MOTOGP » Valentino Rossi escapes to 100th victory at Assen.

Well done to Rossi for taking 100 race wins. Still far from being the GOAT as many fanboy suggest. Still nothing Vs Hailwood and Ago. 100 wins on pretty much the best bike, best team. Boring race with 5 second winning margin, if it had of been Stoner we would have been hearing the norm the the Rossi fanboi's. More clown antics, which take away from the victory and reaks of spoilt brat, pre-madonna, never hard to work for anything and have been given it all. Typical Rossi. Will never be the GOAT, that is reserved for Mike.

MOTOGP » Stoner: Leading now means nothing.

rustless, who the hell is the "O" show? Don't you mean the "GO" Show? It's very true what these guys are saying about the sport down under. It gets very little following. The attendace to a Superbike/Supersport weekend would be less than a 1000 people, and pretty much no TV coverage. For those people who complain about GP and what you see in Australia. maybe it's time you forked out for Foxtel and watch all 3 classes live, plus you also get Superbikes. Kevin Magee does a pretty good job and David Murdoch does a much better job than Rust.

MOTOGP » Pramac get carbon fibre swingarms for Catalunya.

What a stupid comment BigG. So is it only Ducati that dont give all riders the same equipment? I would be very suprised if the Tech 3 got all the same goodies as Lorenzo and Rossi, same deal for the Honda riders. It's called a factory team for a reason. Factory teams put the money and it's best riders at the forefront and customer bikes get the hand me downs. Yet it's another post about Ducati and the Stoner bashing starts again. Maybe it's time I start on the anti Rossi road again and pick every little thing about Rossi to pieces.

MOTOGP » Preziosi: Stoner's Mugello victory with us forever.

I think at the end of the day, you dont get all the little good bits and pieces if you are not a step above the rest. Honestly and in my opinion there are 4 riders are are are able to win a world championship and these riders get the goods. I will also admit that early on in Stoners career, I would not have picked him as a premier class world champion, or even a race winner. His last season in 250's did impress me against Pedrosa on a superior bike. He has proven me wrong and if it was only due to the Ducati we would have just seen race wins in 07. Still like other world champions in the past a total package together and it all fitted, and worked out perfect. cont

MOTOGP » Preziosi: Stoner's Mugello victory with us forever.

I look back to Gaz, he plodded around on a private 125CC bike and pretty much did nothing, look at him when he moved over to 500cc he set the world on fire, well up until injury. Seemed his style was suited to the bike. We have also seen a range of former 125 and 250 world champions, who have followed up with nothing and I think RawDawg has pointed out. At the end of the day it is a total package and what a rider is suited to. Ducati and Stoner seem to be a match made in heaven. I am also looking forward to fireworks between the 2 Yamaha team mates. I think something is brewing and there will be a big bang soon between them.

MOTOGP » Preziosi: Stoner's Mugello victory with us forever.

RawDawg I know they didn't but you listen to much of the drivel posted on the here and it's all about the Stoner bias at Ducati and how the 800 was developed around him. That is why I mentioned Stoner as the 4th or 5th choice for the 07 season on a bike that had been tested and developed prior to Stoner even joining Ducati and the results of Loris and championships in the minor class and how Ducati would have been getting the bike ready for it's number 1 rider at that time Loris.

MOTOGP » Preziosi: Stoner's Mugello victory with us forever.

RXRacer The only people who seem to be making these comparisons are the Rossi fanboi's. I agree Stoner is far from been one of the all time greats, but he has a world championship to his name and he managed to beat a rider whom many claim to be the greatest. I disagree with this statement but he would be in my top 3 - 4. Stoner is going to have a much harder task in getting his 2nd world championship with the likes of Rossi, Lorenzo and also Pedrosa out there fighting. I also dont think these new rules will allow 1 rider to dominate link in eras past. It is all about TV dollars, and people in the gates. It's about Spanish and Italian sponsers and money and has been for years.

MOTOGP » Preziosi: Stoner's Mugello victory with us forever.

Loris was 3rd in 06 on the Factory Ducati. I wonder how he would have faired if not some bad luck and accidents. Stoner finised 8th single team customer Honda and was not even the first choice for Ducati. I think he was there 4th or 5th choice if I recall correctly. Can someone explain why Ducati put all it's efforts and development behind Stoner in preseason and early 07, if we was not first choice, and it's number 1 rider had minor class world championships and a mile of premier class experince. It would be to big a risk in my eyes. Maybe some of the fanboi's can explain this to us mere racing fans.

MOTOGP » 'Foreign object' in Pedrosa's Motegi tyre.

Geeeeez I have never claimed to be a racer, just a road rider who clocks up around 20,000 k's a year. I like most road riders I know, besides the Latte crew who only ride when it's warm and sunny and thats to the coffee shop could not afford to replace Power Race every 1500 - 3000 k's. I averaged 4500 for powers on a road bike and that was a GSX1300R at that. Persoanlly I have always found Michelins to be over rated and have much prefered to use Bridgestones. Each to thier own and see you at a coffee shop on a sunny day.

MOTOGP » 'Foreign object' in Pedrosa's Motegi tyre.

Hmmmm the only tire issues I had was with the old Pilot powers. I was always betting foreign objects in them and they seems to be always going down. Bridgestones on the other hand, never had an issue, same with Metzelers, and Dunlop's and Avon's. Hey team, is it time to ban Bridgestone and go back to Michelin's?