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Posted by Champ on June 23, 2008, 2:01 pm
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:41:18 -0700, Mark N
>>>> Predicatable script of the day award goes to Toseland, throwing it
>>>> away in the first corner, and then pointlessly circulating at the back
>>>> for the rest of the race.
>>> Seems like I've watched a great British hope have a disastrous Donington
>>> GP before.
>> Every two or three bloody years!
>
>But has there been one who really had a premier class shot in recent
>years? It's not like Ellison, Byrne, Hodgson, McWilliams were really
>expected to do that much.
Well quite, but the british media can't resist bigging up the local
hero. In the run up to this weekend here it was all about how
Toseland had a chance to get a podium, something I think was pretty
remote.
>And recall McKenzie battling Fogarty on the
>Cagiva for 3rd (the last true production bike on a premier class
>podium?) in '93, and Niall's charge through to the lead in '89.
Sure, that was the last time a brit genuinely showed well, imo. I
almost mentioned Fogarty elsewhere in the sub-thread about Spies good
showing this weekend, and he'd still had more exposure to the tracks
than Spies.
>>> What actually happened in that first corner? Did he do it all
>>> on his own? Or did he screw up avoiding Spies just in front of him?
>> No, the onboard footage I saw showed him in space by himself and just
>> losing the back.
>
>Yeah, it's hard to tell what happened there, it just seemed like James
>got himself in the wrong spot and probably too hot, and he might have
>gotten pushed a bit wide from the inside before the footage shown, but
>it's not like you really own your part of the track and your line in a
>first corner.
A report in the mainstream press today (yes, our mainstream newspapers
cover motorcycle racing in the sports section) says he lost traction
when he *shut* the throttle. But I'm not sure how far to believe
that.
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Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk
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