Rossi Stoner 2007-2008 CURRENT RESULTS with prior year comparison SPOILER

[darylbowden]

one of these days.... they need to do an IROC type of race where the riders all ride the same bike, same tyres, same everything. only weigh restrictions based on rider weight. make everything the same.

Problem with that is that these bikes are developed around a particular rider's style.  If you were to do that, the rider whose style most closely matched the one of the person that developed the bike would have a huge advantage.

For instance, Rossi uses an INCREDIBLY hard front tire - one that no one else can ride or wants to ride, but he makes it work because he likes it that way.  And Stoner is able to rely on electronics more than others are comfortable doing.  Nicky likes the bike to slide, etc, etc. 

So, in the end, it would probably prove about nothing, but would make for an exciting race I'm sure.

[mitt]

Please just make sure your accusations are based on something Rossi (or anyone) actually said...

The Dr. didn't say anything, he passed Elias and shook his fist at him.  That probablely caused him more time than Elias accelerating along with him during his pass.

mitt

[derby]

The Dr. didn't say anything, he passed Elias and shook his fist at him.  That probablely caused him more time than Elias accelerating along with him during his pass.

mitt

he'd already been balked. i think it's perfectly natural to be frustrated with a backmarker not paying attention to the blue flags and yielding track position like they're supposed to.

[mitt]

he'd already been balked. i think it's perfectly natural to be frustrated with a backmarker not paying attention to the blue flags and yielding track position like they're supposed to.

CBS either didn't show all of the blocking, or at least I didn't see all of it.

mitt

[COWBOY]

Umm.  Isn't he leading the championship right now?  And he's won 3 races so far this year...  I'd say he's put up plenty - enough to keep him 20 points clear of his closest competitor even after his wreck in Assen.

He has, but Stoner's won 4 with his best tracks ahead of him.  I like my horse's chances the rest of the way.  Great season so far.

[darylbowden]

He has, but Stoner's won 4 with his best tracks ahead of him.  I like my horse's chances the rest of the way.  Great season so far.

Man, I like everyone's chances the rest of the way...  Stoner, Rossi, Dani, any one of them could win the title and it will likely come down to the last race which is all I could ask for.

[Grampa]

Problem with that is that these bikes are developed around a particular rider's style.  If you were to do that, the rider whose style most closely matched the one of the person that developed the bike would have a huge advantage.

make them ride a Buell

[COWBOY]

one of these days.... they need to do an IROC type of race where the riders all ride the same bike, same tyres, same everything. only weigh restrictions based on rider weight. make everything the same.

We could eliminate a lot of the leg humping without going to a new series if Rossi would just take Melandri's seat next season.  He'd then be on the same bike and tires as Stoner and truly be on equal footing.  Let the best guy win.

I'd love to see that regardless of who ended up winning.

[mitt]

make them ride a Buell

Oh the humanity!!!

[mikeb]

We could eliminate a lot of the leg humping without going to a new series if Rossi would just take Melandri's seat next season.  He'd then be on the same bike and tires as Stoner and truly be on equal footing.  Let the best guy win.

Or you could put Casey on an M1.  That way if he wins it would not only prove who the best rider is it'd prove Casey doesn't need the Duc to win.............

[COWBOY]

LMAO, another Leg Humper.

Take the short bus to this thread to fit in...

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=7030.0

[Templar]

sar·chasm  ('sär-"ka-z&m) : The giant gulf (chasm) between what is said and the person who doesn't get it.

Considering the horse manure that all of the Rossisexuals have laid out in the last year about it all being the bike and the tires and not a single one of them, that I have read anyway, giving Casey an ounce of credit at having one of the best GP seasons in history, I would think that my own sarcasm would be recognized.  And while the original poster, whom I quoted, gave no indication, nor have they done so since, that they were being sarcastic. 

Huh? Asleep on the back? In the rain? Dude, you need to get your head examined. And please stop doing this  It'll help, trust me.

And apparently this person doesn't understand the sarcasm in my post. 

[darylbowden]

Considering the horse manure that all of the Rossisexuals have laid out in the last year about it all being the bike and the tires and not a single one of them, that I have read anyway, giving Casey an ounce of credit at having one of the best GP seasons in history, I would think that my own sarcasm would be recognized.  And while the original poster, whom I quoted, gave no indication, nor have they done so since, that they were being sarcastic. 

Do we need to go through this again and show you all the "respect" that Stoner's has gotten?  If you actually had read any of the threads you said you had, you would know that isn't true at all.

Your sarcasm isn't recognized because you came to the party about 10 months too late and decided to give the horse a few more licks for what reason no one knows.

[jswledhed]

So, just to change the subject a bit, I read somewhere (SOUP I think) that Pedrobot might have blown a hydraulic broken an ankle in his get-off and was questionable for Laguna.  Anyone read anything further on that?

[darylbowden]

So, just to change the subject a bit, I read somewhere (SOUP I think) that Pedrobot might have blown a hydraulic broken an ankle in his get-off and was questionable for Laguna.  Anyone read anything further on that?

I read the exact same thing.  I believe he's seeing his surgeon today to have it looked at and I assume we'll know more by tonight or tomorrow.