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Old 14-Nov-2005, 12:45
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or maybe it was because there were seven bikes out there with better brakes.

That's the most laughable theory I've heard for ages!

As Phil & I have discussed many times over, many of those racing 620s seemed to only really take advantage of their extra power towards the mid-end of the season. It was getting harder and harder to keep up (something evidenced by the end of my engine at Brands), and the possibility of potentially doing some serious damage to yourself for a fourth place was enough to want to stay sensible.

Remember Phil is one of the only top riders not to come off all season (by his own fault), proof enough to me that he probably had a good 5% left, both on the brakes and around the corners. If he'd had a 620 with a single disc I'm sure he'd have spent the whole season sitting on Geoffs rear wheel, with me right behind him.....sometimes.....

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Ali
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