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Tetley

March 03, 2013 5:26 PM

MOTOGP » Sepang 'reality' for Valentino Rossi


@True Fan. I agree with most of what you say, and like you I have posted in support of several riders stroke engineers stroke teams when the comments on here warrant it. I’m not a Ducati fan, or Yamaha or Honda either- of all the manufacturers, maybe I’m a bit of an Aprilia afficionado- I think that for a comparatively small manufacturer they produce outstanding machines. I like to think I’m a racing fan, like most on here. I have seen and admired McIntyre, Ago, Hailwood, DJ, McPint and many 3-wheel racers. Having watched VR46 since his 125 days, I have never failed to be entertained by him, and although I was never at ease with CS27’s demeanour, I do appreciate that on his day he was an incredible rider. I just feel that some posters, not necessarily yourself, bring irrelevant elements into threads, and I especially loathe those posters who think that insulting others strengthens their argument. Otherwise, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Share a virtual pint with me. Cheers!

Tetley

March 01, 2013 5:53 PM

MOTOGP » Sepang 'reality' for Valentino Rossi


Truefan.. Sorry mate, it is commendable for you to support your man, but it is futile to bring CS27 into the 2013 debate. He’s gone. He is not the competition for 2013. My earlier posting evaluated the current situation with the current players so please review it in that context. My points were that bike problems make acclimatisation longer. Rossi will play will he-won’t he. The Yam gearbox may be the decider. 4 riders will have wins. Podiums may decide the champ. Dani and JLo are fully familiar with their bikes and neither rider can have grown significantly faster over the winter, so improvements in their times will be mainly from bike development. On the other hand, Rossi is already only 0.07 behind JLo on a bike totally different to his steed of the past two years, so VR46 logically has the greater potential for improvement. (.) Similarly, Marc Marquez has great potential to improve on his current speed. What CS27 did or might have done is not relevant in the current situation.

Tetley

March 01, 2013 4:15 PM

MOTOGP » Filippo Preziosi resigns from Ducati


Preziosi was a talented and creative engineer. Most top teams have personell with broadly similar capabilities. They are all high achievers, but they can't all be top dog. Some designs have to be better than others, some not. Preziosi must have been under extreme pressure for several years, not just the past two, in addition to his obvious personal handicaps. He has done well to persist despite the mountains of stress which must have been building upon him. I hope it hasn't taken too big a toll upon his capabilities and his health recovers to enable him to continue with his passions. Those queuing up to kick a man when he's down should be asking themselves if they could have done better than Fillipo.

Tetley

February 28, 2013 8:17 PM
Last Edited 78 days ago

MOTOGP » Sepang 'reality' for Valentino Rossi


After 2 years riding a donkey, it takes a little time to get used to a thoroughbred. The Doncati will have had some effect on VR46's riding style and he'll probably have to get rid of some bad habits. Also, when so much time is lost due to mechanical / electrical / electronic gremlins, then the acclimatisation period gets longer. Despite this VR46 is within 0.07 secs of JLo's best. Vale will get faster as he gets settled in and gets the bike tweaked to his preference. He will also play the will he / won't he publicity to maximum effect and keep everyone guessing. We should also remember that Yamaha are being vague about gearbox development, yet even Jlo says the bike would be better with seamless shift. With the top four so close, the Yamaha gearbox may well be the pivotal crteria in the championship. I think ALL the top four riders will get wins this year, and the Championship may be decided by the other podium places.

Tetley

February 27, 2013 12:26 PM

RR » Cameron Donald leaves Honda Legends team


Mixed messages there ? Cam wants to spend more time in Oz so gives up 4 TT Legends rides, but keeps 2 with Wilson Craig?Could it be because he wasn't in the TTL team for IoM TT and NW200 ? Cam has never appeared sulky so it is a strange situation. I wish him success in whatever he does and I hope he continues to feature in UK racing. Meanwhile, McPint, The Rutter, and Mickey D make a formidable team for the TT Legends.

Tetley

February 26, 2013 7:36 PM

MOTOGP » Water, electric complicate Rossi’s Sepang return


"today rossi rode 2012 yam and was 0.3 faster than cal. how do you explain that one ?? posted by marco polo" Let's first remember the 2012 Factory Yamaha was a more developed bike than the 2012 Tech 3 Yam. Cal is saying that they have nothing new to test, so the real surprise is that Rossi is not further ahead of Cal. Having said that, Cal is fast and brave and will get faster. As for VR46, he is an expert tactician and I don't think he will show his full potential until the first race weekend. Only then will we really see how fast he can pedal that M1.


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