Posted by Champ on July 8, 2010, 9:03 am
Rossi rode a superbike spec R1 are Misano yesterday
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/valentino+rossi+completes+succesful+misano+outing
His 1'38.2 time was as fast as Biaggi went during FP1 at the last WSB
meeting there (although Superpole was around 3 seconds faster).
Footage here: http://www.youtube.com/user/MotoGP#p/u/0/zU1m-pC2-9U
Doesn't look like he's hanging about, does it!
Considering it's not quite 5 weeks since a pretty serious break of his
tibia, I for one am impressed. Of all the people out there, he is the
one who doesn't *need* to rush back to getting on a bike. If he rides
at Sachsenring, he'll have had less time off with this leg break than
Stoner did for a tocuh of yuppie flu.
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Posted by pablo on July 12, 2010, 2:00 am
yes and no. there is a thin line between gutsiness and outright
stupidity. i am aware racers are a special breed, but damn, do they
ever look back in history and see how injuries on top of injuries are
the best way to cut a career short... sure Rossi doesn't have a lot to
prove, so playing russian roulette with his leg a la Doohan is
perceived as a mandatory way to even further prove greatness. i just
find it silly.
Posted by Champ on July 12, 2010, 3:27 am
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:00:03 -0700 (PDT), pablo
>yes and no. there is a thin line between gutsiness and outright
>stupidity. i am aware racers are a special breed, but damn, do they
>ever look back in history and see how injuries on top of injuries are
>the best way to cut a career short... sure Rossi doesn't have a lot to
>prove, so playing russian roulette with his leg a la Doohan is
>perceived as a mandatory way to even further prove greatness. i just
>find it silly.
"Playing russian roulette"? Get over yourself.
And how did Doohan's do that? As I recall, he had the big leg injury,
got it fixed, then came back and raced?
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Posted by Julian Bond on July 12, 2010, 4:57 am
>And how did Doohan's do that? As I recall, he had the big leg injury,
>got it fixed, then came back and raced?
Damn near won the championship as well in the year of the leg op.
Even though Lorenzo is accelerating away at the top, the closest
competitors are falling away. A couple of DNFs from Jorge and Rossi
could be damn close at the end of the season.
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Posted by pablo on July 13, 2010, 5:45 pm
> ... A couple of DNFs from Jorge and Rossi
> could be damn close at the end of the season.
Lorenzo is maturing. It is Rossi who got hurt feeling the pressure to
up his game some. I think the tables will be reversed, and chances are
Rossi will fall off again trying to catch up to Lorenzo. It is
misguided competitive nature - it will add little to the Rossi story
unless the unlikely happens, and it has the potential to quite
negatively impact the exact same legacy...
The chessboard is being set for next year. A smart competitor would
invest into that. Which means Rossi and Stoner to back off, Pedrosa to
up it up (doubtful if he can), and we shall see what else.
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>stupidity. i am aware racers are a special breed, but damn, do they
>ever look back in history and see how injuries on top of injuries are
>the best way to cut a career short... sure Rossi doesn't have a lot to
>prove, so playing russian roulette with his leg a la Doohan is
>perceived as a mandatory way to even further prove greatness. i just
>find it silly.