Valentino having a smashing time... : Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:18 pm  

.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 867870.stm Must have been mullered on the finest Italian red

.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 867870.stm Must have been mullered on the finest Italian red

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:18 am  

The silly boy. I hear the new Yamaha bike is very fast so it looks like Rossi will take the MotoGP title again.

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:31 am  

not if casey.nicky on the ducati's have any say

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:23 pm  

fredie wrote:

not if casey.nicky on the ducati's have any say

Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner look a strong team on the Ducati bikes but I cannot see Rossi not winning another title. I think the only way Rossi will not win is if he falls off or has bike trouble.

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:52 pm  

u can't count out the aussies yet

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:02 pm  

Rossi is too much of a pro for Stoner. The moaner will be there or thereabouts, but he ain't winning it.

Hayden should have a good season. He was wasted at Honda after they became Team Pedrosa and now he's got the fast bike that he wanted.

The single-tyre rule will make things interesting and I can see a few "second riders" upstaging a few of the bigger names as the season goes on - Lorenzo, Dovi, Hayden, maybe even Edwards. The cost cut's will probably put the privateer's in their place though - Honda have already stuck rev limiters on all of their customer bikes at the Sepang test this weekend.

I definitely think that it's Rossi's and Yamaha's to lose - Yamaha will probably romp it in the WSB as well.

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:01 pm  

fredie wrote:

u can't count out the aussies yet

You mean Aussie.

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:43 pm  

there are more than 1 aussie in motogp

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 4:03 pm  

Vale being Vale as usual.

Good season ahead aswell, pretty tight one i assume.
Yamaha had to build something faster to compete with Ducati and they have.

: Thu Feb 05, 2009 4:59 pm  

fredie wrote:

there are more than 1 aussie in motogp

Chris Vermeulen.