Posted by pablo on September 16, 2008, 12:32 pm
The official PR finally went out
http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/gen/20080916/noticia_53538993452.html
Now of course it'll be Ducati's job to conspire to hold Hayden
back :-)
Good luck to Hayden, that second Ducati spot looked rough this year,
and I doubt Melandri has totally forgotten how to ride a bike.
Dovi in the lead as Pedrosa's room-mate over in HRC.
Posted by Bruce on September 16, 2008, 1:19 pm
pablo wrote:
> The official PR finally went out
http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/gen/20080916/noticia_53538993452.html
>
> Now of course it'll be Ducati's job to conspire to hold Hayden
> back :-)
>
> Good luck to Hayden, that second Ducati spot looked rough this year,
> and I doubt Melandri has totally forgotten how to ride a bike.
>
what? youa re saying Ducati *did* conspire to hold marco back?
> Dovi in the lead as Pedrosa's room-mate over in HRC.
not really roomate, don't forget the big wall ;)
Posted by Mark N on September 16, 2008, 7:28 pm
Bruce wrote:
> pablo wrote:
> > The official PR finally went
outhttp://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/gen/20080916/noticia_53538993452.html
> > Now of course it'll be Ducati's job to conspire to hold Hayden
> > back :-)
> > Good luck to Hayden, that second Ducati spot looked rough this year,
> > and I doubt Melandri has totally forgotten how to ride a bike.
> what? youa re saying Ducati *did* conspire to hold marco back?
No, I doubt that's what he's saying...
I note this subtle comment today at the Ducati dealers show today:
"Everyone knows I was with Honda a long time and the company was
really good to me, especially on the U.S. side. But it's time to make
a change." Translation: US supported me, Japan was ambivalent at best,
and Honda Europe solidly backed their midget...
> > Dovi in the lead as Pedrosa's room-mate over in HRC.
> not really roomate, don't forget the big wall ;)
Will be interesting to see if Dovi ends up on Bridgestones next year,
assuming tires remain competitive. I wouldn't be surprised to see
Repsol go Bridgestone and Gresini end up running Michelins as a
compromise.
Of course there will always be a wall anyway, Puig will make sure of
that...
Posted by Julian Bond on September 17, 2008, 2:27 am
>Will be interesting to see if Dovi ends up on Bridgestones next year,
>assuming tires remain competitive. I wouldn't be surprised to see
>Repsol go Bridgestone and Gresini end up running Michelins as a
>compromise.
Unless there's a one make tyre rule.
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Posted by Champ on September 17, 2008, 7:36 am
On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:28:24 -0700 (PDT), Mark N
>I note this subtle comment today at the Ducati dealers show today:
>"Everyone knows I was with Honda a long time and the company was
>really good to me, especially on the U.S. side. But it's time to make
>a change."
Only you could turn this (above) into:
>Translation: US supported me, Japan was ambivalent at best,
>and Honda Europe solidly backed their midget...
...this.
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