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NexusOne
29-10-2006, 14:50
Well done fella:thumbsup:
Rossi, what happened:shrug:
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 14:53
I think i might kill myself! Shit Happens, what a race from Bayliss
Just in case someone doesn't know the results:
1. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 46min 55.415 secs
2. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 46min 56.734 secs
3. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 47min 4.645 secs
4. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 47min 7.480 secs
5. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda 47min 11.721 secs
6. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda 47min 12.805 secs
7. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 47min 14.744 secs
8. Kenny Roberts Jr USA Team Roberts 47min 18.589 secs
9. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 47min 21.487 secs
10. Carlos Checa SPA Tech 3 Yamaha 47min 23.609 secs
11. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 47min 24.779 secs
12. Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 47min 25.122 secs
13. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 47min 33.961 secs
14. James Ellison GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 48min 15.428 secs
15. Garry McCoy AUS Ilmor SRT (800cc) 47min 10.246 secs
DNF:
Casey Stoner AUS Honda LCR 36min 5.789 secs
Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 34min 53.343 secs
Jose Luis Cardoso SPA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 27min 32.925 secs
Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 14min 26.546 secs
Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 7min 58.767 secs
And the championship standings:
1. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 252
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 247
3. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 229
4. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda 228
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 215
6. Kenny Roberts Jr USA Team Roberts 134
7. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 124
8. Casey Stoner AUS Honda LCR 119
9. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda 116
10. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 116
11. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 98
12. Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 96
dave600srad
29-10-2006, 14:54
Wot a race!!!!
Did not expect that!!!!!
pixie_nubbins
29-10-2006, 14:56
That was a result!!! lol
Top bloke bayliss :D Woohoo hayden :D:D:D
pixie_nubbins
29-10-2006, 14:59
im impressed!!! and hayden hugging his dad- the look on his dads face was priceless!
So what it all came down to in the end - despite all the bleating hearts hammering on about Pedrosa ruining Hayden's life by accidentally taking him out - was just the thickness of a Moto GP tyre and two thousandths of a second...................
That is what separated Elias from Rossi and the 5 points he needed to win the championship - even finishing in 13th place today
That IS tragedy..........:(
Hayden might take home the trophy this year....but Vale is still the real champion and still the best in the World in my eyes.
The guy overturned a 51 point deficit gained by no mistake on his part - no-one else in the World could have done that...........
Gotta say well done Bayliss and well done Hayden
I think the pressure got to Rossi
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 15:17
Hear Hear to gixx6r, but at the end of the day points make prizes and Hayden had the most. They're gonna make such a big thing about it, the no 1 plate will be on that bike for sure and all you'll read about is Honda this and Honda that. Oh well it'll just be more upsetting for the little spam when he loses it next year.
flashart
29-10-2006, 15:21
Congrats to Bayliss and fare play to Haydon but I fu@king hate the way the yanks are after winning things.
Think that may be it for Rossi now, reckon the 2007 championships only heading for Pedrosa :( and I agree with woody, think the pressure got to him more thean Haydon, he's never had it all rest on the last race before but I'm sure when Haydon won the AMA it was a last race deal
kja.busa
29-10-2006, 15:27
What a result from Bayliss, but what about Hayden, when it counted he was there, resolute and determined, the mark of a true champion!!!!
.......but I fu@king hate the way the yanks are after winning things.
lol +1 on that, they are way too giddy :thumbsup:
What a result from Bayliss, but what about Hayden, when it counted he was there, resolute and determined, the mark of a true champion!!!!
Yeh a true champion that has only actually won 3 MotoGP races in his life.............thats championship form alright...........:)
The reality is that Hayden is simply not the world class rider his new found title suggests and his arrival at the top this year has been due more to the widespread misfortunes of others across the grid than to his own performance.
He's probably right: he did only have this chance.
He's signed again for Honda. Rossi has signed again for Yamaha.
The Honda's a great bike, maybe even better than the Yamaha, but Yamaha has one major component that no other manufacturer can install: Rossi.
Rossi seems to be able to sit on pretty much anything and make it competitive. Can Hayden?
