Turkey predictions

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ooost @ Apr 29 2006, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>www.weather.com calls for rain all morning but by race time, 3:00 p.m., it is expected to sunny. As far as track conditions go, who knows whether or not the track will be dry by that time.

Americans say rain (weather.com, CNN) Europeans say no rain (BBC, HNMS), I hope we're right!

I'm happy either way. The way I see it the 69 is going to be up front no matter what the conditions.

I think Ooost might be right

yeah wotever im in the real world not fantasy

like i said.......... barn burner either way

It's didn't rain so far. Warm up was dry

1 15 Sete GIBERNAU SPA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'54.816 8 8 299.9
2 27 Casey STONER AUS Honda LCR HONDA 1'55.273 6 7 0.457 0.457 305.5
3 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'55.496 9 10 0.680 0.223 306.2
4 21 John HOPKINS USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'55.553 7 8 0.737 0.057 304.2
5 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'55.592 9 9 0.776 0.039 305.4
6 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Fortuna Honda HONDA 1'55.730 10 10 0.914 0.138 303.3
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Camel Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'56.185 10 10 1.369 0.455 303.3
8 6 Makoto TAMADA JPN Konica Minolta Honda HONDA 1'56.239 10 10 1.423 0.054 305.2
9 10 Kenny ROBERTS JR USA Team Roberts KR211V 1'56.421 9 9 1.605 0.182 299.3
10 17 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'56.616 9 10 1.800 0.195 298.7
11 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Camel Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'56.684 10 10 1.868 0.068 301.2
12 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Fortuna Honda HONDA 1'56.930 7 7 2.114 0.246 302.9
13 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'56.977 10 10 2.161 0.047 296.9
14 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'57.031 9 9 2.215 0.054 297.5
15 77 James ELLISON GBR Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 1'58.195 8 8 3.379 1.164 297.0
16 71 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'58.332 6 8 3.516 0.137 301.8
17 7 Carlos CHECA SPA Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 1'58.343 9 9 3.527 0.011 298.3
18 66 Alex HOFMANN GER Pramac d'Antín MotoGP DUCATI 1'58.438 7 7 3.622 0.095 295.7
19 30 Jose Luis CARDOSO SPA Pramac d'Antín MotoGP DUCATI 1'58.626 7 7 3.810 0.188 290.5

YES!!!!!
WE LOVE YOU STONER, WE DO! WE LOVE YOU STONER, WE DO! WE LOVE YOU STONER, WE DO, OH STONER WE LOVE YOU!

What a great race. Teo, I'm feelin' for you bud, you have to be bummin'. Great stuff from Stoner, Melandri and Pedrosa throughout the entire race. A little disappointing to see Gibernau and Hopkins go backwards. Great ride from Rossi to come from the back and after running wide to move to fourth. Not too sure what happened to Hayden. Unfortunately for me, the coverage from the MotoGP website started cutting out during the interviews so I would only catch a few words or maybe a whole sentence. But what I did hear from Hayden was something along the lines of a tire warmer melting to his brake disc. Anyone catch the interviews clearly and want to clarify?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Apr 30 2006, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>YES!!!!!
WE LOVE YOU STONER, WE DO! WE LOVE YOU STONER, WE DO! WE LOVE YOU STONER, WE DO, OH STONER WE LOVE YOU!

hahaha I thought that song was only known in holland during the soccer worldchamionship!!

stoner did great, but melandri was better such a great race, so many overtakings and the group up front stayed so close together for so long. rossi still made 4, and elias was following him the entire race, realy smart. hayden was so lucky that pedrosa felt and to get a podiumplace, he was a bit dissapointed after the race. but who woudn't be, knowing you have one of the best bike, if it's not the BEST bike around at the moment, and not managing to win the race, especially when rossi isn't up front... I would have expected him to lead the race

vermeulen did a good job, hopkins on the other hand was strange. I didn't saw why he came in the pits during the race, was his tyre not good anymore?? sete and loris were a bit disapointing, sete looked good up front

eurosport didn't broadcasted the interviews, I only saw the bbc interviews, so I can't help you ooost, but I would like to know too what he said in the interviews

and teo, I'm not feeling sorry for you you had your all-spanish-podium in the 125cc

It felt bad, but I didn't think Dani would win this one, I think Melandri would have won anyway, his experience was determinant.

