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14 agree. 4 disagree.

since we are going down memory lane and everyone is so keen to bash Nicky, i seem to remember the angry smurf had his fair share of problem with the "pedrosa bike" as well. And the ONLY reason he took second was because Rossi had engine problems at Valencia not because he was such a talented rider.

Not to mention he had his fair share of crashes and poor decisions. So for a guy with such talent on a bike specifically designed & developed for him, he definitely screwed the pooch.

If Nicky had the proper bike, and support from Honda he would have EASILY been in the top 5. if not the top 3.

No matter how much you hate on Nicky, he STILL better then 3/4 of the current riders.

GO NICKY!!!

Posted by Ducman1098R - Unregistered (666 days ago)

Nicky Hayden once again indicated that the new Honda RC212V is as good as anything - with the notable exception of Casey Stoner - on qualifying tyres, by leaving Phillip Island with the second fastest lap time.

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1 agrees. 2 disagree.

'Until HRC address the Perdosa & Puige/ Hayden - animosity / ego issue then Repsol will never perform at their highest potential.'

Ducman1098...HRC will have to suffer another year (2008) with the issue, and it will be addressed by signing Dovi as Dani's teammmate. Nicky's contract won't be renewed with Repsol, but this give Nicky the choices to return to AMA, other MotoGP team, or WSBK. There is likely to be an open seat at Kawasaki factory, or the satellite HRC, Ducati or Yamaha teams...so Nicky will have choices, but I really think Repsol will not be one of them.

Posted by MigsAngel - Unregistered (666 days ago)

1 agrees.

Some thoughts on the Honda situation:
1) A hrc guy was quoted on crash.net in nov talking about how 2008 rcv was designed by a seperate team to those that developed the '07. In other words, the guys that got the '07 working well by the end of last year DID NOT DESIGN THE 08!
2) Nicky has said several times that he wants to race the pneumatic valve engine, but he keeps on having to ride the spring valve one too - why? Surely its because Pedrosa wants to race the spring valve engine....
3) Honda seems to have made the classic mistake of taking an F1 engine, shrinking it, getting good numbers out of it on a computer - then finding its ***** on track. See Cosworth (Aprilia), Ilmor, KR V5...

Posted by Team Green (666 days ago)

6 disagree.

Dani was right, he really has to be worried about Hayden developing the bike. Hayden is a nice guy and a good rider but the guy cannot develop the bike.

Posted by spirito - Unregistered (666 days ago)

1 disagrees.

spirito = ignorance
Come on now....have you no MotoGP knowledge? How about reading skills? Just be a big boy and read the many knowledgable posts (Teem Green's on this page) here. You saying that is like saying you could develope the hrc bike better. Crazy and un intelligent huh? Just like your post you pulled out of your ***. -Slideways151-

Posted by Chris Borgman (665 days ago)

1 disagrees.

it's still better to be fast but frustrated
than to be slow

Posted by The Morgue (665 days ago)

1 agrees.

How can one rider be expected to evaluate a chassis,two different engine configurations,then conduct tyre evaluation all in a few days of allocated testing without ending up running around in circles. This may be the real reason Ducati is so competitive because they have done most of the work before they even see the test track. This also begs the question how effective a development program is when it involves and outsourced factory team such as the Repsol Honda outfit and many others. Quite simply some of these MotoGP teams will still be developing their packages rather than refining them at the last round of this coming season. Ducati with their in house operation is the benchmark here.

Posted by CA - Unregistered (665 days ago)

1 agrees. 1 disagrees.

Jus Do It!!!,,,Rossi,Stoner,Pedrosa **** you All!!!
Honda???Don''t you realize that nicky more better than pedrosa???little kid with big lucky???shorty...
2006 Championship,many of us think thant 2006 just a lucky year for nicky just because rossi had so many problem...hey open your mind guys,only rossi is good rider in the world??????

remember,stoner,edwards,barros,cappirossi,even pedrosa was there isn''t???it''s about whole race of the year,not about rossi...
just go nicky,,,!!!beat them up...

Posted by FX01 - Unregistered (665 days ago)

4 agree.

A big company still depends on its engineers. Do NOT confound "BIG" with "BEST".

You just need a few superb engineers that can do their work in a good working environment. If you don't have the right "grey matter" and "experience" you can throw millions at something and not produce "the best".

Who do you think work at Ducati? or Ferrari? These factories have to invest a huge part of their returns in development compared to Honda but its not only the MONEY, its the PEOPLE that finally have to develop the bike or the car.

Ace could be right, HRC might just be lacking the "old foxes" with feeling, passion and their heart at the right place...

Honda just cooks with water too

Posted by Harryx - Unregistered (664 days ago)

3 agree. 2 disagree.

Bottom line is theres only "1" JB and he is the only cheif in the pits with as many titles to his name.... if "JB" was the chief at HRC today Dani and Nicky would of be fighting over #1 and #2 position this year no doubt.

Yamaha today??? well thats another story, probably dumb *** ego's/politics/$$ and "too many chiefs! and not enough indians"

Posted by Marty Cowan (664 days ago)

2 agree.

Maybe Jeremy Burgess should have become Kurtis Roberts crewchief then,
he would have made him World Champion in an instant

Posted by The Morgue (664 days ago)

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