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 15:44
Yeh right, he's a middle of the road racer who's benefitted from not only Rossi's bad luck but capirossi's too. Can't see pedrosa winning it next season either
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 15:45
Hayden on anything but a HRC Bike = Turd
Hayden on anything but a HRC Bike = Turd
:lol: :shock:
flashart
29-10-2006, 16:01
Yeh right, he's a middle of the road racer who's benefitted from not only Rossi's bad luck but capirossi's too. Can't see pedrosa winning it next season either
I am a huge fan of Vale's but they've all already said the new 800's are more like 250's to ride, Pedrosa was a great 250 rider (yes I know Rossi was too) couple that together with his rides this year and I think it will be so dificult for anyone to beat him (by the way I am not a fan of the little kid), yes Rossi could do it (and I really hope he does) but he will have to be at the top of his game and get the mind games working a treat to break him, oh and as for Haydon I think he's got no hope next year and will be lucky to finish top 5 at the end of the year
Bout time we had new champion,,,doesnt matter if Hayden didnt win every race what matters is he knocks up points everytime he races.Yeah rossi gained points on hayden in the second part of the season but if hayden hadnt of been testing new parts it would not of been that close. Good on hayden,,,,dont get me wrong i like rossi but year after year him winning its a bit :boredom: even gods need a year off.
huddsy69
29-10-2006, 17:04
So what it all came down to in the end - despite all the bleating hearts hammering on about Pedrosa ruining Hayden's life by accidentally taking him out - was just the thickness of a Moto GP tyre and two thousandths of a second...................
That is what separated Elias from Rossi and the 5 points he needed to win the championship - even finishing in 13th place today
That IS tragedy..........:(
Hayden might take home the trophy this year....but Vale is still the real champion and still the best in the World in my eyes.
The guy overturned a 51 point deficit gained by no mistake on his part - no-one else in the World could have done that...........
exactly!....what an amazing season! i even postponed my holiday to thailand to catch the last race (wife was NOT happy and is only now just speaking to me!(quite handy on a 16 hour flight!))
Hayden may be #1 but who has done the real work this season of fighting tooth and nail?,agreed Nicky has had some troubles to overcome with the overheating clutch,and a banzai team mate and vale has had Edwards who has hardly contributed to pushing others back down the order to assist in the points race(just think if edwards had won in Assen and not binned it in the kitty litter,those points could of done it all! he may of even been offered 2 years for his effort)
Fair play to all concerned in the sport and lets hope next year is just as exillarating!
gsxrsoul
29-10-2006, 17:19
As a self confessed Rossi fan I have to say well done to Hayden. He looked like he handled the pressure better today!
Also think that that it will give us a clue as to the true nature of Rossi's greatness. Think we will learn more from how he bounces back from this than we would have if he had won it!!
huddsy69
29-10-2006, 17:28
agreed ..this could be the first time vale has truly felt like a loser...you can lose races and always think it possible to make up the difference later in the season...not today,not for the biggest prize in 2 wheeled motorsport(some my disagree with that)
the rossi/yamaha camp has to go home empty handed this year,no post season knees up to celebrate a championship etc.
the mark of a true champion is the ability to bounce back.........to a large extent valentino has done that but the end result leaves him with nothing,he will be deflated about the championship but just as much the will be down that honda have finally stuck the finger up to him and said "how d'ya like them apples sonny!"
next year....vale..next year
huddsy69
29-10-2006, 18:03
But let us not forget how well Troy Bayliss did to win in all this to be fair
just goes to show what a superb rider he is...he took on the best in the world and beat them all!
And they said that superbikers cant cut it in Motogp ?
Watched it at the nec and loads of peeps walked of when rossi binned it. Well done to hayden and roll on next year
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 19:01
Bayliss = Stunning, overjoyed for the guy!:thumbsup:
Hayden = Fantastic, the best man won!:thumbsup:
Rossi = Bad luck, can't win them all!:angry1:
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 19:03
Watched it at the nec and loads of peeps walked of when rossi binned it. Well done to hayden and roll on next year
Says it all, Rossi fans (like the man himself) are bad losers, I have always said that!
I am over the moon that Hayden won and I hope that all the Rossi fans who have given me so much sh1t for being a Biaggi fan are hurting tonight!
Still can't believe Bayliss won too, what a hero!