I thought Stoner would go backwards when his tire gave up, but he surprised me.

Rossi was pretty mediocre considering his usual standard. But it was fun watching him struggle and it's good for the championship.

The Bridgestone tires were crap today.

Definately the oldies need to up their game or the newbies will kick their ...!!!

Just watched Hayden's interview again and his tire warmer did melt onto one of his front brake discs and said his brakes were never right from there and he was constantly running wide. What could have been...

teo ur a mad sad person, rossi mediocre, have u not bin watching since friday? all u ever do is gloat about ur spanish bikers and down beat everyone else, take ur head out of ur arse and see the bigger picture.

ooost spot on in ur post

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rossi 46 winner @ Apr 30 2006, 07:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>teo ur a mad sad person, rossi mediocre, have u not bin watching since friday? all u ever do is gloat about ur spanish bikers and down beat everyone else, take ur head out of ur arse and see the bigger picture.

ooost spot on in ur post

hmm.. actually, it was mediocre of rossi. haven't you been watching last season? considering last season, 4th place for rossi IS mediocre, considering the conditions of his bike it was the best that he could get out of it, but that still doesn't take away the fact that is WAS mediocre.

it applies for you too: take ur head out of ur arse and see the bigger picture instead of only rossi

If you can't express your opinion without resorting to insults I won't bother discussing with you, I've got better things to do than waste my time with a fanatic that will never accept that his "god" makes mistakes like everyone else.

but u only speak spanish this spanish that, ur the big homer, im just saying wot u said is crap, rossi rode his heart out to get 4th slash 5th so how is that mediocre? i might have in the past bin rossi this and rossi that but check my post all good riding get praise, and wot do u expect me to do not talk about rossi cus thats wot happens when he wins most races, but to say its fun watching hum struggle and being mediocre i just cant c it..

All I can say was I was on the edge of my seat watching that. What I great race

agreed great race, the sport is the best winner,, ooops im not suppossed to say that, i will change to saying booooooo hoooooo my rossi lost im soooooooooooo down

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wes @ May 1 2006, 06:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>All I can say was I was on the edge of my seat watching that. What I great race

Totally agree. I could have kissed melandri after that race. Keep crashey off the top until Dani or maybe VERMULEN come out to shine as rookies of the year.
Stoner annoyed me even more after the race saying that he thinks he knows better than rossi because he was sick in qatar and rossi said he needed to learn to race on greasy tyres. I was almost screaming at the TV shutup you little .....! Stop making excuses about Qatar. You sucked! blaming yer ilness, ........! you wore out yer boots! Then saying you coreccted rossi. for fuks sake he thinks he nos better than a 5 time world champ. and then saying he was the best on worn tyres in the race. THEN WHY DIDNT YOU WIN, CRASHEY???? God he annoys me so much

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ May 3 2006, 09:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>for fuks sake he thinks he nos better than a 5 time world champ. and then saying he was the best on worn tyres in the race. THEN WHY DIDNT YOU WIN, CRASHEY???? God he annoys me so much
When everyone knows it's Nicky Hayden who is the best on cooked tires... just kidding. He does go a bit over the top, to say he is the best in any category as a rookie is a bit much. If Rossi isn't the best in a category I would place money Capirossi, Melandri, Gibernau or Hayden ahead of Stoner in line. Sorry Katt, I'm a Stoner fan too but his mouth was a little big in Turkey.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ooost @ May 4 2006, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Sorry Katt, I'm a Stoner fan too but his mouth was a little big in Turkey.

haha ... Ooost, im a fan of his riding and talent, not his mouth
i never really noticed it before richo pointed it out, but that kid needs to quit blaming everything else and cop it on the chin sometimes...