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I've been a diehard Rossi fan from the time he got into 125's,but I'm stoked to see Case' + Chris V. going great! Nikki Hayden is a good guy(got time to talk with him at P.Is. a couple of years ago),but he's at best a top 3'er this season. I'd really like to see Col' E. get a win:the guy is super cool-plenty of time for a chat and a beer! He must feel a bit jipped being in the same garage as Vale'; hard act to follow! Troy Bayliss:gives older guys like me inspiration to go fast(also Frankie C. for all those years in the Supers). Then there's the man who rides only to win:Mick Doohan. WOW: what an animal on the bike. Rossi is a more gifted rider,and only slightly less hungry,but MD will always be the most driven rider,in my eyes anyway.

Much frown time for Max Biaggi(not that he's anywhere to be seen lately...). What a w**ker.Personal experience with 'Mr Black Flag' will see me never supporting him. KR Jnr give me the pips when he was handed the World Championship and carried on like a princess for a few years-looks like humble pie is being eaten in his motorhome as of late.

Results - Mugello

Stoner 4th

Vermeulen 8th

Didnt stay up for it, i couldnt deal with big briother anymore... looked like a bit of an uneventful one anyway

Well actually no it was a pretty good race once The Doctor gave em all a head start. He had one of the slowest bikes in a straight line (301 KPH to Stoner @ 315KPH) but was absolutely blinding in the twisty bits. The race was on Fox also (thank god). I just love to watch that lad ride!

cheers

Muz

well race starts in about an hour on free to air and should be good.

Rossi got pole but stonner certainly has race pace judging by the practise times. Plus he's never been a big fan of qualifier tyres.

Should be an awesome race as per usual.

im a bit late as i was away on holidays.. but what a farkin race, one of the best i have seen. Even better to see Stoner being able to match it with Rossi, what an awesome year this shapes to be! nice!

Being as patriotic as the most Australians, it was certainly great to see Casey get up to win again however just to temper it all with a bit of reality, the Ducatti is head and cam covers above all other bikes as far as horsepower goes and the straight line speeds certainly attest to that. On the 2nd last lap (I think) Rossi led the bunch onto the main straight by about 30 - 50 metres, Stoner just blew past him about half way down the straight and Pedrosa nearly did likewise before turn 1. Whilst the Yamaha and Rossi's undeniable talent certainly hang in well through the twisty bits, I wonder what the result would be if the bikes were swapped. I think MotoGP would be come a race for second place as Rossi would just dissappear into the distance pretty much like he used to do on the Honda. The Doctor is one class act!

Cheers

Muz

i'm with muz, rossi on a Ducati would be game over.

Stoner did a great job but on the twisty bits Rossi had to go hot into the corners which effectively overcommitted himself almost every time. Stoner to his credit kept his cool (sign of maturity methinks) and was immediately looking to squeeze up the inside.

fantastic race.

i'm with muz, rossi on a Ducati would be game over.

Stoner did a great job but on the twisty bits Rossi had to go hot into the corners which effectively overcommitted himself almost every time. Stoner to his credit kept his cool (sign of maturity methinks) and was immediately looking to squeeze up the inside.

fantastic race.

Agree entirely! .... This is what motor racing is all about. And if your lucky enough to catch any TT racing on Fox then you will really see bike racing at it's absolute best. Ahhhh narrow country lanes, no run offs, and mono's over every crest!

cochones as big as Elephants!

cheers

Muz

The last round wasn't about outright horsepower. The honda's were about 7 kmph slower down the straight (a very short straight) than the ducati. Stoner just outclassed rossi hands down. Rossi even said after the race that casey is riding like a god. The ducati was holding it's own in the corners no problem whatsoever.

Donington Round 8 2007

1 -Edwards 1m28.53 (just go for it, you've got the talent)

2 -Rossi 1m28.67

3- Pedrosa 1m28.86

4 -Hayden 1m29.02 (about time)

5 -Stoner 1m29.06

6 -Hopkins 1m29.07

7 -Checa 1m29.28

8 -De Puniet 1m29.41

9 -Melandri 1m29.49

10 -Elias 1m29.71

11 -Nakano 1m29.71

12 -Vermeulen 1m29.79

13 -Capirossi 1m29.90

14 -Hofmann 1m29.91

15 -Barros 1m30.07

16 -Guintoli 1m30.27

17- West 1m30.71 (go another aussie!)

18- Tamada 1m30.80

19 -Roberts 1m31.54

Should be an awesome race. The top nine qualifiers are within a second of each other.

yeah casey has come a long way from the crash happy kid he was a few years back. he is fast. seems he has a good bike and tyre combo too which doesn't hurt. could be on for a world championship this year. :(

MotoGP has to be by far the most entertaining motorsport to watch on T.V. I love Sunday nights on Foxtel :(

You just don't get the overtaking or the changes in speeds midrace between competitors as what you get with these bikes.

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