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 19:10
I thought he handled himself very well after the race, he shook Haydens hand on the slowdown lap and even called him a great racer in the post race interview. Hardly being a bad loser is it.
dave600srad
29-10-2006, 19:11
Says it all, Rossi fans (like the man himself) are bad losers, I have always said that!
I am over the moon that Hayden won and I hope that all the Rossi fans who have given me so much sh1t for being a Biaggi fan are hurting tonight!
Still can't believe Bayliss won too, what a hero!
Can't really say that Rossi was a bad loser, he did congratulate Haydon for the win!!!!
I would be dissapointed to, losing a championship, when I'd made the mistake!!!
Lets see what happens next year!!!!!
Next years going to either be amazing or pants... fingers crossed for the first one. I think either way it'll def be eventful
wheelieboy136
29-10-2006, 19:13
Says it all, Rossi fans (like the man himself) are bad losers, I have always said that!
I am over the moon that Hayden won and I hope that all the Rossi fans who have given me so much sh1t for being a Biaggi fan are hurting tonight!
Still can't believe Bayliss won too, what a hero!
please explain how rossi is a sore looser ? ...he rode up and shook nickys hand on track ...very sincere hand shake at that !
hayden was gifted that win !!!
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 19:14
Just out of interest has anyone won a championship before having won only 2 races?
Well done to Hayden, thought the race was a bit of anti-climax with Rossi binning it, would have preferred if both were battling to the end, would have been more of spectacle that way . Niggle is that the World Champion only won two races outright... guess that shows how inconcistent the rest were though....
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 19:15
Can't really say that Rossi was a bad loser, he did congratulate Haydon for the win!!!!
I would be dissapointed to, losing a championship, when I'd made the mistake!!!
Lets see what happens next year!!!!!
I agree, he did. However, I have seen Rossi in a right arse plenty of times when he hasn't won.
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 19:17
please explain how rossi is a sore looser ? ...he rode up and shook nickys hand on track ...very sincere hand shake at that !
hayden was gifted that win !!!
Hayden gifted the win, yeah right! Rossi was only in with a chance cos Pedrosa took Hayden out in Portugal! Nicky won the title because he was the best over the year and well done to the guy.
how can a seven times champ be a bad loser.
Every time he broke a record he would always aknowlage the person whos record he'd just broken.
e.g. the banner that he held saying "sorry mike" to hailwood !
If hayden had raced rossi and beaten him in a fair tusstle then he would have something to crow about.
He came off got back on and worked at it to get some points not like Vermulan who went straight off then called it a day.didnt even bother to try and get back out there.
Even if rossi wasn't as good as he is he is still a gent and always shows respect to the other riders on the track.
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 19:26
After all he could've done a max and just blamed yamaha for everything but i haven't heard him slag them off once.
wheelieboy136
29-10-2006, 19:27
Hayden gifted the win, yeah right! Rossi was only in with a chance cos Pedrosa took Hayden out in Portugal! Nicky won the title because he was the best over the year and well done to the guy.
yeah ....but haydens boring to watch zzzzzzzzzzz he lacks that killer instinct.
and thanks the lord for his wins ..whats that all about :lol:
Bayliss showed that superbike riders can ride Moto GP bikes
But I'll bet Biaggi can't ride a superbike for toffee
jcsuzuki
29-10-2006, 19:35
what a race i thought rossi was going to run away with it
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 19:39
Bayliss showed that superbike riders can ride Moto GP bikes
But I'll bet Biaggi can't ride a superbike for toffee
Especially after taking a year out fingering his bum!
wheelieboy136
29-10-2006, 19:46
Especially after taking a year out fingering his bum!
:lol: :lmao: :D :D
wheelieboy136
29-10-2006, 19:52
all i can say is Hayden make the most of it ... he's not strong enough to defend his crown ....mind you if he gets all of kentucky praying for him he might win again :lol
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 20:01
He came off got back on and worked at it to get some points not like Vermulan who went straight off then called it a day.didnt even bother to try and get back out there. Even if rossi wasn't as good as he is he is still a gent and always shows respect to the other riders on the track.
No need to be an arse mate, for your information Vemeulen got neutral as he encountered a gearbox problem if you could be arsed to find out! Chris DID try to get the bike going but it would not start.
