Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > hodgson in the usa

[baylissboy]

This is not aimed at just Hodgy,but i don't think that the 999 is the bike to be on in ANY superbike championship!!

The Ten Kate Blade gave the Factory team a scare or two,just think what it'll be like after winter testing & loads more data to work from!!

I'm putting my neck on the block,but i think BSB,AMA & WSB will all go to a 4 cylinder bike,very sad,but that's my opinion!!

[Twinfan]

Vermuelen will be the calss of the WSB field. And by quite a way.

BSB will be close, too close to call. I'd tip BamBam Thomas for a good season though.

AMA will be close too, but you've got to favour Mladin.

[TP]

Originally posted by Twinfan
Vermuelen will be the calss of the WSB field. And by quite a way.

I'd chuck Corser in the mix with Vermuelen as well.

[baylissboy]

OK,here's my tips,

BSB.................Rutter(he MUST be due a championship win)
WSB................Vermuelen(CERT)
AMA.................Mladin(or Yates)

Any thoughts,or comments?

[Twinfan]

I'm not convinced Michelin will have caught up enough to take the title this year. You just copied me for the WSB and AMA chasers!

In BSB you've got possible titles for:

Reynolds
Smart
Harris
Rutter
Haslam

[Steve M]

Rutter

Corser or Toseland (or maybe Haga or maybe Vermin or ---- just bring it on)

Hodgson

[Edited on 18-1-2005 by STEVE M]

[Jimbob]

Rutter

don't care

don't care

[Steve M]

Originally posted by Jimbob
Rutter

don't care

don't care

Why?

Top class racing is worth following where ever it happens


[Edited on 18-1-2005 by STEVE M]

[Jimbob]

WSB gone a bit stagnent.

AMA tried to follow it on Motors but they repeat it so many times i lose interest.

Going back to WSB though it seems to be getting better thanks to the 1000 fours getting stronger, before it was getting to be a one make series.

I'll always be a motogp fan anyway. You can't beat the bikes and the few riders who can get the most out of them

[guest1]

Originally posted by Henners
Toseland made an interesting comment in Bike magazine: If he did what he did this year last year (2003) when the bike was new, he would have been a hero. He was quicker that Capirossi (on the same bike) in most places and Capirossi had a race win and numerous podiums last year. The amount of development the Japanese did in 2004 - they were two seconds a lap faster. Neil had no chance.

sorry if this is late in the thread but, surely that comment is total tosh. It's like saying if he had a 999 twenty years ago he'd have shown 'em a thing or two.