Chris Vermulen In Moto GP

JBAXX · 10-04-2005, 9:35 PM

Chris Vermulen will be riding the Camel Honda RC211V in place of the injured Troy Bayliss in the upcoming Phillip Island race. It's a track that I'm sure He knows well. Any reason He wouldn't do well?

Should be interesting to watch!

ND4SPD · 10-04-2005, 9:46 PM

Now this would be cool to watch...

Crash · 10-04-2005, 10:10 PM

Sweet I get to use this..

BDA116 · 10-04-2005, 10:15 PM

Yeah, he'll battle Edwards for 7th.

Heavy-Dee · 10-05-2005, 8:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BDA116

Yeah, he'll battle Edwards for 7th.

While Hopper kicks himself in the ass for signing another 2 year deal.

HD

colryn · 10-05-2005, 8:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BDA116

Yeah, he'll battle Edwards for 7th.

Nice call BDA. Unfortunately true though.

Crash · 10-05-2005, 3:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Heavy-Dee

While Hopper kicks himself in the ass for signing another 2 year deal.

HD

I seriously think Hopper has a complex about this. He has talent, more so than most in the field, but he likes to beat himself up and his manufacturer about the situation. He really needs to seperate himself from Suzuki who obviously put more efforts in AMA and WSBK than they do in MotoGP. I'd love to see him on a somewhat competitive bike that can at least finish more than half of the races.

Heavy-Dee · 10-05-2005, 3:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Crash

I seriously think Hopper has a complex about this. He has talent, more so than most in the field, but he likes to beat himself up and his manufacturer about the situation. He really needs to seperate himself from Suzuki who obviously put more efforts in AMA and WSBK than they do in MotoGP. I'd love to see him on a somewhat competitive bike that can at least finish more than half of the races.

I never thought of it that way, but there is a chance that you are correct. There's enough people out there like that.

HD

RRWANTR · 10-05-2005, 3:49 PM

I think Hopper likes having something to blame his piss poor performances on.

luvtolean · 10-05-2005, 4:59 PM

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I think Hopper likes having something to blame his piss poor performances on.

He can't lose. If he performs poorly, it's the bike. If he wins, it's him.

Very low risk ride. And he is getting paid big bucks to ride around in the world's coolest trackdays.

Jungleboy · 10-05-2005, 6:02 PM

Its great news that Chris V is getting to do the las 3 rounds of MotoGp on tracks that he has as much experiance as anyone else on and Im really hoping he does well

Im not trying to make excuses for him but I think its a bit much to expect him to be running right near the front on a bike he has never ridden before, I would think it would take more than the two days of practice before PI to fully adapt from a Superbike to a MotoGP bike. Having said that Im quietly optomistic that he will do pretty well

JBAXX · 10-05-2005, 8:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BDA116

Yeah, he'll battle Edwards for 7th.

Certainly a top 10 finish would be repectable considering the circumstances. I don't think anyone expects him to take a podium spot. Chris is a very talented, hard-charging rider and (I think) has what it takes to be one of Moto GP's future stars.

Will · 10-06-2005, 12:33 AM

He should put in a great showing, talent coming out of his...exhaust. Certainly a much superior rider to shacky Burne.

The Sook · 10-06-2005, 12:39 AM

Thems fightin words BDA. lol
But I can't see Chris doing much better than Shakey did. I hope otherwise, but I have heard recently the forks they use on that team are pure crap, and that's the trouble Bayliss has had all year and why Barros hasn't been up there as much as you'd expect on an RCV. Besides, a hell of a power step from what he's used to riding, and while PI will help him out with track knowledge, I just can't see him kickin too many goals. He's signed for GP next year anyway, so it doesn't really matter too much.

Crash · 10-06-2005, 1:19 AM

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He's signed for GP next year anyway, so it doesn't really matter too much.

Lucy.... ju hav some splainin to do!!!

Where have you heard that?

Crash · 10-06-2005, 1:20 AM

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Originally Posted by RRWANTR

I think Hopper likes having something to blame his piss poor performances on.

Yeah because blamming Michelin has been corned by CEII. He owns the "No front end feel" thang...

abed dimachkia · 10-14-2005, 3:31 AM

Chris Vermulen will sign for camel honda for next year.
Honda line up will be as follows:
Repsol Team: 1-Dani Pedrosa 2-Nicky hayden
Camel honda: 1-Chris Vermulen 2-TBN
Telefonica Honda: 1-Marco Melandri 2- Toni Elias (i think the team will change his name since telefonica will quit motogp)
Konica Minolta Honda: 1-Makoto Tamada

oldgoat · 10-14-2005, 7:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Heavy-Dee

While Hopper kicks himself in the ass for signing another 2 year deal.

HD

Yeah, I thought the same thing. I'm sure he could have went to a better team with his talent.
Wonder why Suzuki can do so well in AMA, & WSB and not get it together in GP ?

oldgoat · 10-14-2005, 7:46 AM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

He can't lose. If he performs poorly, it's the bike. If he wins, it's him.

Very low risk ride. And he is getting paid big bucks to ride around in the world's coolest trackdays.

I think you hit the nail on the head.

matt232 · 10-16-2005, 10:54 PM

He didn't do too bad, start and mid race he was making up some ground overtaking 3 riders (1 at Sibera just below where I was sitting, me and the crowd went nuts), lead Hopkins around the track from about lap 8 through to the last one where Hopkins must have decided it would have been too much and took Chris on the last lap

Still a bloody good effort in my books for only just getting on the bike 2 days earilier and having only clocked up ~3 hours of seat time.

The Sook · 10-16-2005, 10:57 PM

dunno, they were saying on TV that CV is still in wsbk. I was told that it was a done deal with CV but as is the case with all this stuff, last minute things can change. Time will tell, but last I heard he was signed to Camel for next year. Beattie and McGee though said he was staying in wsbk. Time will tell.

Heavy-Dee · 10-17-2005, 8:41 AM

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Originally Posted by abed dimachkia

Chris Vermulen will sign for camel honda for next year.
Honda line up will be as follows:
Repsol Team: 1-Dani Pedrosa 2-Nicky hayden
Camel honda: 1-Chris Vermulen 2-TBN
Telefonica Honda: 1-Marco Melandri 2- Toni Elias (i think the team will change his name since telefonica will quit motogp)
Konica Minolta Honda: 1-Makoto Tamada

nicky to still be the #2 rider? Hmm, that don't seem right.

HD

nedro · 10-17-2005, 12:08 PM

That's because it isn't.

nedro · 10-17-2005, 1:08 PM

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Originally Posted by abed dimachkia

Chris Vermulen will sign for camel honda for next year.
Honda line up will be as follows:
Repsol Team: 1-Dani Pedrosa 2-Nicky hayden
Camel honda: 1-Chris Vermulen 2-TBN
Telefonica Honda: 1-Marco Melandri 2- Toni Elias (i think the team will change his name since telefonica will quit motogp)
Konica Minolta Honda: 1-Makoto Tamada

Could you please point me to where you got this information from? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

Heavy-Dee · 10-17-2005, 1:12 PM

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Could you please point me to where you got this information from? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

It's all speculation and rumors from SuperBike planet.

HD