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 20:02
:lol: :lmao: :D :D
Rossi bad losers the lot of you.
P.S. It is Rossi who fingers bums by the way, probably his gay friend Uchio!
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 20:04
Bayliss showed that superbike riders can ride Moto GP bikes
But I'll bet Biaggi can't ride a superbike for toffee
OK mate whatever. First time on a Suzuki superbike on Pirellis and only 1.8 off the lap record at Magny Cours.
Come back and the same the same at the end of 07. You are just a typical Rossi fan, a nob.
....and the world champion is....NICKY HAYDEN!
flashart
29-10-2006, 20:07
Says it all, Rossi fans (like the man himself) are bad losers, I have always said that!
I am over the moon that Hayden won and I hope that all the Rossi fans who have given me so much sh1t for being a Biaggi fan are hurting tonight!
Still can't believe Bayliss won too, what a hero!
So this goes to prove that Haydons better than Biaggi then? after all Haydons just done something Biaggi could never do, take title from Rossi ;)
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 20:09
So this goes to prove that Haydons better than Biaggi then? after all Haydons just done something Biaggi could never do, take title from Rossi ;)
Probably does, so what, I can handle it. Big deal. Just because Rossi lost doesn't mean you can have a go at Biaggi again.
As for taking a title from Rossi, neither could anyone else!
At the end of the day you follow who you follow and I follow Biaggi and I couldn't give a toss how much everyone dislikes him and I am over the moon that Rossi lost.
gixerboy
29-10-2006, 20:17
Well done Haydon , Rossie lost the plot today !!
GixerGaz
29-10-2006, 20:20
Well done Haydon , Rossie lost the plot today !!
You spelt his name wrong, it is Rosey. Well that''s what Uchio calls him anyway!:b3:
gixerboy
29-10-2006, 20:24
You spelt his name wrong, it is Rosey. Well that''s what Uchio calls him anyway!:b3:
you mean rosey's bitch haaaaaaaaa:b2:
So what it all came down to in the end - despite all the bleating hearts hammering on about Pedrosa ruining Hayden's life by accidentally taking him out - was just the thickness of a Moto GP tyre and two thousandths of a second...................
That is what separated Elias from Rossi and the 5 points he needed to win the championship - even finishing in 13th place today
That IS tragedy..........:(
Hayden might take home the trophy this year....but Vale is still the real champion and still the best in the World in my eyes.
The guy overturned a 51 point deficit gained by no mistake on his part - no-one else in the World could have done that...........
+1
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 20:43
He even said he'd hung back at estoril because he didn't wanna risk it knowing Hayden was out. Those sort of tactics only work for the kentucky gimp clearly.
huddsy69
29-10-2006, 20:58
You are just a typical Rossi fan, a nob.
thats very grand of you to offend so many people on the board!
you seem to get the arse very easily when anybody disputes your opinion...ever thought of playing nicely?...the threads just gonna turn into a slangin match otherwise aint it?
much like others where someone says something against your favourite racers.
we all have our favourites but to call all Rossi fans "nobs" (one believes the correct spelling should include a" k" at the begining !)
i for one am offended by your attitude and think that you have some sort of huge chip on your shoulder that biaggi has been away from the sport for a season.I however am not a max fan but agree that he is a good racer and worthy of a ride in any class as he mixes things up a bit and makes the sport a spectacle.
this is something that has been missing in my opinion this year...seeing as the sete gibernau/rossi feud has never had chance to unfold again this season
Bring back max into moto gp...then let the battle commence and the best man win eh?
(see its possible to express an opinion without trading insults and offending other users of the board!):slap: :friends:
huddsy69
29-10-2006, 21:01
ps i await your eloquent reply !
I can feeeeeeeeeeeeeel the love in this thread :p
madmatt1969
29-10-2006, 21:06
sorry to say i did say he would win i must be on form ,,i dont normally get anything rite :thumbsup:
pixie_nubbins
29-10-2006, 21:18
Blimey hun- u did get it right!!!
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 21:32
Taken from crash.net:
An eight-point lead and pole position should have been more than enough to hand Valentino Rossi his sixth consecutive MotoGP World Championship in Sunday's Valencia title showdown, but a thrilling season had one last dramatic twist in store.
