Boooo for Tamada...

Too bad. he's been disqualified now.

http://www.amasuperbike.com/2003-Oct/031005q.htm

but still.. he ruined the race.
Sete should be at the podium for Kato..

 

I agree... he stuffed up.. no biggy... but he deserved to be punished
a bit..

but THIS story is more important

http://www.amasuperbike.com/2002-Mar/dayt02russrecap.htm
Scott Russel Retires

Seeya Scott...thanks for the memories..

paulh

 

wow thought he was a has been yrs ago?

Didnt even know he was still racing, thought he quit when Gobert
happened.

 

What did Tamada do to get disqualified?

 

He overtook Gibernau under brakes but accidently moved across and hit
him at the same time... Sete then ran off the track at the end of the
straight.

paulh

 

Strange... that news item IS over a year old.... but it was
under the Tamada story..

ah.. I see... its an archive story...
strange

paulh

 

**** all really...

 

I saw him do that, but didn't think it was intentional, But as ussual in
racing, The powers at be have know idea what they're doing.

 

I don't think he was punished for doing it intentionally. I think he was
punished because he is a GP racer and he should know better than to run into
another bike right at the braking point at the end of a fast straight, and
especially when the bike he hit runs off the track as a result, and especially
when the rider who runs off the track is running second in the championship,
and especially when as a result of running off the track he loses track
position, misses out on an almost certain podium finish and valuable
championship points.

Nev..
'02 CBR1100XX #2 lives on !! no ZX12R yet...

 

I guess we agree then...

I think its more a case of acting responsibly. Tamada would never have
deliberately hit Sete... I think he accidently went in a bit hot and
made a mistake....one that could have had disastrous consequences
And it was this he was punished for. That is, for being reckless...as
such it was not considered just a 'racing incident' but more serious.
I agree that it was... but that the penalty was too harsh.

paulh

 

So why is he disqualified and others over the year havent been?

 

then what about these examples.

To keep things simple, we might mention a few episodes that have taken
place this season: Perugini overtaking Pedrosa at Donington in the 125
race, Elias overtaking Poggiali in the 250 at Rio (the lap before the
Spaniard fell), Sete Gibernau overtaking Valentino Rossi on the last
lap of the Le Mans Grand Prix. In none of these manoeuvres, as in
scores of other cases, did any of those involved ask "permission"
before moving in front of the other. Sometimes the riders made
contact, other times there was a fall. In some of these cases,
everything turned out fine, but only because one of the two decided to
back down.
This time, at Motegi, Tamada and Gibernau both left deceleration right
to the end, and the Japanese got the best of it simply because he had
cleverly managed to put himself in the best position. On the inside.

 

Then why haevnt other riders over the year been DQ for the same thing?

 

Didn't you read the bit about "the penalty was too harsh"?

 

yes but why when he appealed was he still assholed?


Others have done it this year, and have been let off totally

 

So fucking what. The decision was made about THIS incident in THIS
race. Spouting 'oh 3 years back in the German 250cc GP series Hermann
Lederhosen got away with T-boning Klaus Bratwurst at the
FutzenShutzenMuntzenring" means absolutely nothing. I think it looked
like Tamada moved into Setes bike and caused him to run off when he
slightly overcooked it coming into the corner, I do think he should
have been more careful and I'm happy with the Officials giving him
some sort of punishment. Please address THIS issue and not some
completely different one done somewhere completely different by
different riders. Its not relevant.

Feel free to email me mpgs of the relavant incidents you quote above
and I'll give you my opinion of them as well.

paulh

 

Because they werent.

paulh

 

In the 1921 Walmington-On-Sea MotoVelocipede Races Mr J.S.Arthurs was
fined Thrupence-ha'penny for failing to wear an F.I.M. certified pair
of racing jodhpurs... WHY wasn't Rossi fined for the same thing at the
last MotoGP???
Why I ask you??

paulh

 

Heheheheh. Down, boy!

 

paulh said....

pa> fined Thrupence-ha'penny for failing to wear an F.I.M. certified pair

You KiwiPete in disguise or something? It's "thrippence", not
"thruppence"...