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"Moto GP"

So we don't get criticised for hijacking the F1 thread, here is the MotoGP thread!

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Chris,Rossi always races with the number 46 when he has raced as world champion (which has been a fare few times) he usually just has small number 1's on his leathers (around the shoulder pads).

Did anyone catch the WSBK races from Silverstone today ?,it was fantastic stuff.At last something for us Brit fans to cheer about.Mr. Crutchlow has surely done his chances of getting that Tech 3 MotoGP ride no harm at all after those performances.

Wow, I like the WLF he has on his leathers lol that's quite amusing. You look at his suit and think "He just wants it to looks colourful and crazy" but it's cool the way each thing means something to him. And if he has never taken #1 officially, do they just leave it blank for races?

Chris,there a few rumours as to why Rossi is known as The Doctor ,I think the degree one is right if I remember correctly ?.I'm sure he states that in his autobiography,which is fantastic if you ever get chance to read it.It's really funny,very honest and the man himself is nothing as you would imagine him to be.Unfortunately it has been a few years since I read it,hence I forgot The Doctor thing !.

Regarding Abraham,I don't dislike him nor do I blame him for taking the ride that daddy has paid for.I just think its a bit sad when there are far more deserving riders out there.I don't think Abraham has ever won a race in the lower categories (can't remember even seeing him on the podium come to think of it ?).I do like the way you pick your favourites though Chris,makes me laugh :)

Pedrosa should still be in orange next year as Repsol (Spanish Oil Company) are his personal sponsors and that is their colour.

I dislike Abraham, he sounds like a daddy's boy judging by that comment :P You may have noticed the way I choose my favourite riders and the riders I hate are by their name, the colour of their bike/helmet and how cool they look going round the corners :P
Pedrosa's my favourite (he's not going to have that orange bike next year though is he? D;) and I like Rossi's "The Doc" outfit, thought it was ironic (why is he called The Doc?)

Chris,our very own Cal Crutchlow has been strongly linked to a move to the Tech 3 MotoGP team,he currently races for Yamaha in World Superbikes.He's young and very fast but does seem to crash quite a bit (either that or mysteriously fades during races).I like the guy though and reckon he could be a real prospect but I don't think he's the finished article yet (if that makes any sense whatsoever ?).A couple of years on a half decent satellite MotoGP bike would seem to make sense to me.

Moto 2 rider Karel Abraham has been confirmed as a privateer Ducati rider in MotoGP for next year.He may seem a very strange choice as he has hardly been the class of the field this year in that series but as his daddy owns the Brno circuit he is apparently willing to pay for his new toy !

I understand abit more now. So who's likely to fill the empty slot?
And yes, Enter Sandman, awesome song.

Your doing great mate,you already know a million times more about bike racing than I do about football !.

The sort of point of my post is that Tech 3 Yamaha (satellite team) rider Colin Edwards looks as though he is to leave MotoGP and return to the World Superbike Championship where he was twice world champion and generally bloody awesome !.He last raced in that series back in 2002 where he and (the now retired) Troy Bayliss went into the final found with only a single point separating them.Have little look at this ,Edwards is the white Castrol Honda Bike (number 2) and Bayliss is the red Ducati (number 1).World Superbike fans will welcome his return while it will obviously free up a seat in the MotoGP series.Oh yeah the clip is set to Metallica's Enter Sandman so it's all good ! :)

Hope this helps mate.

pete, I can honestly say my mind is fried after reading that. It's going to take me awhile to understand this stuff...

Sorry to but in here guys but I thought I would post something that was at least slightly MotoGP related ! :)

Colin Edwards looks like he's heading back to WSBK with Ducati while Kawasaki are rumoured to be after Haga for 2011 (surely Tom Sykes deserves to keep that ride ?).Loris Capirossi seems set to stay in MotoGP with Pramac Ducati while several sites are reporting that James Toseland will not be retained by Yamaha's WSBK squad for next season ?.Whatever happens it's looking like there's going to be big changes in the rider line ups for both series next year.Hopefully a couple of our WSBK boys will get MotoGP chances in 2011 as it's looking like there will be a few seats available (Tech 3,Suzuki etc.).

Don't let it put you off Chris! It will all be worth it!

If you do a restricted licence you could get one of these, then after two years you can get what you want.

Getting the bike licence is probably one of the best things I've done, it makes getting to work easy too!