Rossi - a 58 times grand prix winner, compared with Hayden's three victories - had previously always excelled under pressure, but fluffed the start of the 30 lap decider and was just seventh by the end of lap one. He then remained in that position until lap five, when he lost the front of his Camel Yamaha and with it his world title hopes.
"Of course this is a big disappointment for me because to arrive at the final race with an eight-point advantage and then not win the title is a disaster," confessed the 27-year-old, who rejoined the race 20th and last before finishing 13th. "Basically I made two mistakes today - one was at the start and then the second one was the crash. It has been a very emotional season, with some great moments, some bad luck and now some mistakes. But this is racing.
"All I can say now is a big 'congratulations' to Nicky because he is a great guy, a great rider and he is the world champion because he has been the best this year. I have known him a long time, I know his family well and even though I am disappointed I am also very happy for them. It has been a great fight with him this year – not like in the past with other riders when there have always been some polemics – and we have great respect for each other.
"I want to say a huge thank you to Yamaha, to all my team and engineers and to everyone else involved, they've done an amazing job this year and now I am looking forward to working towards next season with the 800; I am sure it will be another exciting season and another big battle!" concluded Vale, who lost the title by just five points.
"It is normal that the feeling now within the team is one of disappointment but we are also proud that we brought this fight to the final round after all the bad luck we had in the first half of the season," declared team director Davide Brivio. "Valentino has worked incredibly hard and shown on several occasions why he has been such a great world champion – even today he kept on fighting to the very end. It is a sad day for us but we are already looking to the future with great excitement about the new 800cc era and the chance to win the title back in 2007. I want to thank all our riders, team staff, sponsors and technical partners for their excellent work this season and, from our behalf, congratulations to Nicky Hayden."
After suffering accidents, technical problems and injuries, Rossi and Camel Yamaha overcame a 51-point deficit within just five rounds to take the title lead heading into the Valencia decider
Hardly the words of a sore loser are they, a true racer in every sense
redcloud
29-10-2006, 21:35
Well for my money Hayden desrves the title, he's been the most consistant rider all year, steadily building points. OK he didn't win lots of races, but it's a game of averages and a cosistantly good average will always win over inconsistancy (wether it's through rider error or machine problems it doesn't matter its a team effort). Rossi is a great rider and will go down as one of the all time great racers but this year he didn't win, Hayden did so give the guy the respect he deserves. I'm a fan of Moto GP and not just one rider and will give respect to all the riders when they deserve it, I dont think those folks that walked away from watching the GP when Rossi lobed it can say the same, they're only on the Rossi bandwagon and arn't really interested in the GP, its all about Rossi and thats it as far as they're concerned, Moto GP has more than one rider and they all deserve our respect, please remember that :clap: :clap:
huddsy69
29-10-2006, 21:37
qouted from :- yrc_news@yamaha-network.com
"I made two mistakes today - one was at the start and then the second one was the crash. It has been a very emotional season, with some great moments, some bad luck and now some mistakes. But this is racing. All I can say now is a big 'congratulations' to Nicky because he is a great guy, a great rider and he is the World Champion because he has been the best this year. I have known him a long time, I know his family well and even though I am disappointed I am also very happy for them. It has been a great fight with him this year - not like in the past with other riders when there have always been some polemics - and we have great respect for each other. I want to say a huge thank you to Yamaha, to all my team and engineers and to everyone else involved, they've done an amazing job this year and now I am looking forward to working towards next season with the 800; I am sure it will be another exciting season and another big battle!"
sound like a bad loser?...not to me,just sounds gracious in defeat
huddsy69
29-10-2006, 21:40
beat me to it bushie!!. lol
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 21:42
Sorry mate great minds think alike and all that!
dave600srad
29-10-2006, 22:01
I don't follow any particular rider or team. But I do enjoy a good race and the show the riders put on for us!
Through misfortune or design, the rider first across the line derseves to be proud of the win. It is a long season and its consistency will always be rewarded. On this occasssion it was Nicky Haydon!
I was gutted when Rossi dropped it, as I would of liked to see Rossi and Haydon really go hammer and tongs at it!!!
I thought Rossi showed great respect to Nicky when congratulating him!!!
All in all, its been a great season, great racing and some great battles.
