| Author | Message | ||
     Rocketman |
. . Winner Japanese GP 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DUCATI..................... pole and fastest lap too- and in Japan! Rocket (Message edited by rocketman on September 18, 2005) (Message edited by rocketman on September 18, 2005) | ||
| Rocketman |
Phew. sorry about the editing but the race result could be seen on the search results page, hence all those dots I put in. Rocket | ||
| Davegess |
yeah pretty amasing. And And Hopkins 5th I missed the race on TV, was busy trying to get the 2CV back together, but is sounds like Rossi may have really punted Melandri off the track.. What do thik about that Rocket. | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
Saw the race today... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rossi really charged into him. Sure it was an accident but wow! the impact was harsh! | ||
| Xgecko |
I was at the Race...it was awesome, not Rossi punting Marco but the rest. I've never seen so many bikes in one place at one time in my life...I swear that 80% of the 80,000 people came by motorcycle...I don't know what races are like in europe but two of the guys with us were in Laguna and they said this race was way bigger... Bridgestone brought THE tires hands down, Capi was riding all over Max, The poor Honda's had no grip at the end, both Nicky and Max were "Dirt Tracking" through Victory corner (the start of the front straight)...BTW that accident was nothing compared to what ended the 125 race...Luthi lost it in Victory corner and his bike went/rolled over the rise and down a bit before it fell...Sergio Gadea (I think) rode into it blind...over the bars as his bike disintegrated... 250's were DULL, not that MotoGP was much better but I watched lap 10 from Victory Corner in the Photographers pit before I was asked to leave (read as thrown out in most polite Japanese manner). If I hadn't been so stun'd by the sheer power of those bikes ridden in anger I could have shot photos and stayed a while...however the dead giveaway was not lifting my camera to my eye when they rode straight at me... c'est la vie it was still cool. Hopper's wheelie at the finish endeared him to the Suzuki section more than any other rider did their factory section (a shifting stand up wheelie at over 100mph is impressive no matter the bike and he was great all weekend (though timid on the first lap of the race). BTW I have heard nothing as LOUD as the Ducati...my head still hurts when I think about the sound | ||
| Rocketman |
Well Dave the TV coverage was pretty much made up of on-board camera stuff but it seemed clear all the same it was Rossi's fault, something he readily accepted when he went over to see if Melandri was ok. What narks me about Rossi is his attitude later. Something about him has changed this past year. Where's the compassion for his fellow racers? When he was interviewed in the pits later he was trying to excuse himself by suggesting that Melandri had changed his line in previous corners almost stating Melandri had some part to play in creating their collision. It's like Rossi thinks he's beyond an apology. The nearest he got to one was saying something like he hoped Melandri wasn't in too much pain (sic). Rocket | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
Agreed Rocket. I am awed by his talent, but without sportsmanship, it's a turnoff... | ||
| Kevyn |
...I guess Ducati figured out the firing order... | ||
| Trojan |
In the full interview with Rossi following the race he didn't say that Melandri changed his line, but that he (Rossi) wasn't close enough on the previous lap to see Marco's line that closely and was surprised by the line he took. Rossi's data logging showed that he braked in exactly the same place as the previous laps. He did admit that he was at fault and that it was his mistake. He also said that he was more sorry for Marco than he was for not tying up the championship. I think that makes him pretty sporting, particularly in a sport where nobody seems to accept blame for anything these days. Even Melandri's crew chief didn't blame Rossi for the crash, although the Honda bigwigs did... I cannot believe that Honda actually lodged an official complaint against Rossi for 'dangerous riding' after what was obviously just a racing incident that you probably see repeated at circuits around the world almost every weekend without comment. Coming after their complaint last year at Qatar about him 'sweeping' his grid space it confirms my thinking that the big H have completely lost the plot and will stop at absolutely nothing to stop Valentino winning the world championship again. I hope he has a suitable victory celebration planned for Malaysia  | ||
| 12r |
...big H have completely lost the plot  I think they lost it at Welkom in 2004, but they were definitely losing it towards the end of 2003. ...I hope he has a suitable victory celebration planned for Malaysia 10000 Lira sez he T-bones Biaggi on the last corner  | ||
| Rocketman |
I am awed by his talent, but without sportsmanship, it's a turnoff... Charlie, that's the best way I've ever heard it said. Trojan, maybe your Italian is better than mine LOL. Actually you pulled that information out of todays Motor Cycle News and though I don't have the race recorded so's I can watch it again, and I don't have the best memory, I'd still like to bet that the printed version in MCN is much better worded than the interview Rossi gave in pit lane after the race. Call it a more 'Doctored' version <grin>!!! I mean what BS. He wasn't close enough to see Melandri's line on previos laps. Yeah right. This from the worlds best? Funny how he knows with hindsight the lines Melandri took, and his braking distances and the fact that Melandri's bike could stop quicker in the last part of the corner. Wouldn't somebody have to follow for a lap or three to work that out anyway? Like I said, the mman talks BS. I see also that Melandri put it down to a racing incident and would not blame Rossi for the crash. Interestingly Melandri said in interview earlier this year that Rossi likes no one who's fast. I'm sorry to say that Rossi has in recent years developed a rather cold attitude toward some of his fellow racers and it puts me off liking the guy as a racer even if he's a joy to watch. How can you cheer a guy on if he acts like a prick sometimes off the bike? Rocket | ||
| Dana P. |
Rossi....a racer that you can't get enough of to watch but be is starting to show the attitude of your beneath me and I want you to know that.Sometimes that can mean its coming time that someone will finally take the spot light.Sooner or later the guard will be dropped. |
