MOTOGP » Stoner: We will keep fighting.

well put, lol To me it was even stranger (and unfortunate) because the day Valentino fell in Valencia in 2006 (should have been October 29), was the day that I lowsided my bike in a trackday and broke 3 bones.

MOTOGP » Stoner: We will keep fighting.

Oscar, which was Hayden's 3rd victory in 2006 apart from Laguna Seca and Assen? I can't recall it...

MOTOGP » Michelin out to redeem themselves.

Forget HRC: If I have 10 of something and you have 6 and someone comes in, takes 2 from me and gives it to you then for sure he'll be favoring you but at the end we'll be even. Get it? And just building a factory in Europe isn't going to be a solution. We are talking about the core of the R&D of the company here, not just a reproduction plant. And this might account for hundreds of specialized technicians and scientists, all now based in Japan. What do you expect, to move all these guys abroad just to be able to produce the "Saturday Night Specials?"

MOTOGP » Stoner: We will keep fighting.

I thought Indianapolis didn't have such a long straight, at least not as long as the ones found in Estoril, China or Mugello.

MOTOGP » Same circuit, different story for Rossi.

Oscar- I'm right with you, Rossi soon will have absolutely nothing more to prove and Stoner is surely one of the future protagonists, alongside Pedrosa, Lorenzo and maybe Dovizioso.

WSBK » Hofmann: Aprilia will cause a surprise!

Ducati aren't that stupid to allow their 200cc asset to go away. It's the old talk about 2cyl vs 4-cyl so no need to start it all over again but I'm sure they've done their maths and came out that 1200 V-2 is better overall than 1000-IL4

MOTOGP » Michelin out to redeem themselves.

I agree with papi. Given that Bridgestone didn't have the luxury of being able to send-in tyres overnight they had to produce tyres that were competitive in a broader set of conditions. Seems that Michelin is better at over-specializing their tyres (hence their dominance in the qualifying rubber) and Bridgestone is better in producing more versatile ones. At the bottom line, I believe that now the tyre war is played on a more even field since the new rules erased an ability only one of the two manufacturers had.

MOTOGP » Stoner: We will keep fighting.

I think The Morgue summed it up very nicely, I agree with his comment. About the Misano track, I've always held in my mind that Mugello is Rossi's real "home track" since he's been racing there from the start of his career winning every race there from 2001 to this day. He has given us so many emotional races there, for some reason racing in Mugello is always close and passionate. It's certainly one of the special tracks of the calendar. So I have a small reservation about the term "home race" when it is referred to Misano, which has very little to contribute to Rossi's shining racing career.

MOTOGP » Same circuit, different story for Rossi.

Grimturtle, Rossi didn't exactly flicker, regardless if the results might depict this. In 2006 he was plainly unlucky and in 2007 he was fighting against a talented guy aboard a much faster bike which had better of everything: Better tyres AND better engine.

WSBK » Hofmann: Aprilia will cause a surprise!

Welcome, welcome. It''s nice to see the Europeans at last take racing by the numbers! Ducati is already a steady force, Aprilia and BMW, are to be in next year, we should expect KTM at some point and somewhere along the way Triumph might make its appearance with the -yet to be revealed- Daytona 1050 or 1100. Go Europe!