vale!

HE CAME HE SAW HE <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%<span style="color:redKICKED ASS

Where was everyone else?

Rossi to work for it. I was equally impressed with Biaggi & Carpriossi especially.

Melandri had another good consistent ride and thats why he is 2nd in the championship.

I know its early days but Sete should think about giving up on this years championship and rebuild and aim to win a few races instead.

Just had to express my Joy for Chaz Davis coming 10th and top privateer in the 250cc.

Well done Chaz

did u get the feeling rossi was playing a big waiting game just to have sum fun with max

Another quality race!!!!

Was well impressed with Melandri.............superb moves he was pulling on the brakes.

Yeah, Rossi was playing with Biaggi...big time....you could just tell he had more speed, shame Max couldnt keep up, would have mad it interesting

I agree definatly playing with Max ( The Pirate)

Loved the flag..

Yes Melandri was very immpressive but my star award goes to Capriossi who was wrestling with that Duke all the way.

It was an absolutely astounding race, in the mid stages it looked as though Rossi had some tire issues (Which infact he did) and I thought he might not be able to hang on. But sure enough he was just playing around with Max for old time's sake and left him with a few laps remaining. I came home from Road America last night excited to watch my taped Italian Grand Prix and I start it up and see Hayden and Hopkins starting 4th and 5th so I am excited. Sure enough they both go backwards. I just don't know what is going on anymore.

sorry Dazza if mine was not a balanced opinion
Rossi took the pirate infront of the Biaggi fan club then proceeded to open a gap between himself and Biaggi its all a game to Vale
milandri had a good race but no prizes for consistency
sete's chances of winning the championship went with him on his ass down the road
who's left to mount a serious chalenge

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (arryace @ Jun 6 2005, 07:32 PM)<div class='quotemain'>sorry Dazza if mine was not a balanced opinion 
Rossi took the pirate infront of the Biaggi fan club then proceeded to open a gap between himself and Biaggi its all a game to Vale
milandri had a good race but no prizes for consistency 
sete's chances of winning the championship went with him on his ass down the road
who's left to mount a serious chalenge
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Hehe I am a big Rossi fan....

Hey Im a fan of most of those guys out their for what they do.

Rossi is in his prime and is fast like Schumacher you know who is going to win

The man to challenge Rossi?



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<span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%SHAKIE

u may laugh shakie but hes faster than rossi on the straights, rossi was 13th
how can u b 13th on the straights and keep it in 1st place wow weird

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>u may laugh shakie but hes faster than rossi on the straights, rossi was 13th 
how can u b 13th on the straights and keep it in 1st place

Because when you are Valentino Rossi you can do whatever you please. The guy straight up has talent pouring out his ears.

<span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%shakey im not doubting the mans talents but if you havn't got a top ride then you don't stand a chance

You're absolutely right arryrace, if you don't have the right ride you don't stand a chance. Realistically the only right rides at the present time are on the Hondas and Yamahas. I don't like the way that works because then so many riders don't join the series. Off the top of my head I can think of many riders who have the talent and either didn't go because they couldn't get a competitive ride or left because they were on a ride without a chance. Neil Hodgson, Kurtis Roberts, Mat Mladin, Miguel Duhamel, Ben Bostrom, Garry McCoy, Jeremy McWilliams, Regis Laconi. All these guys have at least allegedly had offers to go race MotoGP/500s and turned them down or left because there are so few rides with a shot of winning it.

I was dead serious about Shakie

He needs a badass ride esp being the only highly decorated Brit apart from Hopper who in my mind is an honurary one

I personally hope this big bang engine for WCM/Blata does the Job and see JE up there mixing it as that guy has had very little track time due to one prob or another very early in the races.

I like Shakey as well, it's too bad that he seems to be stuck on lower grade bikes. I thought the real shot Britain had was Hodgson and it saddened me to see him leave. He is a fierce competitor, remember 2002 on the HM Plant Ducati? The only guy to really make the Dunlops go that year, he did it on year old machinery no less (given it was the same bike Ben Bostrom took to 6 victories in 2001 but nonetheless). My point is in my mind Neil Hodgson is the fastest Brit in road racing at the moment and if he were to get a decent ride in MotoGP he could have had an impact. Seems to me it's the story of his career, after he underperformed on his factory ride for Ducati in the mid to late 90s he has been on lesser machinery, barring his years in BSB, continuing to have to prove himself and continuing to prove himself right. Don't get me wrong I am really enjoying him over here in the states, but I wonder about some of the team bosses in MotoGP passing him up. Honda had two seats available and Yamaha three. A sponsor friendly Brit who may not have the most pure talent but is one of the fiercest competitors I have seen gets left in the rubbish? I really like to watch Troy Bayliss but do you think Hodgson could have done any worse? Any way you look at it the series is in a turnover period losing older riders to make room for the younger guys. It won't be long before Bayliss, Barros, Biaggi, Checa, Capirossi, Roberts Jr. and even Gibernau are out of the series.

