Road Racing: Professional: Discussion of Professional Motorcycle Road Racing, such as MotoGP, AMA, World SuperBike, etc.
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04-29-2005, 9:19 AM
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| MotoGP: China If its wet like they say its going to be on sunday. I really do gotta go with barros again. Sete and Rossi are obvious favorites as well.
I'll have cable this weekend for the first time in like 2 years, its gonna be nice to sit in my OWN house and watch the GP this weekend. |
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04-29-2005, 10:35 AM
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| Re: MotoGP: China So since QP2 has slow times in the wet do they even use those numbers? how does that work? The americans all had decent showing in qualifying. Lets hope for a good race. |
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04-29-2005, 11:10 AM
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#3 | | Listen Johnny...
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| Re: MotoGP: China One one Qualifying Season and that determines your starting position. No more averaging out two qualifyers.
Shame too, Nicky was leading the way in the dry. I agree that if it rains, I'll with Barros than Sete |
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04-29-2005, 11:42 AM
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| Re: MotoGP: China Where you guys getting this QP info...I thought they were still in FP.... 
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04-29-2005, 11:56 AM
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| Re: MotoGP: China Quote: |
Originally Posted by Baketech Where you guys getting this QP info...I thought they were still in FP....  | They aren't, just a mistake I'd think... QP doesn't happen till saturday. I believe they are talking FP1/FP2... |
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04-29-2005, 1:38 PM
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#6 | | Listen Johnny...
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| Re: MotoGP: China I know that, I was responding to Hamburgler who asked how it all works.
Now I'm confused as to why it matters..... let's just get some racing on the tele  |
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04-29-2005, 2:57 PM
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| Re: MotoGP: China I almost signed up for MotoGP.com because I thought you were getting the scoop.... 
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04-30-2005, 11:18 AM
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#8 | | Mr. Brownstone
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| Re: MotoGP: China So Bridgestone has some pretty good qualifying tires, and Hopkins is starting on row two. Wow, good for him. The better Repsol rider is still proving he is the better Repsol rider, and Edwards needs to stop testing tires. Everyone else but him used a qualifyer again, but his race sim times are much more consistent, which means his race for 13th position should be fairly secure.
IF it stays dry, Gibernau should have this race in the bag, Nicky will easily podium and I think this will be the one where Rossi goes down due to too much over-riding of the Yamaha.
But all bets are off in the rain. The great equalizer would help the 'Stone riders, and if it rains Edwards may even have a shot at a top ten finish. Either way, the great American Hype that is supposed to be the best new track rider will finish behind at least two other Americans. You know, two of the three that are better than him.
And the excuses and whining will flow for yet another week. http://motogp.tiscali.com/en/motogp/...re sult=34100
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04-30-2005, 2:51 PM
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#9 | | Team Visa Racing
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| Re: MotoGP: China If it's dry, Nicky will podium and Rossi won't! If wet, Colin will podium along with a Sete win. In any case, Sete takes this one. Marco in 2nd unless Rossi punts him off the track (A very likely scenario).
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04-30-2005, 7:16 PM
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#10 | | Mr. Brownstone
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| Re: MotoGP: China Colin needs to work on his race face. Here's a picture of him staring down the competition - or is he just giving Booth the eye?
And another one of him getting ready to take what's coming to him out on the race track.
Man they make this easy.
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05-01-2005, 1:58 AM
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#11 | | Snossberries taste like Snossberries.
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| Re: MotoGP: China Quote: |
Originally Posted by BDA116 Colin needs to work on his race face. Here's a picture of him staring down the competition - or is he just giving Booth the eye?
And another one of him getting ready to take what's coming to him out on the race track.
Man they make this easy. |
Them's fighting words in Texas.  but I ain't in Texas...
Seriously:
My money is on Rossi for the win, and Olivier Jacque to make a surprising podium (probably second in front of Melandri) on the Kawi.
Can't wait for the 
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05-03-2005, 9:35 AM
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| Re: MotoGP: China My money is on Rossi for the win, and Olivier Jacque to make a surprising podium (probably second in front of Melandri) on the Kawi. I may be wrong, but I feel pretty good about this one.  |
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05-03-2005, 9:43 AM
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| Re: MotoGP: China Quote: |
Originally Posted by Pete My money is on Rossi for the win, and Olivier Jacque to make a surprising podium (probably second in front of Melandri) on the Kawi. I may be wrong, but I feel pretty good about this one.  |
Wow, how do you do that "PETE"? You state with such confidence as though you know how the race will be won. You are amazing.
You are the man.  |
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05-03-2005, 11:18 AM
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| Re: MotoGP: China Just going with my gut on this one. |
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05-04-2005, 12:04 PM
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#15 | | Snossberries taste like Snossberries.
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| Re: MotoGP: China Quote: |
Originally Posted by Pete Just going with my gut on this one. |  |
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