Hopkins out, Melandri in?!

[Speeddog]

It is pretty amazing how he rides like that, however, my comment was in reference to the fact that there have been paddock rumors for years regarding Rossi's sexuality.

Well, I've seen a pic of him kissing his half-nekkid ex-girlfriend, and it's clearly a candid shot....FWIW (not worth much, for sure).

[Pakhan]

was, yes

re pedro, not that he may not very well be, but that gentleman is usually alberto puig

so what?  Pedro isn't allowed to dig the older meat? 

[NuTTs]

Kawasaki should just bring back Gary McCoy out of retirement to smoke some tire.

[goldenchild]

Kawasaki should just bring back Gary McCoy out of retirement to smoke some tire.

+1!

[darylbowden]

Kawasaki should just bring back Gary McCoy out of retirement to smoke some tire.

Dude, there's no more tire-smoking in GP...

But, man was he fun to watch.  I think he just needs to find himself a nice patch of land and retire though, he's had way too many nasty injuries and he's not even doing well on the Triumph in SSport this year.  Time to call it a career methinks.

http://www.youtube.com/v/6I84pfQFLqI&hl=en

[Pakhan]

Seeing the OLD McCoy would be nice, but I don't think that's possible anymore.  only on video.

[SP3]

Pedro won't, I think he's gay.  He often has an "umbrella gentleman" 

I'm confused by your description. Do you mean a brolly fag?

[Speeddog]

Mmmm... that video was cool. 

Let's start a petition to abolish TC.

[SP3]

On a more serious note. I was convinced that Marco was going to fight for top fives all this season. I am sad for what has happened but a divorce is probably the best for him and Ducati now.

[Wolverine]

Back on topic, it seems like one of Jamie Hacking, Roger Lee Hayden or Chaz Davies will replace Hopkins just for Laguna... For the Sachsenring Kawasaki will probably race with only one bike...  Bartholemy asked Melandri if he wanted to race the green bike for the 2 mentioned races, but he's stuck with Ducati (just for money...)
I really hope that Melandri and Ducati will split after Sachsenring and Laguna, like Suppo said... I'm sorry for him, but I hate seeing the 2nd Ducati ending up last all the races 

[gm2]

oh yeah, chaz.  duh.  obvious choice in the absence of rlh.

[gm2]

I really hope that Melandri and Ducati will split after Sachsenring and Laguna, like Suppo said... I'm sorry for him, but I hate seeing the 2nd Ducati ending up last all the races 

one other thought on that topic over the weekend: it sounds really odd to say it (and of course i hope he doesn't get hurt) but i nearly wish for marco to go to germany and laguna and at least crash. 

we know you're a top 5 rider and back on a honda you'd probably be there in no time.. and we know you just do not get along with that GP8.  but what about China?  at least go out looking like you're trying to ride the wheels off the thing rather than poking around in last place, trying for a couple corners to hold off rossi after he goes down.  we already had the hoff for that job.

[Rob Hilding]

[derby]

what i find even more interesting is this:

"It's a complex situation," Bartholemy told Gazzetta dello Sport. "At Laguna Seca we should have an American rider on track. If Hopkins won't be there, we'll have one of the Kawasaki USA riders.

which kawasaki usa rider? i seem to recall that porkchop (rlh) was still on the injured list. old man hacking on the zx-rr?

hacker it is:

http://superbikeplanet.com/2008/Jul/080710a.htm

[derby]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69019