Motogp today

loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

Wow, anybody catch the motogp? And I thought the first half was good!

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Must learn to wake up before 3PM on weekends Confused

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Lee_367 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2004 Karma :

top notch stuff, loads of overtaking, became a bit hectic in the second bit Mr. Green

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izzi81 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Karma :

I only saw the first part, which was *amazing* (I've only just started following bike racing after years of watching F1... quite difference! Laughing

) but because BBC just had to show a repeat of Eastenders I didn't get to see the restart. Who won? Did I miss anything amazing?
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AD · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Karma :

Rossi won, ste second, biaggi third. Bayliss fourth and xaus fifth. Ducati first and second for a couple of the laps.
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Lee_367 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 May 2004 Karma :

shakey was in there somewhere Very Happy

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Gazanimal · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Karma :

Rossi won after the race was stopped with 6 laps to go due to rain failing & all the racers were out on slicks.

The race restarted after about 20 mins with the positions of how the stopped race ended giving the grid positions for the restart.

Rossi was on pole for the restart.

The bikes came out with some on treaded tyres,others sticking with slicks as the rain had stopped. Lining up on the grid certain racers i.e Gibernau swapped his tyres for slicks while others just kept the tyre warmers on until the last minute.

2 warm up laps commenced & on the final warm up lap Jeremy McWilliams dived into the pits to swap onto a spare bike which was prepped with treaded tyres as the rain had begun to fall again. McWilliams had to start from the end of Pit Lane.

The 1st corner was the worse affected area on the track for rain & in places looked quite treacherous but all the riders safely got round the track.

Loads of overtaking with Ruben Xaus taking no crap off any of the `big` names & flew past a load of them & was leading at one point.Even Shakey Byrne was stuffing it up the inside & outside of Capirossi.

The rain stopped but the track remained damp but not a single high-side was to be seen. Eventually Rossi opened up a little gap between him & Gibernau with a lap & a half to go but Gibernau pushed until he was really close but Rossi had enough of a lead to power over the line to take his 2nd win of the season.

Best race I've seen in a long,long time & it just shows how crap F1 is now & how much it's turned into a `Lets follow the red car procession`. Middle Finger

If you get the chance then watch the highlights at some point as you won't be disappointed. Top stuff. Razz

AD · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Karma :

Shakey was 10th in the end i believe. Thumbs Up

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cliff · Doctor Sicknote Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Karma :

Best race I have seen in a long time. I knew Rossi would come out on top. Although it did'nt look that way in the second part of the race. Thumbs Up

<EDIT> Did anyone see Rossi, "testing the water?" Laughing

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Gazanimal · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Karma :

Cliff - Do you reckon he was dipping his toe to test the water temperature? Laughing

loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

why did rossi put his toe on the ground on that corner?

izzi81 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Karma :

so what happened to Gibernau? Did he finish quite far down the field thanks to his tyre choice? Quite a shame given the great race he had in the first part...
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EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

Awesome race(s), what more can you say Smile

Gazanimal · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 01 Sep 2003 Karma :

Gibernau finished 2nd to Rossi.

All the top finishers went back out on slicks even though it slowed their pace slightly. As the track dried when the race stopped the grip came back to the tyres.

Basically it all boiled down to who had the biggest Cahunas in the wet.

Loply - I think Rossi thought he was gonna lose the rear end & backed off the throttle & thought having his foot out my stop him from losing it totally, balance wise.

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Steve H · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Karma :

And, for those who didn't see it Shinya Nakano produced a heart stopping moment when the rear tyre exploded on his bike whilst doing 200mph Confused

Thankfully he was relatively unscathed (although he was stretchered back to the pits). Apparantly the distance that he tumbled up the tarmac was in excess of 500 metres - You've gotta take your hats off to these Boys Thumbs Up

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cliff · Doctor Sicknote Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Karma :

He dipped his toe in to see how deep the water was I reckon, it looked like a big puddle. Confused

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loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

Thankgod he'd stopped by the time he reached the wall.

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

Only just though Lopy Shocked