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« on: September 16, 2007, 09:52:41 AM »
Well, maybe all the testing has paid off.  It looks as if the Honda is as fast as the Ducati, and the Yamaha not a lot (but still some) slower.  The Michelins actually worked at Estoril, and it was a scrappy one. Excellent work, boys.


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« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2007, 10:22:44 AM »
Ahhh shoot. I was hoping for a Stoner DNF and a Rossi victory.  Sad


Not that I dislike Stoner or Ducati, nor am I a Rossi fan, it's just that I prefer a nail-biter finish to the season.

(see: Edwards/Bayliss/Imola 2002)

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« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2007, 03:09:42 PM »
That was an excellent race, scrappy as hell but that just shows they were battling hammer and tongue and pushing like hell.
Awesome race, some real heart stopping passes  Bigok
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« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2007, 03:28:21 PM »
Really liked the back and forth with Rossi and Pedrosa.  Great racing.  I don't know if I believe the Stoner clutch story, but he wasn't much of a factor in the 1/2 places.
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« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2007, 03:37:30 PM »
Quote from: Ant on September 16, 2007, 03:09:42 PM

That was an excellent race, scrappy as hell but that just shows they were battling hammer and tongue and pushing like hell.
Awesome race, some real heart stopping passes  Bigok



Hammer and tongue?  That's gonna make it very difficult to give a press conference afterwards...
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« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2007, 03:54:42 PM »
Quote from: miles on September 16, 2007, 03:37:30 PM




Hammer and tongue?  That's gonna make it very difficult to give a press conference afterwards...


I'd rather  be the hammer than the tongue.
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« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2007, 04:03:44 PM »
Kudos to Speed as well, great shots of the rear tires coming off the ground under braking into turn one. Bigok
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« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2007, 07:23:40 PM »
If only the camera work had anything to do with Speed...

Glad to hear that there was good racing this time, sorry I missed it. Hope to catch it on tuesday.
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« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2007, 09:03:12 PM »
That was a pretty awesome race (just watched it).  Looks like Michelin had it this time and Bridgestone didn't./

Spec tires...bah!
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2007, 10:38:41 PM »
Absolutely, positively awesome racing!  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO!

As to the clutch - somewhat hard to believe, but Stoner's fellow Duc rider (who was it?) blew a big ol puff of smoke from his bike and that was all he wrote.  I suppose it's possible a clutch let go...seems horribly unlikely though.

I do want Rossi to win, but this whole thing is Stoner's to lose now.
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« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2007, 11:18:19 PM »
Great race, great work by Dani and Vale.

Does anyone know what happened to Nicky? He was at the tail end of the lead group, then suddenly dropped a second off the pace. I can't imagine it was tires or the bike...
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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2007, 06:21:39 AM »
Quote from: ReviveTheWhigs on September 16, 2007, 11:18:19 PM


Does anyone know what happened to Nicky? He was at the tail end of the lead group, then suddenly dropped a second off the pace. I can't imagine it was tires or the bike...


Well, it was kinda tires...Nicky had to push really hard to catch back up to Stoner.  In doing so, he pretty much used up his tires.  But then he made a mistake that dropped him back somewhat and he didn't have enough tire left to push to catch back up.  

That was an outstanding race!  I was amazed at some of the tight passes being made.  And Pedrobot showed he's got some scrappiness to him!  I would've liked to see Nicky on the box, but the fact that he got pole and set the fastest lap is some consolation.  
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« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2007, 09:26:40 AM »
Quote from: BMW-K on September 16, 2007, 10:38:41 PM

Absolutely, positively awesome racing!  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO!

As to the clutch - somewhat hard to believe, but Stoner's fellow Duc rider (who was it?) blew a big ol puff of smoke from his bike and that was all he wrote.  I suppose it's possible a clutch let go...seems horribly unlikely though.

I do want Rossi to win, but this whole thing is Stoner's to lose now.


Where that engine blew is a typical place for motors to let go...so I doubt it was the clutch.
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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2007, 09:28:15 AM »
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Well, it was kinda tires...Nicky had to push really hard to catch back up to Stoner.  In doing so, he pretty much used up his tires.  But then he made a mistake that dropped him back somewhat and he didn't have enough tire left to push to catch back up.  

That was an outstanding race!  I was amazed at some of the tight passes being made.  And Pedrobot showed he's got some scrappiness to him!  I would've liked to see Nicky on the box, but the fact that he got pole and set the fastest lap is some consolation.  


Yeah Nicky was riding really well.  What screwed him was the racing with Elias that allowed the front 3 to pull away to a point where he couldn't catch them.  Sometimes you get screwed.    Did you see that pass Nicky did on Elias though?  I swear he was leaning on Elias's bike trying to push it down.   Lol
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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2007, 09:28:15 AM »

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« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2007, 09:38:19 AM »
It was nice to actually see a race for a change.  

But, Stoner will still be the world champ!  Twofinger

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