Posted by Michael Sierchio on February 10, 2010, 10:10 pm
pablo wrote:
> Stonr and Lorenzo make huge mistakes under pressure...
And Vale makes huge mistakes when under no pressure at all: Indy.
Posted by Champ on February 11, 2010, 6:56 am
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:51:03 -0800 (PST), pablo
>i think Spies is amazing, and that he will show it with a top 5
>position...
Hey, you've already put some money on a win! :-)
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Posted by pablo on February 12, 2010, 11:00 pm
> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:51:03 -0800 (PST), pablo
> >i think Spies is amazing, and that he will show it with a top 5
> >position...
> Hey, you've already put some money on a win! :-)
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> Champ
> neal at champ dot org dot uk
5th in the championship. And yes, I do very well remember I bet on a
MotoGP memory that will see you donate cash to a charity of my
choice. :-D
Posted by Champ on February 13, 2010, 3:45 am
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:00:43 -0800 (PST), pablo
>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:51:03 -0800 (PST), pablo
>>
>> >i think Spies is amazing, and that he will show it with a top 5
>> >position...
>>
>> Hey, you've already put some money on a win! :-)
>5th in the championship.
Ah, of course. Yes, that's a reasonable prognosis. Could be worse,
but could be better, depending on some good or bad luck.
>And yes, I do very well remember I bet on a
>MotoGP memory that will see you donate cash to a charity of my
>choice. :-D
heh
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neal at champ dot org dot uk
Posted by Bruce Richmond on February 14, 2010, 1:27 am
> > >Or maybe he's as good as anyone out there and possibly even better, but
> > >will never quite show it in MotoGP, because he's too big, his
> > >background is too production, his nationality is too American.
> > Getting the excuses prepared already? Seems a little premature.
> what's new. when it comes to 2010 predictions, a safe one is that
> consiracy theories will continue to rum amuck in RMR... jfk got shot
> by euromed midgets.
> i think Spies is amazing, and that he will show it with a top 5
> position. i think Spies will do quite well in MotoGP. his approach is
> impeccable. and the Yamaha doiesn't seem to be any worse for not being
> geared towards midgets, since neither Rossi nor Edwards fall into that
> category.
> of course, if Edwards was Spanish.. can you imagine the rampant cries
> about favoritism despite lack of results would be uttered by our
> resident crusader against the evil euromed superpowers that constantly
> conspire against that meek helpless former colony...? never won a race
> on ce ion 7 years blah blah... geez, at least Checa *won* a race here
> and there. and was ten pounds heavier than that texas tornado :-D
> i don't worry about Spies much. he'll carve his place and will be
> champion in the next few years, no doubt. if anyone out there is more
> promising, i haven't met then yet. Pedrosa will *never* be champion.
> Stonr and Lorenzo make huge mistakes under pressure, and seem to
> seasoned to move away from that. like Schwantz back in the day, it
> will take for some higher force (i would not call that luck) to
> finally win their title despite having shown they can be very fast on
> a given day. within 2 years it'll be Rossi on a Ducati against Spies
> as the top Yamaha guy. let's dream.
Rossi should go to Kawasaki. The bike was good enough at one point
but needed to be properly set up and ridden.