Can't wait for next season, a level playing field all round and maybe with the new class, we see an emergence of another rider that can dominate the class in the way that Rossi has done!!!
Bushiee46
29-10-2006, 22:26
Yep i don't care who wins as long as its rossi!! lol!
Watched it at the nec and loads of peeps walked of when rossi binned it. Well done to hayden and roll on next year
i watched it at nec as well , gret big ooooohhhhh came fro the crowd when rossi
came a cropper . i was gutted , missus nearly cried bless er , but credit where credits due , hayden rode a sensible race and got his just desserts .
we may have a new champion but in my mind they all deserve congratulations for doing what they do , and keeping us on the edge of our seats all the way through the season .
APPLAUSE APPLAUSE CHEER CHEER:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
flashart
30-10-2006, 10:07
in my mind they all deserve congratulations for doing what they do , and keeping us on the edge of our seats all the way through the season .
APPLAUSE APPLAUSE CHEER CHEER:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
+1 to that, to every rider of every championship in every country no matter how small
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 10:19
thats very grand of you to offend so many people on the board!
you seem to get the arse very easily when anybody disputes your opinion...ever thought of playing nicely?...the threads just gonna turn into a slangin match otherwise aint it?
much like others where someone says something against your favourite racers.
we all have our favourites but to call all Rossi fans "nobs" (one believes the correct spelling should include a" k" at the begining !)
i for one am offended by your attitude and think that you have some sort of huge chip on your shoulder that biaggi has been away from the sport for a season.I however am not a max fan but agree that he is a good racer and worthy of a ride in any class as he mixes things up a bit and makes the sport a spectacle.
this is something that has been missing in my opinion this year...seeing as the sete gibernau/rossi feud has never had chance to unfold again this season
Bring back max into moto gp...then let the battle commence and the best man win eh?
(see its possible to express an opinion without trading insults and offending other users of the board!):slap: :friends:
OK, I apologise for my chidish behaviour and yes, some of the stuff I have wrote is offensive and I apologise if I have offended anyone. However, the amound if crap I have received from Rossi fans over the years far overshadows anything I have posted on here. However, none of that has come from you guys and I apologise for that.
P.S. Yes, Max has been out of racing for a year but that hasn't bothered me in the slightest. However, whatever happens, I will always be a Biaggi fan and I will stand by him and defend him from anyone who slags him off.
Gaz
Donald_Duck
30-10-2006, 11:02
Well for my money Hayden desrves the title, he's been the most consistant rider all year, steadily building points. OK he didn't win lots of races, but it's a game of averages and a cosistantly good average will always win over inconsistancy (wether it's through rider error or machine problems it doesn't matter its a team effort). Rossi is a great rider and will go down as one of the all time great racers but this year he didn't win, Hayden did so give the guy the respect he deserves. I'm a fan of Moto GP and not just one rider and will give respect to all the riders when they deserve it, I dont think those folks that walked away from watching the GP when Rossi lobed it can say the same, they're only on the Rossi bandwagon and arn't really interested in the GP, its all about Rossi and thats it as far as they're concerned, Moto GP has more than one rider and they all deserve our respect, please remember that :clap: :clap:
Brilliant words there mate as always :thumbsup: Rep added ;)
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 11:09
Brilliant words there mate as always :thumbsup: Rep added ;)
+1
Agreed, wish I could have put that myself!
GixxerPaul
30-10-2006, 11:21
All i can say is what a season! It has had it all, Rossi crashing at the first and last GP, the Yamaha breaking more than once, the Catalunyan mega crash, Haydon losing the plot towards the end of the season, Pedrosa wiping out Hayden, Bayliss winning and Haydon the world champ !!!!!!!!!!!!! 2007 and the 800's BRING IT ON
Fat Tony
30-10-2006, 11:33
+1
Agreed, wish I could have put that myself!
+2
(but why does somebody thanking 'him above' always make me cringe? lol)
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 11:43
+2
(but why does somebody thanking 'him above' always make me cringe? lol)
Me too! Is it just American's who do that?!
Fat Tony
30-10-2006, 11:55
Me too! Is it just American's who do that?!
