Stoner's mystery illness is...

[RED]

The real reason Stoner is out of the spotlight, this video obtained of Stoner was so embarrassing he feigned sickness.

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That's so freaking funny!! Can't quit laughing!

[OT]

Your's for only $175 US!!

Stills of Rossi's pass on the corkscrew in 2008...

http://www.automotophoto.com/laguna_motogp08/rossi_stoner_pass.html

[Drjones]

Your's for only $175 US!!

Stills of Rossi's pass cutting the track on the corkscrew in 2008...

http://www.automotophoto.com/laguna_motogp08/rossi_stoner_pass.html

Fixed it.

[Raux]

Fixed it.

i thought it was in the rules you can't gain a position while off the track? at least it's that way in most 4-wheel racing

[derby]

i thought it was in the rules you can't gain a position while off the track? at least it's that way in most 4-wheel racing

if you look at the pics, he gained position before he went off track.

[Raux]

if you look at the pics, he gained position before he went off track.

maybe it's just me he went off the track due to the pass and in turn kept the position due to running off the track. if you see he came wide on the outside, then had knowing he couldn't get into position for the next turn cut the track to finish the pass. it was one long pass through two turns (or 1 1/2 turns and some dirt)

[gm2]

by the 2nd frame he has the position.  damn near the 1st.

[Triple J]

Here we go again. 

[gm2]

Here we go again. 

....you'd think that if there were a problem with that sequence Dorna would have talked to him about it.  LAST YEAR.

[Jester]

Haven't we cleared this up a few times before? lol.   Rossi took the spot on the entry, did brake too deep, had no choice but to run off track ( lucky he didn't crash, obviously not intentional ) but maintained position through and after the turn.  Tough pass, but its racing... and +1 to what gm2 said.  If there was an issue with the pass, they would have handled it long ago.

[gm2]

and to answer the next question that apparently/inevitably is about to come up, no, there was no contact.

 

[Desmostro]

Yes to all that but, why wasn't Rossi penalized time with a ride through pit lane like they do at other tracks when someone cuts a corner?

Not that it would have mattered having a 15 minute lead on everyone after Stoner beached it.
To bring us full circle...
This is the very beach at which Stoner began to suck.

And when I say "suck," I mean, tenths of seconds slower than one other person in the WHOLE WORLD sometimes slower than two people,
otherwise still WHIPPING EVERYONE ELSE's ASSES IN THE WHOLE WORLD.*

*When I say 'whole world' I mean the MotoGP
Fek, seriously.

[Jester]

Yes to all that but, why wasn't Rossi penalized time with a ride through pit lane like they do at other tracks when someone cuts a corner?

Riders aren't always penalized with a ride through if they either didn't gain any noticable advantage or let the passed riders go past them before they resume full pace.  Rossi may have gone off track a bit there, but he already had position and didn't gain anything significant like 5-10 bike lengths as many other cut corners result in.  I would say he gained nothing and was pretty much in the same position or even closer to Stoner than when the pass occurred at the top of the corkscrew.

On another note, I'd imagine Stoner chose to come back when he is, due to the last handful of tracks suiting him and his style.  It allows him the greatest chance for success and in his mind probably a way to shut everyone up.  Good luck with that though.

[derby]

Yes to all that but, why wasn't Rossi penalized time with a ride through pit lane like they do at other tracks when someone cuts a corner?

when's the last time you saw a racer penalized with a drive-through for cutting a corner in a motogp race?

this isn't like cutting the nouveau chicane in monaco.

[Raux]

to me it looks like he would have wrecked if he didnt cut the corner or would have had to jam on the brakes to make it, both ways given the position back to Stoner... thereby it gave him an advantage.