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Well, though he looked exhausted and sore, his arm strength/feel was obviously good enough. Looking good for him going forward. As much as I'm not a fan of the fairy, I'm very happy to see his arm recover, didn't want him to go out like that. Besides, he beat Lorenzo, so I gotta be happy with that.

Was harsh seeing Dovi steal that 4th from Rossi, but he shoulda been ready for it, so good on Dovi. Was tough seeing the crashes and Spies's issues; woulda been a different race if they'd stay'd on their horses. Especially Simoncelli, who woulda had something fun to 'say' to Lorenzo, after their public arguments leading up to the race.


The Moto2 race was far more interesting to me; sucked seeing Kenan struggle so, he looked like he finally had a shot... Iannone was awesome to watch, he's still the class of the field, even though he pushed it a little too hard and had to pick it up to get some points. Bradl looks like he's gonna be Mr. Consistency this year, which could win him the title if everyone else keep crashing. And what's up with "Boy Wonder" Marquez? Is he ever going to finish a race without having to pick it up? Another rider I liked last year, who showed flashes of brilliance, was Ratthapark WILAIROT; the Thai rider had a horrific off season crash, and almost didn't make it; it appears to be affecting his riding this year; I hope he recovers, he was exciting to watch.


WSBK and WSS at Monza next weekend!

 

It's interesting that Kenan wins (nearly dominates) WSS, goes to SBK and flounders, comes back to WSS and wins again, then heads to Moto2 and has what appears to be a replay of his season in SBK. The guy is obviously a talented racer; but.... ?

 

Last year he did a couple Moto2 races after WSS ended, and he was up at the front for every race; admittedly he was going over the top and crashed or had other mishaps which prevented him from doing anything lasting, but it was for only a couple races and I think he was just trying too hard to make an impact. It did however, show that he had the talent to race at the top level in Moto2.

As I understand it, his team switched chassis and has had some issues dialing it in for him. This race looks like they're getting closer, so we'll have to see.

A Moto2 bike being a prototype of the same 600's he rode so well in WSS, I'd think he can put it all together, but we'll see if I'm right as the season wears on.

I'm still hopeful for him, but he does need to show consistency, as do they all, other than Bradl.

 

Agreed... Absolutely

Kenan is a real talent and its just a matter of time until he's at the very top level

 

Awesome that Pedrosa won, even better is that he seems to be on the road to a full recovery. He has the bike, he is a threat.

The two best things:

1. Pedrosa winnining with a serious shoulder problem
2. Watching Pedrosa chuckling to himself as Lorenzo and Simoncelli talk shit at the press conference following qualifying.

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Best Sunday ever... Pedrosa toys with Lorenzo and wins the race easily...and Osama Bin Laden is confirmed, dead. Libreral or conservative - we can agree that it's been a good day.

 

I disagree, doesn't have it for this game.


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He run a brilliant race picking the exact time to pass Lorenzo, interesting in his post race comments how Pebrosa showed emotion and was smiling stating last surgery was 100% successful with no more pain, looking forward to France in 2 weeks hopefully with Casey pulling off a win to stay in touch.

 

I am not a huge Biaggi fan, in fact, I have a love/hate relationship, BUT, what they did to him, the drive thru penalty, was a JOKE. They need to fix it somehow, though I don't know what they can do after the fact, but it was just stupid.

Great races though.

 

Agreed Echo, they should have told him on his pit board to slow down and let the others catch up a bit.

 

I agree. Moto GP should be conducted in a democratic manner so that everyone wins.

 

well BB, we are talking about world superbike not Moto GP.

 

hmmmm it seems that Max missed a riders meeting that discussed what to do if they missed that turn.
If he had gone he would not have gotten a ride thru.

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Whoops! Sorry, I don't know all these fast guys like y'all racing experts do. I do like the democracy bit though. Think how FUBAR racing would be if you dudes were running the show. It would turn into a personality contest.

 

just try to keep up Billy :vtr2:

 

Will do.. Between bikes and my soap operas and my new two sided Kim Kardashian on one side and Paris Hiltom on the other, blowup doll, I really need to learn to multitask better.

 

Everyone knows that all those cage jockeys are gay. IMO, they would look better if they'd ditch the baseball caps and get some of those halfwit hats that the hiphoppers wear.