[Ducati] WARNING ..... OBC (only bike content)

[Jones, Dennis]

Shortly after the end of the Valencia MotoGP race, I was wondering to
myself what Ducati might do in the way of rider signings and assignments
had they been able to wait til the end of the MotoGP season to set its
lineup.  I suppose I realize that every team wants young talent
matriculating behind seasoned riders, so teams are out signing the likes
of Pedrosa, Melandri, Stoner, Elias, etc.  However, after Troy Bayliss'
performance at Valencia, might the best team for Ducati's MotoGP effort
next year be Capirossi and Bayliss?  Considering the riders with Ducati
experience that are currently languishing out there, could Ducati then
have signed Hodgson to ride for Ducati WSB and pair him with Lanzi (or
someone else)?  It would seem that it would result in a talented Ducati
WSB team and a likewise talented MotoGP team.  Bayliss is probably more
likely to win a very competitive 2007 WSB than Hodgson, admittedly, so
it may amount to what has the highest degree of importance to Ducati,
WSB or MotoGP,  

Unless Stoner changes his spots, he's proven to be a crasher and
equipment trasher in his years in 125, 250, and now MotoGP.  And,
judging from the interview with him in Roadracing World(?), he's not the
least bit apologetic about binning bikes or being aggressive to the
point of being danger to other racers.  Guy reminds me of a new
generation Reuben Xaus.  I hope I'm wrong, as there are things to like
about Casey Stoner, but so far he's been a bit of a trainwreck.  If you
think that Hayden and Rossi and Pedrosa weren't keenly aware of where
Casey Stoner was in that Valencia race, considering his reputation, you
simply weren't paying attention.
D.J.

-----Original Message-----
From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On
Behalf Of izzy
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 8:23 AM
To: Ducati Owners Group
Subject: Re: [Ducati] WARNING ..... OBC (only bike content)

Ducati had a renaissance season?

I only reply how might they have fared if Sete had been replaced by 
Troy earlier?

Does "renaissance" mean "several stupid crashes" around your parts?  :D

I can't get the image of Sete's D16 flipping like that.  Basically, 
Ducati stayed in competition solely because of Loris' 
performance.  What a great rider...

At 08:15 AM 10/31/2006, you wrote:
>Ducati had a pure Renaissance season with a wonderful bike and a 
>courageous Capirex;
>
>Regards, Fred


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