[Maholli]

Well Im not a big fan but I must admit that the Desmosedici GP7 800cc bike is a beast... Just seemed like he always had the better bike compared to everyone else. I think everyone else has a lot of catching up to do against the Desmosdici.. Wish I could ride that thing...



I guess he can drive too!

[Phadreus]

Hey, Holms; you're not suposed to announce the results in the Subject Line.. .I'm in the process of watching the race right now...what a spoiler.

[dicknose]

The race was about 20 hours ago!

And as much as people say "its a better bike" - he isnt the only one on a Ducati. I think he has only had 2 finished behind his team mate - once for tyres going off, this race when he played it safe and stayed out with his rivals.
He certainly hasnt made any mistake, no crashes and I cant even remember any run-wide-off-track which Rossi and others have done several times.

It will always take a bit of luck to win a championship. And a good bike with good tyres. But I think Casey has not only had some luck and a good bike, but has also been the standout rider this year. That he has won so convincingly over Rossi, Hayden, Pedosa and even Capirossi shows his talent.

[jkobflys]

i agree!
the guy rode his ass off this season and won most of the races by a good margin.

[robbied]

He has been such a consistent rider this season he deserves the win!

[aussie-sp1]

Any one who says its just the bike needs to read what DICKNOSE posted. There was more than one Ducati out there and when Mick Doohan won 5 titles in a row there was more than one honda on the track. Come on guys, lets give credit when credit's due. Aussie aussie aussie, Oi oi oi.

[HondaGalToo]

Congrats to Stoner! But, yeah, put Spoiler in the subject line. Even if the race was 20 hours ago (in your corner of the world), it wasn't shown her in the US on Speed until 6 pm last night, so I imagine there are still folks who haven't seen it. I'm glad I was home to watch last night instead of catching up tonight, or I'd have been super pissed.

[dicknose]

Originally Posted by HondaGalToo

Congrats to Stoner! But, yeah, put Spoiler in the subject line.

No point putting "spoiler" and the actual spoiling info in the title - that wont protect.
Its hard when the whole topic is a spoiler, most titles would give it away.

Even if the race was 20 hours ago (in your corner of the world)

Well it was that long ago everywhere in the world!
But I guess you mean the tv coverage.

so I imagine there are still folks who haven't seen it.

I guess at some point if you are that worried you probably should avoid internet sites that might spoil. So keep away from news or motorbike related sites!

I do agree that it shouldnt have been in the title (I posted a thread in the racing forum without a spoiler in the title). But if people are planning on watching sport that is delayed that much they do need to take a bit of responsibility for their own protection.

[HondaGalToo]

I do stay off sites where I'd expect to see results, but this site has rules about that and people should abide by them. Results should NEVER be in the title, and if the content contains results, the title needs to contain the word "spoiler". There's really no debate about this, it's site rules.

[Phadreus]

Originally Posted by HondaGalToo

Congrats to Stoner! But, yeah, put Spoiler in the subject line. Even if the race was 20 hours ago (in your corner of the world), it wasn't shown her in the US on Speed until 6 pm last night, so I imagine there are still folks who haven't seen it. <snip>

Yep, that was the case!

[Maholli]

Originally Posted by Phadreus

Hey, Holms; you're not suposed to announce the results in the Subject Line.. .I'm in the process of watching the race right now...what a spoiler.

Um sorry... But I didn't post the result to the race in the title... Stoner did not win the race he finished 6th... Also Hondagal its only a rules violation if u post the race results in the title from what I understand.. I didn't give the results of the race only that Stoner won the title, not who won the race or where everybody finished.. But like I said already guys and gals... Im Sorry....

[Phadreus]

No biggie, I ended up sleeping through the night just fine. I just happen to read the subject line right when the announcers were getting all jazzed that Rossi was catching Stoner. For a moment, I was in suspense...then I saw the subject line. I should no better by now than to set at the PC while watching the race. See ya Bro!

[Maholli]

.. I am truly sorry Phadreus, it really was an over sight on my part... I never read the rules until this post... It was a good race.... Thanks for the "Pardon" on this one...

[Phadreus]

Originally Posted by Maholli

.. I am truly sorry Phadreus, it really was an over sight on my part... I never read the rules until this post... It was a good race.... Thanks for the "Pardon" on this one...

If I can't forgive my Honda Pals, who can I forgive?

[HondaGalToo]

No sweat, it didn't spoil it for me, as I watched it while it was being televised. True, the actual results weren't in, but perhaps someone wanted to watch and not know ahead of time that Stoner got the title. It wasn't a given that he'd get the title at this race, so I consider that info to also be a "spoiler". I'm just sayin'...

[Phadreus]

Also, it wasn't like there was really any doubt of who was going to get the Championship afterall...