Well said.
Much more balanced than I come across......but is essentially what I try to say.
The reference I made to thanking the poms who booed, was, by and large meant with toungue in cheek........no-one deserves that........( well.........maybe Biaggi
), especially at a charity event.
Rossi is definately no angel............much more succinct, subversive and successful at deriding his opponents is all...... They all do it........some better than others.
Doohan with Criville was a shocker for it, I used to sit and think "Jee-e-e-ez......you're obviously better than him, he is going to copy your settings.....shut up and out ride him like we know you can !!!".....of course, that is back seat driver stuff, and just an opinion.
Stoner will hopefully get what he is after , championship, results and recognition..........(I think he already has it, but he obviously feels he has more to prove) and mellow with time.
Rossi, despite his flaws, is a champion, and his record not only speaks for itself, but he deserves it.
Only Lawson before him ( not that he's Lawson.......now there's a rider who couldn't give a rats arse what anyone thought of him, and spoke through the bike) has had the nuts to jump from one manufacturer to another, and win on them all.
.....and yes, I count Cagiva in there............took a pile of ...., and though the race win was down to an experienced gamble on tyre choice, took it from the back to the front in a season.
Yes, I know the bike being at the front was largely due to the massive amount of effort he put in during a race to keep it there......but none the less.........
And that when most people thought he was past it, or in it for the money.
In fact, I will go out on a long, very thin Limb, dangling over a crevis here............and say, did Lawson contribute to the exiting racing we had in the 90's by riding for different manufacturers and developing bikes ( with the aid of his crew chiefs) to a point where they were competitive enough for anyone to set up and ride well ( their talent not withstanding).
He certainly did with Cagiva......even bloody in-Kocinski ( inconsistant) could do well on it.
I hope Rossi and JB are as succesful in their attempts, if nothing else, it gives something back to the sport
The only thing I wished for ( and what's it matter what I wish for ) was that Doohan would have done the same..........he definately had the ability to. But what with the leg and such...........it may have been harder for him to achieve that...........the comment is not meant to be the shot at him it appears, more me trying to factor in all the reasons he may not have gone down that road.........Maybe JB didn't want to jump at that time..........it was/is a bloody good wicket.....and it's hard to bite the hand that feeds you when you don't know what lies on the other side of the fence.
It could be much worse than where you already are.
