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Old 11-01-2005, 9:00 AM
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2006 Moto GP
Does anyone think there is a chance that Rossi can be beaten next year? If so by who and why? I think Hayden has the talent but not the consistency...let the hate mail begin...
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Old 11-01-2005, 9:52 AM
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He'll be beaten in 1 or 2 races, but for the championship? No, he's all by himself up there.
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We already know that Pedrosa will win the championship next year. We were told so and to just trust the teller.
Oh, and Edwards will come in second.
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We already know that Pedrosa will win the championship next year. We were told so and to just trust the teller.
Oh, and Edwards will come in second.
I though it was that Michelin will take the title and Burgess will get the second Anyways Pedrosa, Burgess, Edwards and Michelin will take first 4 positions in some order.
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Honda and Michelin will join with Iran to form a new axis of evil.
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Honda and Michelin will join with Iran to form a new axis of evil.
That would be a plane of evil then...
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That's some fine moderatin'.
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Honda and Michelin will join with Iran to form a new axis of evil.
What do you mean new?

Seriously...Rossi can be beat...I can do it...I did it last week...
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Rossi will barely lose on points to a consortium consisting of Melandri, Biaggi, Pedrosa, and several other guys with three syllable names whom FIM/Dorna will recombine in an ambitious and yet poorly-planned cloning attempt in order to save money on marketing.

This will occur only because he'll be splitting his time between driving for Ferrari in F1, Subaru in WRC, Yamaha in AMA Supersport, playing first base for the Giants, and waiting patiently for his turn to get into the hot tub with The Sook.

No amount of ethereal pixie dust will save him this year.
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Old 11-01-2005, 11:55 AM
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Rossi will barely lose on points to a consortium consisting of Melandri, Biaggi, Pedrosa, and several other guys with three syllable names whom FIM/Dorna will recombine in an ambitious and yet poorly-planned cloning attempt in order to save money on marketing.

This will occur only because he'll be splitting his time between driving for Ferrari in F1, Subaru in WRC, Yamaha in AMA Supersport, playing first base for the Giants, and waiting patiently for his turn to get into the hot tub with The Sook.

No amount of ethereal pixie dust will save him this year.
Bold statement...I seriously think Gibernau could have beat him this year if he was more consistent...who knows next year since he is changing teams...Hayden is gaining confidence...Melandri is showing good consistent form and may be the one to beat...Biaggi...well he might need a lot of pixie dust to be in the top five...and Pedrosa...he may be a wild card...who knows...he could be the next Rossi...
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Doesn't matter, it's Michelin that picks the winner anyways. Let's face it, these guys are all equal.
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Bold statement.......

I'm trying to be consistent with my 2005 picks.

Lets have it. 2005 MotoGP predictions
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Doesn't matter, it's Michelin that picks the winner anyways. Let's face it, these guys are all equal.
I am sure Michelin makes Gibernau choke all season...they must be using a remote control on their tires...
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That would be a plane of evil then...
Even if they're in a straight line?

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That would be a locus of evil....
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That would be a locus of evil....
Ah, I brushed up on calc but skipped over geometry/trig.
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Honda is not evil...they are a nice company...except when they sell you stuff...I love my 1000RR...
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Honda is not evil...they are a nice company...except when they sell you stuff...I love my 1000RR...
Unfortunately, they seem to place too much confidence in superior engineering over the human component.



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Ah, I brushed up on calc but skipped over geometry/trig.
I such heavily at math...hopefully one of the resident magpies will drop in and give us the correct definition....
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Unfortunately, they seem to place too much confidence in superior engineering over the human component.



*Disclaimer* It has been over 6 months since Mick Doohan and I shared a mud treatment at a spa in Vail, so caveat emptor as to the validity of this statement.

Absolutely...I love their bikes...very well engineered...but no personality...almost like myself...I am an engineer....and well...you know..
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Absolutely...I love their bikes...very well engineered...but no personality...almost like myself...I am an engineer....and well...you know..
Then for the love of God, help these hacks with their terminology.
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This magpie would probably call it a vector by the way, but the last mud treatment I shared with a prof was years ago.



A locus is a set of points that can be represented by a single equation, so it works too, but I tend to think "center" when I hear locus. And, I just like to say "vector".
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A vector has a direction though...
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