MotoGP releases

[cornercamping]

Edwards to join Rossi for next 2 seasons  :o  Thought maybe Nicky would join Rossi, but oh well.   Think it had to do anything with the "humping" that occurred when Colin got his first podium  ???  Rossi is still god  ;D

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2004/Oct/041016a.htm

[Super Dave]

Interesting.

Colin has done a lot with Yamaha...

Before road racing, with Yamaha here, he was, like, a mini-moto-cross word champion.

That was how he knew Tom Halverson who was kind of the go to guy for the US Yamaha program, as I understood it at the time.

Good for Colin.  Someone sees his value.  

[cornercamping]

Yeah, Colin is a hell of a rider.   He just needs the right support behind him and he could be a MotoGP champ sooner or later when Rossi goes to F1 racing  ;D

Bayliss going to WSBK?   Checa checking out?  OOOoooohhhh the drama  :D

[Super Dave]

I'm curious about what DiSalvo will be doing...

How Jensen does at the Suzuki World Final at Atlanta...and if that leads to something...

Other questions too, but those I can't state.

Still looking for financing on my end.

[Super Dave]

And a job.

That hurts.

[cornercamping]

I'm curious about what DiSalvo will be doing...

How Jensen does at the Suzuki World Final at Atlanta...and if that leads to something...

Other questions too, but those I can't state.

Still looking for financing on my end.

You think Suzuki is gonna mess with the current team?  Maybe ditch Yates?  Hmmm.....  i dunno.  Yates has tons of talent, but has to learn to differentiate AMA racing from WWF.  Too bad Mladin doesn't have the nuts to go to MotoGP.  He even admits he'll get his ass handed to him.  So, I guess he cherry picks until he retires in the AMA  ::)  There should be a rule against cherrypicking in the AMA.  The way it should go for champs IMHO is:

Club Racing to AMA to WSBK to MotoGP 125 to MotoGP 250 to MotoGP

Instead you got "5 time champ" sitting in AMA afraid to go anywhere else cause he doesn't want to be a back marker.  What's the point?  Not saying Mladin doesn't have talent, but doesn't it get old sitting on the podium race after race, after race with no additional challenge.   He might even have a hard time qualifing in MotoGP....

[cornercamping]

And a job.

That hurts.

What exactly do you do?

[Old808]

You think Suzuki is gonna mess with the current team?  Maybe ditch Yates?  Hmmm.....  i dunno.  Yates has tons of talent, but has to learn to differentiate AMA racing from WWF.  Too bad Mladin doesn't have the nuts to go to MotoGP.  He even admits he'll get his ass handed to him.  So, I guess he cherry picks until he retires in the AMA  ::)  There should be a rule against cherrypicking in the AMA.  The way it should go for champs IMHO is:

Club Racing to AMA to WSBK to MotoGP 125 to MotoGP 250 to MotoGP

Instead you got "5 time champ" sitting in AMA afraid to go anywhere else cause he doesn't want to be a back marker.  What's the point?  Not saying Mladin doesn't have talent, but doesn't it get old sitting on the podium race after race, after race with no additional challenge.   He might even have a hard time qualifing in MotoGP....

Are you aware of a competitive offer to race MotoGP that was turned down by Mladin?  Or do you think he can just build his own RCV211 in his garage and go racing?

And are you really saying that 125 and 250 GP are step-ups from world superbike?  If so, whoever taught you about motorcycles should be jailed.  I mean, I understand you don't know anything about racing, but can your head try to process what the transition from world superbike to 125 GP would be like?

[Dawn]

Are you aware of a competitive offer to race MotoGP that was turned down by Mladin?  Or do you think he can just build his own RCV211 in his garage and go racing?

Matt Mladin said in an interview that even if he would be offered a ride in MotoGP he wouldn't take it...

This is where I believe Dan was coming from.

Dawn   ;)

[Old808]

Matt Mladin said in an interview that even if he would be offered a ride in MotoGP he wouldn't take it...

This is where I believe Dan was coming from.

Dawn   ;)

Sorry, but Dan is implying that Mladin should have left the AMA after one or two championships.  So again, my question is: does anyone know of any competitive offers he turned down in 1999-2000?

That interview you are talking about is a recent one.  And he's right: at this point, it is probably too late in his career to go take a chance on MotoGP.

[cornercamping]

Dawn was right on the money.  I think that Mladin should be forced to bump up where he has more competition.  Is it fair to privateers and such being "stuck" because all the factory rides are taken by the same guys like Mladin and Duhamel for the last how many years  ???  I can think of 3 or 4 privateers that deserve a factory ride after the awesome show they've put on.  

Geoff May
Eric Wood

What about those guys?  Look at their awesome results considering the equipment they are using compared to the factory teams..  Yet, as long as guys like Mladin and Duhamel are cherrypicking in AMA instead of moving up the chain, those guys are stuck where they are.  No new superstars are born until one retires.

As far as my comment of MotoGP 125 and 250, I was referring to a "world level."   Is it any more competitive?  Don't know. I would be willing to bet that Danny Pedrosa would spank both Mladin and Duhamel like they were in 4th grade though.  

As far as Mladin goes, it's funny that even with the factory ride being offered he shot it down.  He admited himself that he would get his ass handed to him.  I guess he's simply stating that he's not good enough to go to a world level compeition with the best of the best.   That's too bad.  You never know.  Do you think that if Nicky came back and raced superbike he'd spank them all?  Dunno  ???

I can tell you this much, both Mladin and Duhamel are on my *crap* list.  I wish I could get 1% of the talent either of those guys have, but still.  But since they can't or don't want to move up, they are worthless in my opinion.   More or less, it's like a 20 year old 8th grader picking on everyone in Jr. Highschool.  Is he cool because he's 20 years old picking on 15 year olds?  

[cornercamping]

ÊAnd he's right: at this point, it is probably too late in his career to go take a chance on MotoGP.

Yeah, but he'll be the next Duhamel sitting in AMA until he can't walk any more.   Too old my butt.    ::)  You think Rossi is going to race MotoGp for more than a couple more years?  I think the first F1 team that is competitive and makes him and offer, and Rossi will be in F1.  Too old.   Is Duhamel too old?  He could've quit a long time ago.  Instead, he likes to snipe Zemke every race weekend out of 1st or 2nd.