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Title: An incredible statistic Post by: darylbowden on October 01, 2008, 10:16:48 PM Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: gm2 on October 01, 2008, 10:32:06 PM only half the races in the four-stroke era.
slacker. Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: ducpainter on October 02, 2008, 04:20:07 AM yeah...
he sucks. ;) Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: Pakhan on October 02, 2008, 05:38:12 AM only 50%? Pfft! [roll]
Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: Spidey on October 02, 2008, 07:05:43 AM It's the tires.
Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: lin on October 02, 2008, 08:24:24 AM Last time I was in school.. 50% was an F.
So.. Rossi = FAIL If only we could all fail so spectacularly in life. Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: pennyrobber on October 02, 2008, 01:22:35 PM Middle Manager: Johnson, did you finish the proposal?
Johnson: Nope. Just wrote half of it and sent it in. Middle Manager: Great work Johnson! You might just be our best employee ever. Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: Rob Hilding on October 02, 2008, 03:49:27 PM Just as a comparison-
Michael Schumacher for the 2002 thru 2006 (his last year, so far anyway) in F1 had a .436 winning percentage. That IMO, make Rossi's stats even more impressive as Michael had an arguable advantage in equipment Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: Jester on October 03, 2008, 10:58:32 AM Quote That IMO, make Rossi's stats even more impressive as Michael had an arguable advantage in equipment Rossi had the arguable advantage in equipment with Honda for a solid stretch too. Even Burgess has been quoted saying Rossi "managed" many of those victories, so the racing looked a lot closer than it really was. That is the reason he went to Yamaha obviously, and now has claimed 3 more championships with very good, but not always the best machinery, and his his dominance has been up and down as his package has waivered. Guess that goes for erectile disfunction too. :P Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: NAKD1 on October 06, 2008, 08:54:28 AM Rossi had the arguable advantage in equipment with Honda for a solid stretch too. Even Burgess has been quoted saying Rossi "managed" many of those victories, so the racing looked a lot closer than it really was. That is the reason he went to Yamaha obviously, and now has claimed 3 more championships with very good, but not always the best machinery, and his his dominance has been up and down as his package has waivered. Guess that goes for erectile disfunction too. :P People just don't get it,.. Rossi can make any machine look good. Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: gm2 on October 06, 2008, 11:22:56 AM i know this has been talked about a million times.. daryl and i talked about it this morning.. but look at where toseland is focusing in this photo. then look at rossi.
(http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/view/498943.jpg) i see him do this on every corner and i still can't believe it. Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: Triple J on October 06, 2008, 12:49:59 PM It's weird. He seems to be looking at the curbing right beside him! I have a bunch of photos showing the same thing as well.
Amazing how some of the fastest guys don't have "correct" form...like Bayliss for example. Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: Rob Hilding on October 06, 2008, 12:50:37 PM i know this has been talked about a million times.. daryl and i talked about it this morning.. but look at where toseland is focusing in this photo. then look at rossi. (http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/view/498943.jpg) i see him do this on every corner and i still can't believe it. And he's not even wearing the helmet with his face on the top ;) (thus enabling him to look thru the corner without turning his head - if you gotta explain 'em they're prolly not worth posting) Rossi is in a class of his own Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: NAKD1 on October 06, 2008, 03:33:31 PM It's weird. He seems to be looking at the curbing right beside him! I have a bunch of photos showing the same thing as well. Amazing how some of the fastest guys don't have "correct" form...like Bayliss for example. If they are the best, then they have the right form. [thumbsup] Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: Speeddog on October 06, 2008, 03:48:54 PM The only explanation I can come up with is he does the visual cues the opposite of (nearly?) everyone else.
It seems he looks at the ground to judge his lean angle, and uses his peripheral vision to judge where he is on the track, and where he needs to go. I've no idea how he does it without crashing within 2 or 3 turns of getting on track. I recall seeing a quote from or a link to an interview where he sort of explains it. As far as 'form' goes, there's variations on body position that seem to be equally effective among the top riders. But Rossi is the only one that I've seen that looks that direction in the corners. Obviously it works for him, but I wouldn't even try it at more than 5/10ths on a track, and *definitely* wouldn't try it on the street. Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: gm2 on October 06, 2008, 03:56:36 PM yep, he has said that he looks just ahead of him in order to help him make small adjustments mid-corner. as if that's possible in the human world.
Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: gm2 on October 10, 2008, 11:48:20 AM same dealio.. look at him vs. toseland. i get vertigo just imagining it.
(http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/MGP/phillipisland/shaft/3t.jpg) Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: Speeddog on October 10, 2008, 12:38:28 PM <Rossi>
Hey, look, a quarter! </Rossi> Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: gm2 on October 10, 2008, 01:19:22 PM ...and he could probably pick it up. =)
Title: Re: An incredible statistic Post by: FatguyRacer on October 10, 2008, 01:23:35 PM Impressive too is that Ducati have won 23 of the 100 races they've started in the Premier class.
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