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05-16-2004, 10:37 AM
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 Join Date: 04-05-2002 Location: Sydney, Aus
Bike(s): Black/Red 954, 136.3hp bone stock Age: 34 Posts: 3,523
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| MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER Only caught the last five laps, but it was nice and close. The order - 1 - Gibernau 2 Checa 3 - Biaggi 4 - Rossi 5 - Edwards It's good to see the front of the race head 4 or five people capable of winning almost tro the last lap, with the minor placings in the balance 'till pretty much the last corner. The season is getting damn exciting  Looking forward to the next round... Z... | |
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05-16-2004, 1:04 PM
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     Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
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| Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER Great race....especially the last 4-5 laps for 3rd & 4th.....  Max..... 
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05-16-2004, 10:32 PM
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| Join Date: 04-17-2002 Location: Cool, CA
Bike(s): 929, EX250rrr Age: 44 Posts: 1,666
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| Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER What a great season!  What's gotten into Careless Chucker? 2nd place and first Yamaha. Is he simply benefitting from Rossi-inspired changes to the bike? Max is fighting back and not cracking under pressure...and smoooth as ever. Everybody's lookin' competetive. Can't wait for the next one! |
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05-17-2004, 6:26 AM
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| Join Date: 12-10-2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER Hands up those who thought that Rossi may have deliberatly outbraked himself and jumped the corner on the last lap.........after seeing how much ground he gained a few laps earlier in the race.        |
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05-17-2004, 7:14 AM
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| Join Date: 04-05-2002 Location: Sydney, Aus
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| Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER Worth a shot, right? Z... |
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05-17-2004, 11:09 AM
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 Join Date: 05-09-2003 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bike(s): '92 VFR750F, SV650 track tool. 954 no more! Posts: 4,806
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| Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER I thought it was fascinating that around lap 20, the Yamahas began to go through their tires to a greater extent than the Hondas, and Gibernau left Checa, Biaggi held off Rossi, and Edwards passed Melandri. In short order. Gotta give credit to Max, he didn't (completely) lose his **** when Rossi was knocking on the door. He seems mentally tougher than in the past in this respect. |
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05-17-2004, 11:29 AM
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| Listen Johnny...  Join Date: 06-27-2001 Location: Simi Valley, CA
Bike(s): 05 RC-51 - 03 KTM 525 SMC Age: 32 Posts: 1,236
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 | Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER It was a great race Rossi and Biaggi kicking up tire smoke as they touched!!! But I'm curious as to way Nakano, Hopkins and Hayden are being fined. The press release said that they stoped on the track.  I know Hayden was going backwards but I didn't think he stopped, well he was something like -43 secs off.... |
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05-17-2004, 11:44 AM
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| Join Date: 06-07-2001 Location: Fort Worth
Bike(s): 2003 Aprilia Mille R and 2003 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Age: 37 Posts: 303
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| Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER Quote:
They were fined for stopping on the track during the Saturday QP...prior to the race. Why they stopped I'm curious if Hopper's going to get an additional fine for throwing gravel at Hodgsen. I realize he's upset he went down, but it's not like he got torpedoed in turn 1...he just got caught up when Hodgsen/Nakano tangled. I like Hopper, but I'm consistently suprised that he's got a MotoGP ride year after year. | |
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05-17-2004, 12:28 PM
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| Listen Johnny... Join Date: 06-27-2001 Location: Simi Valley, CA
Bike(s): 05 RC-51 - 03 KTM 525 SMC Age: 32 Posts: 1,236
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| Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER Quote:
I agree... he's always hurt or getting in trouble. Although it didn't look like he threw the gravel at Hodgson, so much as he just threw the gravel around. I am getting tired of seeing tantrums though. It started with Yates and now yesterday I saw three top Moto GP riders acting like children when they had a failure or crash.... Chit happens, accept it and move on! | |
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05-17-2004, 5:18 PM
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 Join Date: 05-10-2003 Location: Simpsonville, SC
Bike(s): 06 Triumph Sprint ST, Husky SM610,& Gas Gas EC 300 Age: 59 Posts: 869
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05-20-2004, 8:03 PM
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 Join Date: 11-14-2001 Location: Here
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| Re: MotoGP LeMans - SPOILER Quote:
 BTW, anyone read this about Rossi's stall?
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