Break A Leg Valentino .....

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D-Rider · #1 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:39 pm

.... Oh he did ....

..... I didn't mean it literally.

Obviously going to be out for a long time .... Best Wishes to him for a good recovery.

Certainly that must be his championship over for this year (not helping my fantasy league either) - Lorrenzo must now be odds on.

#2 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:55 pm

Absolutely gutted.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 723843.stm

Heal quick Vale.

HowardQ · #3 Post by **HowardQ** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:59 pm

Same for me, get back quick Vale.

BikerGran · #4 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:44 pm

Incredibly it's the first time he has broken anything! MotoGP won't be the same without him - and it seems all the racers feel the same evn tho it gives them a better chance.

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:28 am

Rossi could be back quicker than we expected ...... rumoured he is testing today at Brno on Toseland's bike .....

TwoWheelsBlog has gotten word that Rossi will be testing yet again, this time on James Toseland’s YZF-R1 at Brno tomorrow (Monday), as the Italian continues to gauge his progress to physical recovery. Keen to get back to racing, and save MotoGP from its plummeting ratings since his departure, Rossi has called for a press conference immediately following that day’s testing session, where he’s expected to announce his thoughts on racing next weekend at the German GP. A&R also expects Rossi to make the biggest announcement in MotoGP history on Monday as well.

More here: http://motomatters.com/news/2010/07/11/ ... annou.html
and here: http://www.rsvzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18330

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:30 am

So the Brno ride did happen:

Valentino Rossi completed 46 laps (fitting, ehh?), over multiple sessions, at Brno today. Rossi used a Yamaha YZF-R1 that was provided by the Yamaha World Superbike Team, and much to Crutchlow and Toseland’s dismay, Rossi took the WSBK R1 around Brno with a best time of 1′59.135, which is*quicker than both Yamaha WSBK riders did in last weekend’s races.

Many outlets are comparing this time to race times at Brno, but a more analogus comparison would be to the qualifying times from this weekend (Editor’s Note: Lap records are only counted during races).*Compared to the Superpole pace, Rossi was about a second off Cal Crutchlow’s pole setting pace of 1?58.018, while being nearly half a second faster than Toseland’s 1?59.699. Rossi was rumored to be on Toseland’s YZF-R1 today.

“Today was good, I felt better than in Misano but I still feel quite tired after a few laps and a race will be a much bigger question,” said Rossi. “We haven’t made the final decision yet, I need to have some more x-rays on Wednesday, and then my doctors and I will consider whether I can ride at Sachsenring. Once I’d understood my physical condition today, I had great fun riding the R1 and even did some work on the settings! I want to say a big thank you to the WSB Team for staying on here another day and making this test possible for me.”

Gio · #7 Post by **Gio** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:32 pm

And look at this :)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpres ... ExmOe-L-Ww

And this

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/161595 ... rmany.html

#8 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:48 pm

You cant keep a good guy down....

I think his presence back on track will be enough to put the fear of God into most of the competition. Even when he breaks a leg, He's still faster than anyone else at securing his recovery.

I so so so hope he is ok to race. I want to see Hondas and Ducatis anhiallated by the leading Yamaha pair.

HowardQ · #9 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:37 pm

Can only agree with that, it's not the same without him!

Samray · #10 Post by **Samray** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:13 pm

HowardQ wrote:Can only agree with that, it's not the same without him!

Nope, was a great improvement.

Gio · #11 Post by **Gio** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:59 pm

Samray wrote:
HowardQ wrote:Can only agree with that, it's not the same without him!
Nope, was a great improvement.

Got any carbolic soap?

Regardless of what people think of him as an individual he's saved motogp the last few years, even when he wasn't winning, the rest have no personality and if you watch tv then it desperately needs someone to come along when he retires or its going down the tubes.

Samray · #12 Post by **Samray** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:37 pm

Remember Steve Davis, or Michael Schumacher? well Rossi is the new Mr Boring and has contributed much to making MotoGP the same.

#13 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:56 pm

Well I think RossiGp is awesome. When the rest have enough talent to take him on, win and make it stick it may be better to watch for those who feel it somewhat boring, but at the moment, the lad has set out his stall and beckons to all comers. It's not his fault theyre all shite.

Noeli0 · #14 Post by **Noeli0** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:08 pm

I think I may have to agree with both sides Rossi is an awesome rider and a legend in the sport, but GP has become boring.

Moto 2 now that’s a race series!!!

Gio · #15 Post by **Gio** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:34 pm

MotoGP has only become boring cos its run by the bean counters, even Rossi has said lets go back to the days when there were no technical aids like; launch control, abs, fly by wire, tyres that are made of 10 or more different compounds for certain riding angles incorporated into 1 tyre, anti wheelie controls, clutchless gear changes up and down.

Also bring back the flexi frame, thats how we knew we had good riders the fact they could tame the beast. I'd guess and say 95% of the riders we have now wouldn't be there if it was like the 90's.