[Ducati] motogp spoiler (but Don't miss this race)

[Ryan Scott Bardsley]

Ron I have to agree with you on this one...

 From both what I have seen in MotoGP this year and from my own  
experience racing, it seems like Vale uses his world dominating  
reputation in front of his natural-born talent in some passes. It has  
always been my frustration with Loris how he never seems to feel  
entitled to the space he occupies. When I watch (like in the first  
few turns) Loris is always racing wide and non-defensively. I know  
speed is gained in tiny amounts along different for each rider, but I  
am always screaming at the TV saying, "no, no, no Loris! Don't leave  
the inside open!" ... that and the way I have seen Rossi pass a  
couple times now... put himself in a last ditch effort in a place  
that only he could hold onto, and play some mind games with the other  
guy. I used to race somebody in karts who did this all the time. I  
was #2, he was #1. When we were going at it, he would make the  
cheapest contact passes ever and subconsciously I would say, damn, I  
can't hit or I might spin, or get flagged... so seeing as it's him...  
I let him take it. 2nd is OK. It wasn't. I hate when Vale passes like  
that. The rest of the race was so professional and each corner was  
earned fair and square. When Vale dumped it inside on that corner  
near the end, forced a bit of contact to which Loris conceeded, I was  
smiling and screaming at the same time... Screaming at Loris for  
letting it happen, and smiling at Vale for being such a good racer to  
know he could get away with it. Honestly, more power to him.

Ryan
2004 MTS1000DS
1981 Pantah 500SL






On Sep 11, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Ronald Betts wrote:

> What was thar last pass by Rossi all About. The commentator kept  
> saying how clean these boys ( Rossi and Capi) Would race each other  
> and Rossi throws a desperation pass?
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> Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
> I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!
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>> From: "peter bonner" <dsi at swcp.com>
>> Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>> To: <ducati at ducati.net>
>> Subject: [Ducati] motogp spoiler (but Don't miss this race)
>> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:08:56 -0500
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>> Absolutely stunning race!
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>> With Rossi and Capirossi sitting on front row. After qualifying  
>> was washed
>> away by floods, the qualifying times from earlier practice were  
>> used to set
>> the grid. So the Doctor was on pole. At the first turn it looked  
>> to be
>> Capirossi, but brave Pedrosa snuck in with Capirossi and Rossi in hot
>> pursuit. Pedrosa had suffered a horrendous injury to his knee, and  
>> had done
>> only a dozen laps after the injury, with those being very slow.  
>> Pedrosa was
>> not to last at the front as Rossi made it by and took the lead, with
>> Capirossi anchored behind Pedrosa. The question was whether or not  
>> Pedrosa
>> could last, as his knee was reportedly quite bad. Sure enough,  
>> Capirossi was
>> determined to not let Rossi get away, and was through early on and  
>> went
>> after Rossi. For quite awhile, Capirossi edged closer and closer,  
>> but not
>> making a move until later. Midrace saw Capirossi take the lead,  
>> only to be
>> repassed but then again take the lead  and yet again repassed by the
>> incomparable Rossi. And that was only on one lap! Capirossi again  
>> followed
>> as Rossi made his way around, and then with 3 laps to go,  
>> Capirossi made his
>> move again. Passing Rossi, then getting passed, these two  
>> continued to swap
>> the premier position all the way through to the final turn where  
>> Capirossi
>> made one last attempt to get by but had to run wide in the final  
>> corner,
>> clearing the way for Rossi to win. Without a doubt, this is one of  
>> the most
>> exciting MotoGP races of all times, with more swapping places for  
>> the lead
>> between the front two than any race I previously have seen. Don't  
>> miss this
>> race!
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>> Unlike last week, where Capirossi was so far ahead that there were  
>> seldom
>> shots of the Ducati, this time, there were only infrequent looks  
>> at others
>> in the field since the action was all at the very front. Pedrosa  
>> rode a
>> lonely and unchallenged race in third, while Hayden was in fourth.  
>> Hayden
>> did come under attack from first Stoner, and then Gibernau passed  
>> Stoner,
>> but never mounted a challenge on Hayden. Pedrosa's pain was quite  
>> evident as
>> he was helped off the bike. Hayden didn't make the podium but is  
>> still 22
>> points ahead of Pedrosa in the championship. Rossi is only 4  
>> points behind
>> Pedrosa, making it seem very possible that he can catch Hayden in the
>> championship, while Capirossi is 43 points behind Hayden.
>>
>> Peter
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