Who are currently your 3 favorite Moto GP bike riders and why ?

Discussion in 'Australian Motorcycles' started by Nev, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. Nev

    Nev Guest

    Irrespective whether anyone mentioned is currently retired, or is
    still racing professionally, who are currently your 3 favorite Moto GP
    bike riders and please separately say why, for each fave rider named.
     
    Nev, Jun 9, 2010
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  2. Don't cross-post.
     
    Road Glidin' Don, Jun 9, 2010
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  3. Nev

    sean_q_ Guest

    You're a school teacher, right? And when is this assignment due?

    SQ
     
    sean_q_, Jun 9, 2010
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  4. Nev

    S'mee Guest

    That goes without saying it's also why I left off my group...they are
    a bunch of wankers but <shrug> what can you do they are mostly
    friends.
     
    S'mee, Jun 9, 2010
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    Twibil Guest

    Whichever three are closely contesting for the lead during any given
    GP race.

    Their names and which bikes they ride are unimportant.
     
    Twibil, Jun 9, 2010
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    saddlebag Guest

    I like the Simon guy with the big hair. I want to see him pack it in
    a helmet sometime.
     
    saddlebag, Jun 9, 2010
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    Lars Chance Guest

    Hard question to answer. I prefer the against-the-odds, quixotic wins
    over the best-man-with-the-best-team-on-the-best-bike humdrum.

    Of the current racers I guess the one I'd most like to see get a win
    would be Nicky Hayden.
    My favourite win was Troy Bayliss but that was such a perfect moment it
    doesn't need repeating.
    Of riders past maybe Eddie Lawson's win on the Cagiva rates the highest
    (closely followed by Kevin Magee winning his 6th-ever GP at Jarama '88)
    or any of Garry McCoy's chaotic displays of seemingly out-of-control
    mastery.
    If we include SBK then Gobert at Phillip Island (pick a race!) is tops.

    It's probably the heroic failures I remember the most fondly; Wayne
    Gardner at Paul Ricard, Lawson on the Cagiva getting T-boned by
    Schwantz, Steve Martin leading 95% of the SBK race at Phillip Island,
    Simon Crafar in world supers, Jaque and Nakano taking each-other out and
    denying a 500cc win against the 990s......

    But to return to the original question; my favourite GP riders are Mick
    Doohan, Wayne Gardner and Casey Stoner.

    Sue me; I'm a one-eyed patriot.
     
    Lars Chance, Jun 10, 2010
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    Deevo Guest


    Wayne Gardner. He was always like a dog with a bone. Not the greatest or
    most skillful rider around but persistant beyond belief.

    Mick Doohan. Possibly the greatest rider this country has ever produced.

    Jaarno Saarinen. A magnificent career cut short by appalling actions (or
    lack of action) of Italian marshalls.
     
    Deevo, Jun 10, 2010
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