Things have slowed in here. Either Usenet is losing it's mojo and
people are heading off to discuss in other web 2.0 groups, or the
downturn has us all scrambling for survival, or we are just not
excited about this year.

The cons - fewer bikes and fewer manufacturers on the starting grid. A
*big* minus, especially given the fact WSB is so intriguing. The pros
- an egalitarian tire scene, and perhaps factories trying to save $
means less difference in bikes, too.

But the tests these days oddly seem to indicate it's about the same
guys up front again, with some welcome mix ups in the middle. But it
is clear Stoner and Rossi seem to be geared for another 1:1, and
others may be there to fight for spot 3. Let's hope not. I'd like to
see Edwards explode (but I have said this for years). Can Lorenzo step
it up the way Stoner did after a learning year? Who is going to be the
new exciting guy? Is Elias going to be able to put some real results
behind his spectacular style (I am starting to be reminded of Garry
McCoy though)?

Well, we are just a few days away from some preliminary answers. can
anyone else get a bit excited??

pablo <(E-Mail Removed)> Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:30:56
>Things have slowed in here. Either Usenet is losing it's mojo and
>people are heading off to discuss in other web 2.0 groups

Yup. Seeing plenty of discussion on web forums. Sad that rec.moto.racing
doesn't seem to want to talk about WSB or AMA (or even BSB) either.

>But the tests these days oddly seem to indicate it's about the same
>guys up front again, with some welcome mix ups in the middle. But it
>is clear Stoner and Rossi seem to be geared for another 1:1, and
>others may be there to fight for spot 3. Let's hope not. I'd like to
>see Edwards explode (but I have said this for years). Can Lorenzo step
>it up the way Stoner did after a learning year? Who is going to be the
>new exciting guy? Is Elias going to be able to put some real results
>behind his spectacular style (I am starting to be reminded of Garry
>McCoy though)?

How about an each way bet on Capirex? I think Suzuki are going to have a
good year. But still won't catch the Rossi-Stoner show.

I'm also really looking forward to seeing Talmasci on a 250. 250s are on
the way out (If Dorna ever gets a viable replacement together) so we
should enjoy them while we can.

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On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:30:58 GMT, Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> allegedly
wrote:

> often populated by illiterates. But... which ones do you use?

Ouch! That's brutal.

Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> Wed, 8 Apr 2009 09:30:58
>I generally hate web forums - no threading, full of stupid images, and
>often populated by illiterates. But... which ones do you use?

Performance Bikes mainly. http://pbmagforum.co.uk/index.php? Kropotkin,
the Phase One management and a few other real racers and real team
managers are regulars.

>>How about an each way bet on Capirex? I think Suzuki are going to have a
>>good year. But still won't catch the Rossi-Stoner show.
>
>I think Toseland is going to bomb, Pedrosa won't be as fast as he used
>to be, and Hayden will show that the Ducati really is a one man bike
>(and the man is Stoner). The only guy who could disrupt the Rossi and
>Stoner is Lorenzo.

Agreed. But just like Moody-Ryder thought 2 years ago when Ducati had
given up on him, I reckon Capirex has at least one more win in him.
Maybe a crazy wet-dry race in Malaysia or some such.

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Switters <(E-Mail Removed)> Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:52:53
>On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:30:58 GMT, Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> allegedly
>wrote:
>
>> often populated by illiterates. But... which ones do you use?
>
>Ouch! That's brutal.

Sadly true of an awful lot of web forums. Especially one make forums.
They seem to be full of people saying "Where's the oil filler cap? I
can't seem to find it and should I fit an X-TRE?" And "Which way up
should my Stomp Grips go?

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> .. Capirex has at least one more win in him.
> Maybe a crazy wet-dry race..

If crazy one offs become the main lianbe for speculation, I thin there
are several riders on the rooster we can roll the dice on. In a crazy
wet race, Gibernau may come back to old form, really, old fox that he
is he will bide his time. Just like Capirossi. But I'd rather put
money on Pedrosa and Lorenzo to win *one* (and for their PR team to
claim this is a *huge* success) than the Cap. But there is also
Edwards (perhaps not on a wet race), Elias (I would truly bet on him
to win one race), and I would not be surprised at all if Dovizioso
wins one or two or entirely obliterates Pedrosa. And I would not count
out Hayden, Vermeulen or Kallio. Anyhow, out of nowhere and without
much analysis my prediction for 2009, with +-2 variation:

1 valentino rossi
2 casey stoner
3 jorge lorenzo
4 andrea dovzioso
5 nicky hayden
6 dani pedrosa
7 mikka kallio
8 loris capirossi
9 colin edwards
10 chris vermeulen
11 tony elias
12 alex de angelis
13 sete gibernau
14 marco melandri
15 james toseland
16 randy de puniet
17 niccola cappolo (??)
18 yuki takahashi (??)

On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:55:23 GMT, Julian Bond <(E-Mail Removed)>
allegedly wrote:

> Switters <(E-Mail Removed)> Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:52:53
>>On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:30:58 GMT, Champ <(E-Mail Removed)> allegedly
>>wrote:
>>
>>> often populated by illiterates. But... which ones do you use?
>>
>>Ouch! That's brutal.
>
> Sadly true of an awful lot of web forums.

I think that's a <whoosh> there Julian. :-)

On Apr 8, 1:30*pm, pablo <pa...@simplyhombre.net> wrote:
> Things have slowed in here. Either Usenet is losing it's mojo and
> people are heading off to discuss in other web 2.0 groups, or the
> downturn has us all scrambling for survival, or we are just not
> excited about this year.
>
> The cons - fewer bikes and fewer manufacturers on the starting grid. A
> *big* minus, especially given the fact WSB is so intriguing. The pros
> - an egalitarian tire scene, and perhaps factories trying to save $
> means less difference in bikes, too.
>
> But the tests these days oddly seem to indicate it's about the same
> guys up front again, with some welcome mix ups in the middle. But it
> is clear Stoner and Rossi seem to be geared for another 1:1, and
> others may be there to fight for spot 3. Let's hope not. I'd like to
> see Edwards explode (but I have said this for years). Can Lorenzo step
> it up the way Stoner did after a learning year? Who is going to be the
> new exciting guy? Is Elias going to be able to put some real results
> behind his spectacular style (I am starting to be reminded of Garry
> McCoy though)?
>
> Well, we are just a few days away from some preliminary answers. can
> anyone else get a bit excited??

It will be Rossi or Stoner, with Rossi the more likely
Outside chance LorenzosOil

WHO WONT BE CHAMPION IS HAYDEN

On Apr 30, 10:34*pm, "D16...@coldmail.com" <ausc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> WHO WONT BE CHAMPION IS HAYDEN

Ya think?