oh and yeah, three beers down. Would u like one?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Keshav @ Jul 22 2009, 05:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Ahh.... at last an explanation (suitable to Rossi fans) of why he was bent
over looking at his tire. He was saying "Aaaaye! Whotta 'appen? Whoosa
been ....... witta my whita stripe?"




Oh my god Rog.
He's looking at his tyres.
The bitching moaning prick.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (VHMP01 @ Jul 22 2009, 07:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Well let’s see, ‘special’ tyres in no less than 6 different bikes, and no less than 5 different cylinder capacities… That makes Rossi even more special, to feed all that data, from all those types of bikes, the night before the race, risking it by not getting it right, and still get the ‘All time podiums’ record… ...., I had never thought of that one!




Nice to see u dont deny the truth. No special tires, no special trophy me thinks. Or hav u forgot 07 and all the crying about tires?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Frizzle @ Jul 22 2009, 08:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>


Oh my god Rog.
He's looking at his tyres.
The bitching moaning prick.
Where have u been? Ive been holding up ur fort. Now i hav Parc getting angry with me. Ok, im handing it off to u & Son of Doo. Hahahaha. Have fun boys.

oh shoot! ran out of popcorns!

though, keep it up boys, this is more fun than my poker tournament