i like the way people keep saying hondas and yams r great bikes until rossi jump on it it was a bike the coudnt win races, max biaggi 2002 was the last time it won a race, ok so its working well 4 rossi but it aint doing much else..
the suzukis r a big let down 4 me they should b up there cus power alone dosnt win the race..

You are right rossi winner about the Yams, they don't win a lot other than Rossi and in 2003 when they didn't have Rossi or Biaggi I don't think they won a race all year but I could be mistaken. You also have to look at the riders they have, Edwards should be fighting for podiums and isn't so I really don't understand what his deal is. Elias and Xaus are two young riders who are still developing so their expectations aren't the same as Rossi's, Edwards', and the Hondas. Although Xaus has three tracks in a row coming up that he is very familiar with and goes well at. The Suzuki problem I believe lies in the tires. The Yamahas manage to perform well despite being underpowered and they use Michelin tires. I think right now if you want to be consistantly competitive in MotoGP you need to be using the french rubber.

Rossi is the only reason Yamaha are doing so well so take him away and it will be HRC or Moviestar Honda and possibly Ducati nothing changed there then it wont make team roberts bike perform any better the other teams just havn't got the funding to keep up with the developement
and just when you thought things were leveling out they decide to change the cc requiring a complete re-engineering job so all those lesser teams now have to go back to the drawing board
curious though HRC are the only team that sits on the FIA board and they are the only team that actually wants the reduction in cc is it because they are not the number one manufacturer any more and they know they can develope the engine quicker than any other team
the question is how do you make it fair for all teams without spoiling the raceing

Stick Rossi on a WCM he will probaly still win

I thought Bridgestone would go better this year after Tamadas success last year as they tend to kick in nearer the end of the race.

Really want the Suzis to be up there and also Im sure Edwards with a kick up the butt can haul in more podium finishes I suppose it is difficult being the Teamate of the WC after all.

It does make you think about Honda though with the CC reduction and tanks at 21 litres

Dazza I also thought that the 'stones kicked in at the end of the race but this season all the commentary suggests that they actually go away in the later stages of the race more so than the Michelins. I too am bummed about the Suzukis. Being American and a road racing fan Kenny Roberts Jr. is a legend by legacy and on his own accord as well. I am also a big John Hopkins fan so to see those two struggling is disappointing, especially after showing so much promise in testing, practice, and qualifying sessions. Colin Edwards is just a consistant guy, I guess I just don't know if he can light the world on fire in MotoGP the way he did in WSB in the second half of 2002. Here's hoping so. The best news for these three riders as well as Nicky Hayden is they have a home race coming up in one month. Laguna Seca is no easy track to figure out, any advantage you can take into that round is going to give you precious tenths per lap which is just what some of these guys need. I know at this level of racing it doesn't take long for riders to figure out the fastest way around the track but previous knowledge of the course compared to none has to help some right? I got a little side tracked on Laguna Seca here, but it's only because I'm so damn excited to get there. I'll make my predictions on that race when we get to it.

Arryace you are exactly right about Honda and the rules. They sit on the board because they are the most powerful corporation ivolved in the series and they dictate which direction the series goes in. They did the same thing when they decided on the current rules because they had been developing a 990cc V5 four stroke since 2000, they did it at the end of 2003 in the AMA series to hinder what the Suzuki could modify in their GSXR1000 and then built the CBR1000RR around the rules they had put in place, and they did it at the end of 2003 in the AMA series to create the Formula Xtreme class (600 Supersport bikes with Superbike modifications) because at the time the CBR600RR did not have a good Supersport base, it was too heavy and too dependant on customer use. So they convinced the AMA to create a 600 class in which they could modify the bikes so Honda could showcase the capabilities of the CBR600RR. The only problem is they are the only factory involved in the series. My point is that Honda has a lot of leverage because of how large they are as a corporation and they use that to bend the rules to their favor or change the rules to accompany their projects i.e. the RC211V, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and the 800cc V3 which oddly enough will consume less fuel than a V5. Funny how they have developed a more fuel efficient engine before the ultimate fuel limitations were announced.