BSB » Brookes reviews 2010 options

From what i've seen and heard from Josh in person, his arrogance is one of the main factors limiting him from being liked by the majority of BSB followers... Unless Camier is the subject of the discussion, Brookes will not make any complimentary comments about other riders. Why can't he be a nice bloke like Bayliss, Corser, Richards, McConnell, O'Halloran and Muggeridge. They don't fulfil the Aussie stereotype that seem people seem to expect...

MOTOGP » Ducati promotes Guareschi to MotoGP team manager

Check out those mutton chops! What's wrong with Livio Suppo? It's not like he's not been getting results out of the team is it?

MOTOGP » FTR doubles up for final 2009 Spanish Moto2 races

I like it - it looks like some a supermono. Hope Gowla can get a decent result and impress the team.

WSBK » Returnee Neukirchner samples new surroundings

Rob's usually pretty spot on with his comments, but that one is pretty daft. Max is a good rider and has results to show. He was running well until that Ducati came in and shattered his leg at Monza. I hope Max will be up there with Johnny, showing the white and green Ten Kate colours up front at every race of every round. He's shown some half decent pace for the first time on a new bike, but he's got plenty more time to put in even more training to get himself in top condition.

MOTOGP » So close... yet so far

Two more impressive rides and five podiums on the bounce. Nothing wrong in that or being beaten by Simon, who's got years of experience more than you. Every year has been an improvement, but this year has shown ever-widening elbows and less race crashes, plus the ability to show dumb Europeans like Iannone exactly how to do it! Good luck for Valencia squire, let's hope you can out-do Julian at his home race!

WSBK » Corser: BMW is capable of a podium

Corser is the best option for BMW - he can develop a bike like nobody else, although I'm not sure Reuben should be with him next season - as much as I like the guy, he needs to be on top machinery like the Duke to be up there. Hopefully he'll get some luck next season after two majorly unlucky breaks (literally.) I think the S1000 will get some trick bits and do better than this season. I think a podium's a realistic option for them, as long as the tires don't go to pot, which seems to happen quite often after some decent starts...

WSBK » WSS: Ellison, Gino Rea testing for Yamaha

Mick - Brookes has probably signed with HM Plant again and I've got a feeling that Hill will be snapped up by Shaun Muir. Easton and Hill will be a formidable pairing next season, instead of Easton and Karl the boozehound. And the rumours are that Hodgson will be involved in the BMW effort next season, hopefully with Richard Cooper as I doubt Hodgson could do enough on his own to develop the bike, whereas Copper has already done plenty for BMW and has many years ahead of him.

WSBK » WSS: Laverty thrilled with win, praises Crutchlow

Norge never shoots his mouth off and always gives a candid yet modest view from where he is at the time. I think that's what makes me like him more than Cal... Cracking season for Parkalgar - especially being the best Honda and taking the wins that Jonesy developed the bike for - he'll be well proud of the time wherever he is. But there's no shame being second to Cal and that rocketship of an R6! As said before, I still can't believe he's not been signed yet. He's had a couple of mistakes under pressure (Donington especially) but he's still a young un and has come back from riding an absolute donkey in GPs and let his riding do the talking.

WSBK » Haga forced to settle for second again

Comparing this season to Hodgson and Xaus' season is a bit dumb. They were both on the same machinery in '03 and the only non-Ducati in the standings was Lavilla's Suzuki. This season has had 4 manufacturers taking wins, 5 different riders and another 6 taking podiums. This has been no Ducati cup like numerous other seasons when the fours have had to make up daft amounts of displacement. Yamaha have made a bike that has stood up to the Italian manufacturer in the Italian championship (kinda like 2002 all over again.) It was Nori's to lose and his fall in the first race was the final nail in the coffin, nothing to do with Fabrizio. Poor lad looked like he was going to spew up on the grid!

WSBK » WSS: 'Elated' Crutchlow prepares for Superbikes

If Cal uses his head and doesn't drop it as much as he did on the HM Plant 'Blade, that team should be close to unstoppable next season (although Rea and Fabrizio will be up there too) with Toseland going for a third title too. I still can't believe that Norge hasn't been given a ride yet. He deserves one of the decent Moto2 rides (Ten Kate or one of the Moriwaki or Harris chassis'ed teams) after some of the rides he's had this year and some of the battles he's had with Cal.