Sepang GP (spoileriffic eventually)

[gm2]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/mgp/maylay/1/2w.htm

caption... ouch.

[gm2]

Pedrosa: Honda are closing on Yamaha

"At the end Rossi was faster than me," he admitted. "Usually at the end he puts on pressure and it's difficult to follow him, but we were closer this time."

no doubt that he obviously got a lot faster from friday to sunday.. but 4 second gap = closer?  ....ooook.... 

[ducpainter]

The way Valentino left Pedrosa immediately after the pass the gap could have been 10 seconds...

if Rossi wanted.

[Rob Hilding]

snip

if Rossi wanted.

If Rossi wanted - we could have cold fusion

[Jester]

"At the end Rossi was faster than me," he admitted. "Usually at the end he puts on pressure and it's difficult to follow him, but we were closer this time."

The only reason Pedrosa was within spitting distance was due to him pulling out an advantage on the straights.  Rossi closed it up on the technical sections every time.  I enjoy Rossi not having the outright speed the last um... 4 years though.  It would be back to his ridiculous "management" of victories.

[gm2]

if there was an RC advantage in the straights it was teeny.  rossi stayed on his back wheel for many laps then gapped him by 4 seconds.  that sounds like faster everywhere.

granted, as per pedro vs rossi all the time, if there was any straight line advantage rossi made it up in braking on the very next corner.

[Triple J]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/mgp/maylay/1/2w.htm

caption... ouch.

They need to get that guy some green boots and gloves. If you can't win, might as well match while trying! 

[TiNi]

They need to get that guy some green boots and gloves. If you can't win, might as well match while trying! 

agreed, that looks terrible... is that West or Hop?

[gm2]

hopper

[Grampa]

thats punk rock