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CBRVFR · 10-02-2005, 5:28 PM

Very tight , competitive race. That little **** Rossi is the best I've ever seen.

Melandri was on his rear wheel at the end, but only after a mid-race moment in which Marco cut Rossi off and nearly took his front wheel. paybacks.

Hayden was riding his ass off, going faster than he had all weekend, now has the lap record.

The big story was that Gibernau was leading by as much as 3 seconds for half the race, and when Melandri passed Rossi and showed Sete a wheel, he rode across the gravel trap and headed across the desert like Lawrence of Arabia.. totally cracked.

They didn't even show his girlfriend this time. If she's still willing to be seen with him in public...

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Gauloises Yamaha Team 43min 33.759 secs
2. Marco Melandri ITA Team Movistar Honda 43min 35.429 secs
3. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 43min 39.295 secs
4. Colin Edwards USA Gauloises Yamaha Team 43min 48.496 secs
5. Sete Gibernau SPA Team Movistar Honda 43min 54.19 secs
6. Carlos Checa ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 44min 5.191 secs
7. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 44min 6.742 secs
8. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Yamaha Team 44min 13.647 secs
9. Alex Barros BRA Camel Honda 44min 15.551 secs
10. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 44min 18.011 secs
11. Kenny Roberts USA Team Suzuki MotoGP 44min 22.504 secs
12. Roberto Rolfo ITA D'Antin Ducati Pramac 44min 35.75 secs
13. Shane Byrne GBR Camel Honda 44min 38.564 secs
14. Ruben Xaus SPA Fortuna Yamaha Team 44min 47.583 secs
15. James Ellison GBR Blata WCM 45min 42.401 secs
16. Franco Battaini ITA Blata WCM 45min 59.063 secs
17. John Hopkins USA Team Suzuki MotoGP 44min 38.818 secs

DNF:
Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 34min 21.723 secs
Max Biaggi ITA Repsol Honda Team 12min 32.752 secs

JBAXX · 10-02-2005, 5:37 PM

Good to see Nicky on the podium.

colryn · 10-02-2005, 6:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CBRVFR

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They didn't even show his girlfriend this time. If she's still willing to be seen with him in public...

It doesn't matter. Rossi probally all ready had her.

Getsome · 10-02-2005, 6:18 PM

It was a kick ass race... One of the best this tear. Was real happy to see Nicky on the Podium.

Baketech · 10-02-2005, 8:13 PM

I had a laugh at Hayden's comment about his "buddy" banging into him again...

Crash · 10-02-2005, 9:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Baketech

I had a laugh at Hayden's comment about his "buddy" banging into him again...

That made me chuckle a little too....

Was a great race. Nicky needs the endurance for sure. When he's up top can hang but when the boys turn up a notch, he can't go with them. Great race though. You know Michael Bolton was either gonna take two positions with him or take himself out of contention when he he pulled another assclown move.. so I never doubted Nicky on the box.

I was really disappointed by CEII. He looked set to prove us all wrong, but he was at least up there this time and was a much higher placing "Also Ran" than previous races.

Baketech · 10-03-2005, 4:38 PM

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Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda: 3rd:
"I'm so happy to be to be on the podium today. Before the race things weren't going to plan. In the morning warm-up we were so slow and were in real trouble. My guys made some changes and I have to be real grateful to them as they got it right and that's why I got third. The bike was so much better in the race than it had been all weekend - so much faster. The Michelins were brilliant - so much grip! I got an awesome start. In turn one my buddy Sete ran into the back of me again but I stayed on. In the race I just hung on in there. I wasn't sure I was going to make it back but I'm here. I was pushing so hard to stay with the lead group and there were some pretty scary moments. It wasn't pretty with Sete running off but I'll take the result the way the weekend was going."

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Zeeman · 10-03-2005, 6:58 PM

[quote] Nicky Hayden - My guys made some changes and I have to be real grateful to them as they got it right and that's why I got third. [\quote]

Thisis why Rossi is still the best rider. Rossi knows what changes need to be made, Nicky had to hope his team made the right ones. Hopefully, in time, he will learn.

Great race, there was a huge cheer when Sete went off track.

Z...

CBRVFR · 10-03-2005, 8:56 PM

I'd love to test that theory.. can you get Jeremy Burgess to go to Hayden's team next year?