MotoGP round 7..Catalunya, Spain**spoiler after 6/10**

L8 Braker · 06-07-2007, 01:07 PM

THIS RACE IS ON CBS AT 1:30!!!

Last race, Rossi regained the center podium and showed he is still at the top of the riding world...Pedrosa ran with him the whole race, but couldn't get the pass...And Stoner just looked like someone stole his lollypop

...It must suck when you can't twist that throttle all the way and just watch other bikes sit still...

So who's going to be center podium this race?

LAST YEAR IT WAS
1. Rossi
2. Hayden
3. K. Roberts Jr.

L8 Braker · 06-07-2007, 01:12 PM

This year, I'm pickin............

1. Rossi
2. Pedrosa
3. Hopkins

L8 Braker · 06-07-2007, 01:15 PM

Current standings, BTW..

Quote:

1 Casey Stoner 115
2 Valentino Rossi 106
3 Dani Pedrosa 82
4 Marco Melandri 68
5 Chris Vermeulen 63
6 John Hopkins 59
7 Loris Capirossi 47
8 Tony Elias 45
9 Alex Barros 43
10 Colin Edwards 39

ChaosXIII · 06-07-2007, 02:05 PM

L8, I'm guessing you're trying to get people to watch on CBS, lol...

1:30 EST, I made the mistake of trying to watch an F1 race that they advertised last year and forgot that little nugget of time zone info. Was very curious when I found my racing was actually a cooking infomercial...

Hopefully no first corner pile-ups like last year. Freakin Gibernau... Rossi likes this track, so I get the feeling he's going to be awfully hard to beat. Seems like ducati and stoner have lost much of the huge speed advantage, so its going to be interesting to see if stoner can still hang with it.

my picks...

1. Kurtis Roberts
2. Gangsta Guintoli
3. James Ellison

...but seriously, I'll wait to make some predictions.

Capirossi looked solid last race, but something weird happened and he dropped to 7th in a couple turns. Did he just make a mistake or was it something mechanical, anyone know?

Anyone going to take a bet to see if pedrobot smiles at all for his home GP?

Kennyj15 · 06-07-2007, 02:55 PM

some of Rossi's favorite tracks during this swing, he looks like he is riding in his midseason form after Italy so he is my pick. as for the rest im unsure but Pedrosa will figure into the mix...

ThePhorest · 06-07-2007, 03:51 PM

Shinya Nakano blazes through for the win!!!

.....just kidding. All the Hondas except the one with the rider who it was designed for are still pretty much FUBAR. Big surprise.

After the last race it got a lot tougher to call! I'm gonna guess Rossi and Stoner (duh) but I really don't know who else will be up there. I'll wait till practices before I make any predictions.

Just for your enjoyment, heres a Photoshop I made for another MotoGP forum.

Caption: Secret spy photos of Dani and HRC in the early stages of designing the RC212V.

drstrangenorm · 06-07-2007, 03:55 PM

Look at the straight.... I feel it will be

1.) Stoner
2.) Rossi
3.) Maybe hopkins.

L8 Braker · 06-07-2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drstrangenorm

Look at the straight.... I feel it will be

1.) Stoner
2.) Rossi
3.) Maybe hopkins.

That straight isn't long enough to give Stoner an edge...He can't just twist all the way...He's going to have to be on the brakes too fast...

The rest of the track is set up for Rossi...He's proven that he is unmatched in the turns...Stoner's come a long way, and he is for real, but Rossi is still unmatched in riding skill, and is still the best rider in the world...

PREDICTION
If Rossi's tires hold, he'll run away with it, and Sunday we'll be saying how boring the race was...

dreesemonkey · 06-07-2007, 04:08 PM

Wohooo, a race on network television! I'm willing to bet it won't be in HD, though

The girlfriend isn't even going to be around that day. Niiiiiiice

No predictions from me, I just want to sit back and enjoy. Hopefully it's a clean race.

chandra.hp · 06-07-2007, 06:30 PM

I just hope we don't have a major wreck like last year!

954rr_rider · 06-07-2007, 07:44 PM

LAST YEAR IT WAS
1. Rossi
2. Pedrosa
3. K. Roberts Jr.

Are you smoking crack???

last year it was
1.Rossi
2.Hayden
3.Roberts

Pedrosa crashed....twice.