Mostly, thank the Lord ;)
Where was i yesterday!! (On the settee recovering from a weekend in Blackpool).. missed all the action on the forum but didnt miss the race which didnt finish as I thought it would do. Fair play to Hayden though, whether or not Rossi would have won it if he hadnt had that crash (and i think he would have walked it) the best man won.... cracking race from Bayliss as well.:b10:
Well for my money Hayden desrves the title, he's been the most consistant rider all year, steadily building points. OK he didn't win lots of races, but it's a game of averages and a cosistantly good average will always win over inconsistancy (wether it's through rider error or machine problems it doesn't matter its a team effort). Rossi is a great rider and will go down as one of the all time great racers but this year he didn't win, Hayden did so give the guy the respect he deserves. I'm a fan of Moto GP and not just one rider and will give respect to all the riders when they deserve it, I dont think those folks that walked away from watching the GP when Rossi lobed it can say the same, they're only on the Rossi bandwagon and arn't really interested in the GP, its all about Rossi and thats it as far as they're concerned, Moto GP has more than one rider and they all deserve our respect, please remember that :clap: :clap:
+1 on that, im a hayden fan and he can thank who he likes not gonna stop me being a fan i think shouldnt knock someone for their beleifs even if u dont agree wit them:thumbsup: and for anyone who thinks hayden wont be there next year :angry1: UR WRONG
Bushiee46
30-10-2006, 14:41
This thread is getting silly amounts of views its over 800!!!!
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 14:43
This thread is getting silly amounts of views its over 800!!!!
Are you surprised? The race at Valencia is going to go down as one of the biggest races in history for numerous reasons!
Just bring on next year, can't wait!
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 14:45
+1 on that, im a hayden fan and he can thank who he likes not gonna stop me being a fan i think shouldnt knock someone for their beleifs even if u dont agree wit them:thumbsup: and for anyone who thinks hayden wont be there next year :angry1: UR WRONG
We weren't knocking Hayden mate, I personally think he deserves this years title and I have no doubt that he will be challenging for the championship again next year. I personally just cannot understand why Nicky and his parents had to thank "him above" for winning the championship. The Lord didn't win the championship for him, Nicky won it for himself! However, you are right and I am guilty of this as much as anyone, you shouldn't knock someone for their beliefs or who they support and why.
Bushiee46
30-10-2006, 14:46
Yeh certainly couldn't of predicted the results! What a great sport it is!
We weren't knocking Hayden mate, I personally think he deserves this years title and I have no doubt that he will be challenging for the championship again next year. I personally just cannot understand why Nicky and his parents had to thank "him above" for winning the championship. The Lord didn't win the championship for him, Nicky won it for himself!
Its their beliefs in it mate, not my cup of tea but u cant knock him for what he beleives thats how hes been nought up.:shrug: just seem to be alot of ppl knocking the lad for beliveing in something us lot dont
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 14:50
Its their beliefs in it mate, not my cup of tea but u cant knock him for what he beleives thats how hes been nought up.:shrug: just seem to be alot of ppl knocking the lad for beliveing in something us lot dont
Its human nature, people are always going to knock things they don't understand or appreciate.
At the end of the day ain the long run Hayden on the honda and team mates was better than rossi on the yamaha and team mates and thats what matters not the fact rossi could beat him in a straight out race thats the reason they have a championship, not havin a go at u mate just some of the rossi fans on here who think hayden doesnt deserve the championship coz he hasnt won as many races
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 15:07
At the end of the day ain the long run Hayden on the honda and team mates was better than rossi on the yamaha and team mates and thats what matters not the fact rossi could beat him in a straight out race thats the reason they have a championship, not havin a go at u mate just some of the rossi fans on here who think hayden doesnt deserve the championship coz he hasnt won as many races
To finish first, first you have to finish and Nicky has done that more times than Rossi and that is why he is champion, it's got nowt to do with how many races you win. It is consistency that counts.
To finish first, first you have to finish and Nicky has done that more times than Rossi and that is why he is champion, it's got nowt to do with how many races you win. It is consistency that counts.
