On 12/03/2010 22:27, Champ wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:22:25 +0000, Nige<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On 12/03/2010 22:02, Champ wrote:
>
>>>> Anyone else with a prediction?
>>>
>>> Rossi
>>> Stoner
>>> Lorenzo
>>
>> Given the results from last year& 'form' Stoner should have won to me
>> until he got poorly, Lorenzo is pushing too hard& Rossi whilst, the
>> best i have ever seen, he's making mistakes he's not done before.
>
> Don't be daft. Rossi has always made mistakes. That's part of his
> greatness - he's not a 'machine' like Doohan was.

I'll look it up, but i reckon he hit the deck & made more mistakes this
last year than before. please don't think i arent a Rossi fan, i am to
the point i even have a 46 on me fridge door

>
>>> Spies will be 4th, and will get at least one podium, but he won't win
>>> a race.
>>
>> Bike or him?
>
> Both, of course. You can't do anything at this level unless both are
> on the money. The bike is the best on the grid - it was last year,
> and winter testing looks like it's even better compared to the others.
> And Spies is the real deal - won WSB in his first season, then got a
> 7th in MotoGP in his first meeting on the M1.
>
>

It was glorious to see. Shame Toseland didn't grip it like he should have.

I have never raced, my ability is not there, but i ****ing love watching
those that can.

Nige wrote:
> On 12/03/2010 22:27, Champ wrote:
> > On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:22:25 +0000, Nige<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> On 12/03/2010 22:02, Champ wrote:
> >
> >>>> Anyone else with a prediction?
> >>>
> >>> Rossi
> >>> Stoner
> >>> Lorenzo
> >>
> >> Given the results from last year& 'form' Stoner should have won to me
> >> until he got poorly, Lorenzo is pushing too hard& Rossi whilst, the
> >> best i have ever seen, he's making mistakes he's not done before.
> >
> > Don't be daft. Rossi has always made mistakes. That's part of his
> > greatness - he's not a 'machine' like Doohan was.
>
> I'll look it up, but i reckon he hit the deck & made more mistakes this
> last year than before. please don't think i arent a Rossi fan, i am to
> the point i even have a 46 on me fridge door

The competition (by which I mean Lorenzo) was tougher than he's had to
face in a long time. So he had to fight harder to win, rather than sit
around biding his time before a quick sprint across the finish line.
Fighting harder means less margin for error, which is why he went down.

Trouble with Lorenzo is he's simply not as quick as Rossi. Whereas Rossi
has to ride on the limit to beat Lorenzo, Lorenzo has to ride beyond the
limit to stick with Rossi. And riding beyond the limit means he falls
off a lot. Hell, he doesn't even need to be on a GP bike to fall off -
look what he managed in the off season.

Part of me thinks that when Rossi retires, Lorenzo'll be his natural
successor. But Lorenzo needs Rossi more than Rossi needs Lorenzo. And
there's always Stoner.

Next year, top three will be Rossi, Stoner and Lorenzo in that order,
followed by Spies. I'll be surprised if Pedrosa manages so much as a
podium all year.

--
ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:43:55 -0000, ogden <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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>Next year, top three will be Rossi, Stoner and Lorenzo in that order,
>followed by Spies. I'll be surprised if Pedrosa manages so much as a
>podium all year.

I'm not so sure. I still think that Pedrosa (on his day) is a
fantastic rider capable of leaving the rest of the field for dead so
it all depends on what Honda give him.

The biggest problem is that he's a bit 'fragile' and seems to take
longer to recover from crashes than the other top riders do.

wessie <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote the following literary
masterpiece:
>Rossi[1]

Indeed.

>Lorenzo will continue to crash.

He certainly seems to be sticking to his previous form in winter
practise.

>Stoner will be Gibernated.

That is a lovely turn of phrase - and absolutely true.

--
Veggie Dave
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that Jesus was not born of a virgin." Cardinal Bellarmine

"Nige" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> OK, whats yer bets for this year?
>
> My season end will be..
>
> Stoner
> Lorenzo
> Rossi
>
> Anyone else with a prediction?

Stoner
Rossi
Lorenzo

--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
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On 13/03/2010 00:05, Beav wrote:
> "Nige"<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> OK, whats yer bets for this year?
>>
>> My season end will be..
>>
>> Stoner
>> Lorenzo
>> Rossi
>>
>> Anyone else with a prediction?
>
> Stoner
> Rossi
> Lorenzo
>

Stoners rear end

On Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:05:06 -0000, Beav wibbled:
>
> "Nige" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> OK, whats yer bets for this year?
>>
>> My season end will be..
>>
>> Stoner
>> Lorenzo
>> Rossi
>>
>> Anyone else with a prediction?
>
> Stoner
> Rossi
> Lorenzo

Doesn't seem as though people have a lot of confidence in Lorenzo.

Mine is :

Lorenzo
Rossi
Stoner


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"Nige" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> Rossi.
>>>

> As much as i love the man, i think he showed a few 'chinks' in his armour
> last few years.
>
> Don't get me wrong, he's the best, but they are snapping at his heels.

he'd have not won the championship last year if it wasn't for Stoners
sickness
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Vass

"Beav" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Nige" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> OK, whats yer bets for this year?
>>
>> My season end will be..
>>
>> Stoner
>> Lorenzo
>> Rossi
>>
>> Anyone else with a prediction?
>
> Stoner
> Rossi
> Lorenzo
>

is the right answer
--
Vass

On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:49:05 +0000, Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:35:22 +0000, Nige <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>>> Rossi whilst, the
>>>> best i have ever seen, he's making mistakes he's not done before.
>>>
>>> Don't be daft. Rossi has always made mistakes.
>
>>I'll look it up, but i reckon he hit the deck & made more mistakes this
>>last year than before.
>
>You're wrong.
>
>Last year, he made two mistakes - switching to slicks too early at Le
>Mans (and crashing), and an unforced crash at Indianapolis.
>
Ahem, I think he bit the dirt at Donington but got back on. Still
counts as a mistake.