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NJ
"We have to catch the Inter game on the TV after practice...if you don't get off the bike I will kick you off of it."
"We have to catch the Inter game on the TV after practice...if you don't get off the bike I will kick you off of it."
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Out of Nowhere
....... hell - I'd completely forgotten about that. The football kit leathers. When it comes to kitsch tack, Vale is the undisputed king - but it'll take a brave and audacious breed of bopper to seriously defend that. Was that Assen?
What year was the Mugello Drudi monstrosity helmet that looked like he'd puked all over it?
Joined Apr 2015
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NJ
I was thinking Assen myself but I'm unsure, that last shot when he rides off down the track I thought would tell, but it's hard to pick up any identifying information.
Definitely not Imola, and doesn't look like Suzuka either.
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Shovel's Club
I think it was Assen. I remember it was during the world cup.
He's had a few that look like Caseys candy fill spew. Technicolor puck fests. My personal favorite was the open mouth one that looked like he was puking. I chuckled every time he came flying down the straights with it on.
to be fair JP, he was young and just as we always say of others 'he was young and has not matured', this is showing a yet to mature VR back in a day when he was chastised in the media for his actions (not as chastised as anyone against him today however)
To me, I actually find the hand waving a bigger similarity and funnier to see given the amount of aggravations others with similar attitudes have attracted over time
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Stratosphere
Yes, I remember that well. Actually the other rider had a clogged fuel line and Rossi was helping him out by forcing the air out. Notice how the other rider waves a big thank you after Rossi passes by.
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Outback Steakhouse
I don't know what the still is trying to prove, clearly VR is behind Loris. Pity, it would have been ironic if he had kicked the guy who is currently the safety advisor.
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Out of Nowhere
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NJ
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south wales UK
funny you clucking on about this.... how many times has your lover kangaroo teeth lost his head and used violence on track ?
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NJ
Probably less times than you've spent in the dentist office trying to get those teeth of yours fixed.
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neptune
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Shovel's Club
I strongly disapprove of Valentino's recent off track behaviour, but no doubt at all MM historically has been reckless and dangerous not infrequently, as opposed to Rossi who has quite possibly the best safety record in go bike racing history.
In the last 3 races this year ironically I don't think MM made anything other than very acceptable legal racing moves though.
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NJ
It's more about establishing a baseline for VR's behavior.
MM we already know has done numerous things, and this topic isn't to talk about MM's shortcomings.
