[Ducati] Assen *** SPOILER ***

[Oz]

On 6/28/06, cedwards105 <cedwards105 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
> With 9 races left, its going to be hard for anyone to take the title away
> from Hayden. He just has to be consistent with seconds and thirds and it
> should be his.
>
> With that said, I can see why it was important for him to get a win and
> Assen presented him with the best opportunity so far this year.
>
> It'll stop the press and commentators saying "Well he won the title but
> never managed to win a race", pretty much what they always say about
> Andrew
> Pitt and his supersport title.


Yeah, I think Ben Boz had the same issue when he won the AMA superbike
title. I am not sure he won more than a couple of races that year.

Depending on how the rest of the year goes for Rossi, I think Nicky may face
the "Rossi lost the title" type of comments. Don't get me wrong, I am a
Nicky fan, and am not sure who I'd like to see win more, him or Loris (
cause he's on a Duc ).

A couple of DNF's and a broken wrist, and Rossi is still in the hunt. Even
if he doesn't win the title, its hard to say he's not the greatest racer out
there, if not one of the greatest of all time. It's taken this bad string of
luck or fate, to actually even up the field a little bit. And I admit it is
a lot more fun to see some others, especially Nicky, up front.

Best
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Oz
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