[Scratch]

back and to the left, back and to the left.

[nomad]

That graph is a great format. Thanks. Definitely interesting contents.

[DavidW]

I think some of you guys are being pretty harsh on Nicky and Colin. I've never seen Rossi race for points or team orders yet. He wants to win every time whether he is walking the championship or not. I just think Nicky and Colin know the Laguna Seca circuit far better than him. Nicky did a great job and looked as though he could have done 1:24's with his helmet on backwards all weekend....

[Baketech]

Stolen from the VFR List....

What really happened....


(Scene: in the Yamaha garage, roughly twenty minutes before the sighting lap for the MotoGP race. Valentino motions Colin over to the corner of the garage just out of everyone's earshot)

VALE: Colin, diss eess a beddy important race for Amedica, yes?

COLIN: F**kin-A, man. I sure hope I can clear off from Nicky so I can finish second to you, V.

VALE: Dat eess why I call to you to come. I have Beeeg plan for you.
(stretches arms wide) Closer to me. Nobody to hear, OK?

COLIN: (Leans in) What's up?

VALE: I have beddy beeg points from Marco. Maybe sixty-one ahead. I wish to go cool and give you de race if you can catch Nicky. He eess beddy fast.
You catch, you pass, you win, OK?

COLIN: (Shouts) Sh*t Fire! You'd do that for me? (slaps thigh)

VALE: Hey! Beddy quiet for plan is good, OK?

COLIN: (whispers) Riiiight, sorry.

VALE: You go catch Nicky. Have good time. MotoGP get big in Amedica from you. You get famous and rich and buy Texas, Yes?

COLIN: (shouts again) F**kin-A! Let's go! (Gives Valentino a forearm to the shoulder. Valentino trips over a pile of shop rags and farts as he gets up.
Colin laughs so hard he shoots a booger out his left nostril.)

VALE: De pasta primavera, eet always make me do dis!

COLIN: (Yells) Hey, everybody! Valentino just sh*t his leathers!

During the race, Nicky motors away like he's shot from a cannon. Valentino rides at seven-tenths, and waits for habitual bad starter Colin to catch up. Colin sails past at eleven-tenths as Valentino mulls over what to have for dinner and which one of his umbrella girls will get a pearl necklace before bedtime. Valentino falls 3.5 seconds back as Colin tries to crawl under the paint in an effort to catch Nicky, who is doing an admirable job of lighting the afterburners every time the gap shrinks to under two seconds.

With two laps to go, Valentino gets startled awake by an air horn as he crests the ridge leading up to the Corkscrew. As he shakes the cobwebs out and yawns, he sees Colin ahead, too far from Nicky to make a run of any significance.

VALE: (Thinking) Colin, Colin, Colin, you are a beeg Amedican ph**k-up. Now I have to go and make up for your, uh, how do you say....uh, imcompetence.
Mister Yamaha ees at de track! How do you let thees happen?

The race results are as posted. Valentino, realizing an American one-two would be good press fodder, closes on Colin just enough to let him know who the alpha rider still is. Colin arrives at the podium so drenched with sweat he looks pressurized. Valentino, however, looks like he just got done watching a movie in his motorhome.

After the hoopla of post-race interviews dies down and the crowd disperses, the two teammates cross paths as the MotoGP circus folds up the tents.

COLIN: Hey, man, I want to thank you for that chance. Man, that little sh*t Nicky is faster than I thought. I tried, man. About next year, do you
think--

VALE: Don't talk to me....phaaack...

[Kuss929]

A re-post in the same thread??
Has to be some kind of sign.
I'm going to buy a lotto ticket.

[Baketech]

Don't see it...

[nomad]

Originally Posted by Baketech

Don't see it...

That's because little Baketech has me on his blocked list. Apparently he doesn't like my political views.

Lets see how long it takes...

[phobiaphobe]

oh this is ****ing funny

[SuperDave]

ROTFLMAO at nomad, Pete, and Baketech

Haven't seen this thread before, but I did have a tiny question in my mind of whether Rossi conceded to Colin. Rossi did put some fast times in under qualifying.

Funny thread!!!

[ruffryder]

ROFL.....thats awesome!!

[Crash]

**** Fire

[ND4SPD]

Who needs a fishing pole when you can drain the ocean?

[Baketech]

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Who needs a fishing pole when you can drain the ocean?

I am deeply offended by that libelous allegation...

[luvtolean]

That's awesome.

[Baketech]

LOL...just got the PM about the repost...

Just to set the record straight, anyone that knows me, will attest that I have never, and will never, put someone on my "ignore" list because of differing political views....

As witness to the contrary, there are many others with views I find far more repugnant, that I continue to trade fun conversation with...many of which I call my personal friends, both on this board, and in person....

On the numerous boards I have been on, I have used the "ignore" feature ONE time, and as stated then, it was personal matter between us, and from my standpoint will remain that way....

Now back to the GP banter...

[nomad]

haha, who gave up the secret? Sell out.

I won't bother discussing the 'personal matter' here since Bake won't bother reading it anyway and it's off-topic - you can see the political forum if you want details. *shrug* (oh, and so Bake doesn't cry again, by "you" I mean "you, the reader". And I'm still waiting for your apology on the name calling, although I doubt it will ever come. )

[phobiaphobe]

I'm gonna PM him all of your posts so he doesn't miss you.

[nomad]

By all means, I'm sure he'll love it. I printed it in the open in case he decides to read it. Sorry for the hijack all.

Getting back to the GP... I watched it again 2 times today and it really doesn't look like anyone let Nicky get away but I'm still questioning the Edwards/Rossi order. After watching it live, hearing the interviews and watching the race... well... I think there may have been some team orders in there.

[Crash]

I don't think it was team orders. I really think that Laguna freaked most of the grid out. If you listen during the on board shots, compare the sound of the engine during different times. When Rossi crested turn one and came to the corkscrew he was notably off the gas. Compare to Nicky and Colin who were still on the gas, esp over turn one. It's a blind turn, up a hill, and with a wall within feet of the curb. Not something Euro's are used to.

I think that mentally, the track was a problem. It wasn't until the last few laps that Rossi seemed comfortable.

[BushrodW]

Originally Posted by BDA116

He absolutely let Colin take second. By the same token, he had absolutley nothing for Hayden. He couldn't get the track fully figured out.

Plus he (Rossi), by his own admission, was afraid of the track -- as were others, deeming it unsafe. But as Sete supposedly told Milandri, "shut up and race."

BW

[BushrodW]

Originally Posted by nomad

That graph is a great format. Thanks. Definitely interesting contents.

Rossi was the most inconsistent of the three. Hayden thr most consistent and had the fastest time.

BW