Well we know that, but alot of rossi fans dont seem to understand. I know ur not a rossi fan mate so......:thumbsup:
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 15:21
Well we know that, but alot of rossi fans dont seem to understand. I know ur not a rossi fan mate so......:thumbsup:
What gave you that impression?!;)
Any Rossi fans who don't appreciate Nicky being champion (having only won two races) are just sore because Rossi lost. However, generally, I feel that most are happy for Hayden. Depends really on whether they are just Rossi fans or fans of MotoGP!
At the end of the day, Rossi's fans should be happy cos they are going to see a well fired up Vale next year, determined to get his title back!
he may not have won that many races but i guess its all about having the most points at the end of the season
anyone remember andrew pitt on the kawasaki in supersports( ithink) about 3-4 years ago ? the guy didnt win a single race all year, but walked away with the championship at the end of the season.
so which is the true sign of a champion, someone who can work the numbers and get enough points each week to win at the end of the year, or a guy who goes bonzai and either wins each races he finishes by a couple of seconds , or bins it mid race..
Fat Tony
30-10-2006, 17:09
Are you surprised? The race at Valencia is going to go down as one of the biggest races in history for numerous reasons!
Being dull being one of them? I was really disappointed with the race, but it could just have been because I'd been looking forward to some decent fairing bashing up front. Is it just me that felt that the final race of the year lacked oooomph?
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 17:12
Being dull being one of them? I was really disappointed with the race, but it could just have been because I'd been looking forward to some decent fairing bashing up front. Is it just me that felt that the final race of the year lacked oooomph?
Eh, did you watch the same race as everyone else?!:shock:
Hayden won his first title
Rossi fell off on lap 4
...and Bayliss won his first race!
Thats plenty enough drama and excitement for me!
I guess you are right in saying that there wasn't much fairing bashing racing but you can't have everything!
P.S. This thread is now closing in on 1000 views, is that a record?
Donald_Duck
30-10-2006, 17:15
Being dull being one of them? I was really disappointed with the race, but it could just have been because I'd been looking forward to some decent fairing bashing up front. Is it just me that felt that the final race of the year lacked oooomph?
I also thought it was fookin boring, more so after the first couple of laps :clap: The fireworks at the end were good though :thumbsup: i think they expected Rossi to win by the looks of them :shock:
Fat Tony
30-10-2006, 17:16
Eh, did you watch the same race as everyone else?!:shock:
Hayden won his first title
Rossi fell off on lap 4
...and Bayliss won his first race!
Thats plenty enough drama and excitement for me!
Yeah, the results are to be remembered, but I just felt the race lacked much in the excitement department once Rossi cocked up. There wasn't a chance of him making up the time, and there wasn't really much else going on in my mind... Bayliss ran away with the lead and that was pretty much that... wasn't it?
I'm going to have to watch it again now to see if I missed anything, lol
Fat Tony
30-10-2006, 17:17
I also thought it was fookin boring, more so after the first couple of laps :clap: The fireworks at the end were good though :thumbsup: i think they expected Rossi to win by the looks of them :shock:
PMSL, yeah how much yellow? :)
GixerGaz
30-10-2006, 17:19
PMSL, yeah how much yellow? :)
and white, ala Camel colours! Though that was well funny. Just shows you that everyone expected Rossi to win. Well we did didn't we?!
Being dull being one of them? I was really disappointed with the race, but it could just have been because I'd been looking forward to some decent fairing bashing up front. Is it just me that felt that the final race of the year lacked oooomph?
There was a nice bit of fairing bash at the start did u not see that when hayden traded paint with rossi or more of an elbow i thought:clap:
gixerboy
30-10-2006, 18:39
There was a nice bit of fairing bash at the start did u not see that when hayden traded paint with rossi or more of an elbow i thought:clap:
Thought he (Haydon) was going to clear the pair of them out before the first corner :shazzzwis
redcloud
30-10-2006, 19:39
(but why does somebody thanking 'him above' always make me cringe? lol)
I got a question for you. You cringe when Hayden thanks him above but do you cringe when Rossi prays to him above before the race??????? it's the same thing isn't it or am I missing something??????:thumbsup:
Bushiee46
30-10-2006, 21:09
It was hardly Schwantz and Lawson racing to the line was it! I think what everyone is saying about Hayden isn't the fact he thanked him up above it was just the elaborate way in which he did it, but Americans do like to show their emotions (i'm not generalising all Americans its just from what i've observed!)
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