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Spondon****
Boabekistan,
Australia
Posts: 3,526
Enthusiast
04 May 2008 22:32 |
Not a question, a statement 
Never ever write Rossi off and how bloody good is Lorenzo. To get up to 4th with the injuries he is carrying was amazing.
The Ducati is definetely not the weapon is was last year.
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Tonto
Nr Scropton,
United Kingdom
Posts: 6,047
Premier Member
Speed Triple 955i (99-01)
05 May 2008 05:52 |
Not since they got rid of there extra fuel tank
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Don't Call Me Cliff
Gelderland,
Netherlands
Posts: 2,812
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Speed Triple 955i (99-01)
05 May 2008 06:00 |
Beat me to it Tonto
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom
Posts: 22,749
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Daytona 955i (04->)
05 May 2008 16:06 |
The Ducati is just as quick in a straight line but seems to be worse everywhere else.
Last year they were able to keep near to the others through the corners and blast past on the straights, but this year the others are better on the straights and the Ducatis don't appear to be handling as well
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom
Posts: 22,749
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
05 May 2008 16:08 |
Lorenzo WILL be World Champion at some point as he doesn't let his injuries show at all and he has all the self-belief needed
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J-Zeus
London,
United Kingdom
Posts: 7,428
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
05 May 2008 17:36 |
Not to decry Lorenzo, who's a real talent - but after being told all weekend that he actually couldn't walk, he did his best to push-start his bike after stalling it on the warm up.....
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D-rock
Derbyshire,
United Kingdom
Posts: 1,591
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
05 May 2008 22:00 |
That's because he's obviously a hard bastard who doesn't want to let a lot of pain stop him trying to win and without his injury he might well have done.
Ride of the day.
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Pump 19
Chessington,
United Kingdom
Posts: 4,438
Premier Member
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)
05 May 2008 22:43 |
With two broken feet Id say it likley he as having trouble walking.
But on race day he would be pumped up with adrenaline and Doctor Costas special elixir
I bet push starting the bike hurts now...
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Capt. Kirk
leftcoast,
USA
Posts: 2,177
Premier Member
Enthusiast
05 May 2008 22:55 |
It's not the riders, it's the bikes.... Yamaha's awesome this year. Even Collin Edwards is doing good
Just kidding
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Spondon****
Boabekistan,
Australia
Posts: 3,526
Enthusiast
06 May 2008 01:35 |
He might be doing good but Toselands doing better.
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X-Man
Chesterfield/Derbys,
United Kingdom
Posts: 8,755
Premier Member
Enthusiast
06 May 2008 10:08 |
Yamaha have got their bike to be good in all respects now including a bit of power...Ducati have relied on the power and are finding out now that they will have to make it handle as well if they want to carry on winning.....and I still don't think stoner is a development rider capable of telling the engineers what they need to know and it looks like melandri is much the same.
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Spondon****
Boabekistan,
Australia
Posts: 3,526
Enthusiast
06 May 2008 10:26 |
Judging by the way Stoners bike was bucking and weaving on the weekend I think the comparative lack of handling is a major issue and I do agree that Stoner doesn't seem like the bloke to develop it, probably why they are looking at Biaggi and even Bayliss to help.
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