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[Mad Dog Bianchi]

Aw c'mon, give Hayden a break. The guy rode his heart out all year and deserves accolades for a smooth, though unexciting championship charge. Rossi is great, rides like a demon and was bound to low or high side sometime. Hayden is champ and deservedly so, but it is too bad Ducks were hit with some bad luck mid-season. They were really competitive this year and this last race showed how fast they really are.
800's, hmmmmmm, will the regs make them any slower?

[749er]

Didn't Hayden only win because the Lord blessed him and no one else? Arrogant P***k!

[ariel]

Originally Posted by 749er

Didn't Hayden only win because the Lord blessed him and no one else? Arrogant P***k!

Why have you got such a chip on your shoulder?

[Brogins]

I am still under shock as most of the italians rider here... slowly digesting that Hayden is the motogp world champion. At the end, Valentino is a human being - we were starting to think that he was a martian - well may be just kenny Roberts was.
I am happy for the kentucky boy.. sad for the Rossi as he could have been the only rider to win motogp 1000 - and the only one not to be beat anymore as starting next year will be 800 -

[749er]

Originally Posted by ariel

Why have you got such a chip on your shoulder?

I don't.

[VanDaMauler]

HONDA DID.

Haydon had the most points so HONDA stepped in and said to all the other Honda riders, they had to let him go in front of them...How obvious was it?

Pedrosa,Stoner and Elias were`nt even trying, they were there to keep the other`s at bay, all Haydon had to do was ride around and not crash.

The riders not under Honda team orders were either too fast (Ducati) or too slow (Kawasaki,suzuki and Yamaha)

But the rest of the honda`s were out there to make Haydons job easier..

Honda wanted the championship so badly they would have done anything, including taking one of Rossi`s relatives hostage somewhere...which I haven`t ruled out...

It was a very very strange race.

[beancounter]

Originally Posted by VanDaMauler

HONDA DID.

Haydon had the most points so HONDA stepped in and said to all the other Honda riders, they had to let him go in front of them...How obvious was it?

Pedrosa,Stoner and Elias were`nt even trying, they were there to keep the other`s at bay, all Haydon had to do was ride around and not crash.

The riders not under Honda team orders were either too fast (Ducati) or too slow (Kawasaki,suzuki and Yamaha)

But the rest of the honda`s were out there to make Haydons job easier..

Honda wanted the championship so badly they would have done anything, including taking one of Rossi`s relatives hostage somewhere...which I haven`t ruled out...

It was a very very strange race.

Are you on drugs Van?

[Ozz]

Have to say it did remind me of the France - Brazil world cup final a few years back.

Brazil went in as favourites and then Ronaldo had a fit and was as useful as a jelly. Rossi seemed the same way. His normal faultless riding and dicing just were not there.

I don't have a problem with Haydon winning the championship - just Honda!

[VanDaMauler]

Originally Posted by beancounter

Are you on drugs Van?

I may have just had a few "hits from the bong" why do you ask?

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by Mad Dog Bianchi

Aw c'mon, give Hayden a break. The guy rode his heart out all year and deserves accolades for a smooth, though unexciting championship charge.

I'm sure we can say the same for most of the riders, that they ALL rode there hearts out, but that does not mean they deserve it.