| Spolier - Motegi
Capi did it. Kept Rossi at bay in fine weather at Motegi. Rossi pulled into second with about 7 laps left and tried to reel in Capi, but gave up the chase and dropped back for a very un-Rossi like safe second. Capi seemd to have his tires really dialed in with BS and he didn't seem to have any last minute loss of grip. Great race for Ducs. Watched it on commercial TV here, but the Japanese info boards had Capi riding a Honda all the way to the end, even though the commentary noted regularly he was on a Duck. On board camera helped as well. Guess it is to be expected as the main sponsers were Honda and Yamaha!
Fun to watch as I have raced bicycles on the Motegi circuit, so I have a pretty intimate (LOL) view of the track, though 295 kph at the end of the downhill straight is a little more thrilling than the 65 or so I was doing... | 
24-Sep-2006, 07:56 
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