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Rossi to what Team for 2007???

View Poll Results: Who will Rossi Race for next year?
Honda 2 9.09%
Yamaha 11 50.00%
Ducati 5 22.73%
Suzuki 2 9.09%
Kawasaki 0 0%
KTM 0 0%
Kenny Roberts - Ya Right! 0 0%
Moto Guzzi - making a hugh come back 0 0%
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Old 05-24-2006, 7:05 PM
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Rossi to what Team for 2007???
As we all know the Rossi Contract with Yamaha will expire this year and he has stated he is not done with motorcycling. So will ne stay with Yamaha or move on to a new chalenge?
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Old 05-24-2006, 11:21 PM
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
I don't think Honda would take him back.
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Old 05-24-2006, 11:45 PM
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
Probably depends a lot on how well Yamaha and Burgess can get his bike sorted between now and the end of the year. Italy would go berserk if he rode Ducati to a championship, but I doubt that will happen.
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
No one other than Honda or Yamaha seems to have the money unless Marlboro kicks up for Ducati as sort of an F1 teaser.. I think that would be an interesting development, personally.
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
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No one other than Honda or Yamaha seems to have the money unless Marlboro kicks up for Ducati as sort of an F1 teaser.. I think that would be an interesting development, personally.
Yep, I'm hoping Duc...escpecially with Marlboro sponsorship, theoretically leading on to F1.

I'd love nothing more than to see Rossi prove all the haters wrong about him...I think he could make the switch quite successfully.
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I notice your post count will soon exceed the actual redline on an R6...
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
I need a new job.

What really boosted my posting was dual monitors...
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
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BMW
Ooops, I forgot about the potential of BMW entering the mix, What ever happened to thier program?

I believe they were goign to use the technology from thier F1 Car (A la Aprilia/Cosworth bike)
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
When do yo all think the bike from China will stop the copy cat development and start producing Original Bikes that will be competative?
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
A decade at least, if not more.
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
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Yep, I'm hoping Duc...escpecially with Marlboro sponsorship, theoretically leading on to F1.

I'd love nothing more than to see Rossi prove all the haters wrong about him...I think he could make the switch quite successfully.
But I don't think it will happen.
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
I thought when Rossi left honda that Ducati would be the one, Do you think it is a question about Money?
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
Why are y'all wondering where he'll go???? All you gotta do is ask Deez...he knows.
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I thought he had something about tobacco sponsorship
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I thought he had something about tobacco sponsorship
Didn't seem to stop him from going to Yamaha...
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
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I thought he had something about tobacco sponsorship
that $15million Yamaha got and the Camel on his bike say otherwise.

but yes I do believe he has expressed an opinion on not really wanting a tobacco sponsor.
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that $15million Yamaha got and the Camel on his bike say otherwise.

but yes I do believe he has expressed an opinion on not really wanting a tobacco sponsor.
and since opinions are like a$$holes and most are full of $hit, I guess money talks and ummm opinions walk . . .
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Re: Rossi to what Team for 2007???
I thought Yamaha was keeping Rossi to help develop their 800cc machine for the first year and after that was up in the air.

It would be interesting if Rossi moved to Ducati and than moved to F1.
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Why are y'all wondering where he'll go???? All you gotta do is ask Deez...he knows.


He knows as well as most that the rule changes favor Honda but he won't be going back there. He'll either stay with Yamaha or sign with Ducati. With Marlboro sponsorship they have the potential to pay the highest salary of any team in the paddock for him and he knows it. + Ducati is the only mfr. to unveil their 800cc bike for next year (although they didn't go into specifics). Rossi has already stated that he wants to ride the 800cc Yamaha this year and have some say in the development of it instead of leaving it to just the factory test rider(s). He'll probably stay with Yamaha but if he thinks that the Ducati is ahead of the game he might switch and end his career there. He has always expressed wanting to go to Ducati at some point because it would be the ultimate thing, Italian on an Italian bike with a shot for the title. But a big factor in him not going over there after 2003 was all the PR crap they wanted him to do. Hard to say. If Yamaha gets the M1 sorted out and he can come back from this point deficit I really don't think he'd be going anywhere. But if the bike continues to have problems it might piss him off and he could leave.

Fuk next season though, we got a sweet championship going this year
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http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Jun/tb/060601x.htm
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