[Ducati] More on Neil Hodgson's plight

[Steve Abramson]

Hey Oz, you must ride the snot out of that little CB to do the same times as 
your 749  ;>)


Steve




> On 1/9/07, Rainer Genschel <rgenschel at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> A smart competitor (like e.g. Hodgson) realizes that blabbering is part 
>> of
>> the job, what matters is perception and blabbering can sometimes 
>> influence
>> it, can also backfire, of course.
>>
>> Another fact alluded to, is that the equipment matters a lot (F1 is
>> extreme) but even in WSBK, MotoGP and AMA, IMHO it is typically 70% of 
>> the
>> equation, the rider 30%.
>
>
> I am not really sure  what I personally think about the  70/30 thing as
> regardless of what bike I ride, I make my way around a track at the same
> pace. But I'm no pro by any stretch. But I think Rossi bringing
> championships to Yamaha on his first year on the bike, skews the 70/30 in
> the other direction.
>
> Then again, I guess you could easily make the case that Rossi is the
> exception as I believe he is one in a million...
>
> Best
> -- 
> Oz
> 99 748/872
> 74 CB200T
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