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MacaveliMC said:

It's unfortunate, but I think they could make a great superbike team. We know Ben is a big fan of the Pani, and I wouldn't be surprised if Nicky is as well. I think there are good possibilities there. Checa has had quite the unfortunate season.

If Cal ends up at Ducati and they aren't making massive improvements, that may be the grave of his career as well.



I was expecting Honda to dominate at this circuit, since it's more suited to the bike. I was surprised Rossi did as well as he did. Cal was riding out of his mind though, it's not like he casually passed Rossi and had a cup of tea afterwards, he was absolutely killing it and giving everything he had to catch MM. Unfortunately it was easier for MM to keep a faster pace on the Honda. I think it was easier for Rossi at Assen to pass the Hondas because the track suits the Yamaha better.

Would Rossi have beat JLO at Assen? Would he have beat JLO or Dani at Sachsenring? Well, we'll never know I suppose, and after all crashing is part of racing and a reflection of the rider. You can say he wouldn't of beat them all you want, but the fact is Rossi didn't crash and injure himself either, and it's not easy to qualify on the first row if you're not pushing it.

Rossi says his front end feels a lot better, and he's got some steps to make in the rear to get more traction. We'll see if it actually makes a difference in America the next couple weeks!

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JeffD said:

I'm not a Rossi drone. A fan yes, but realistic. I did say that with JL broken up and Pedrosa banged up very hard that Rossi will have an easier time, which he has. I'm predicting that Marquez is still finding his limit and this is proven by the very hard practice crashes he has been having in the last 3 rounds, he's lucky to not get injured - yet.

If you re-read my post I'm predicting that Marquez will injure himself, JL - as hard a man as he is - will not be back to 100% pace for a while yet, and Pedrosa has shown that his confidence gets knocked when he crashes hard - so he will not be as fast as he was. All of this works to Rossi's and other non-Alien rider's favors.

I don't think Beaubier is like the other AMA riders, and Moto2 isn't really that much more advanced than Supersport. In fact, World Supersport pulls faster lap times than Moto2. Kenan Sofuoğlu had some bright spots in Moto2, and Crutchlow didn't show anything special in SBK before he jumped into MotoGP.

Similarly I think that Beaubier (who's already raced in Europe and of course was Marquez's teammate in the Red Bull Rookie Cup) could make that jump. Sadly, as Colin Edwards said, he "doesn't have the right passport" and will have to go through Moto2, and then a satellite MotoGP team before getting the factory ride. Or maybe not, if there are no more Americans in MotoGP, which I agree with Capt is a likely scenario, as the American market is still important to the factories and we will likely still have 2 MotoGP races (Austin and Laguna).

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mark419ny said:

see this speak of the devil

Nicky Hayden told no factory Ducati ride in 2014 - | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP News | MotoGP Results | MCN

thanks to stw for the post

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MacaveliMC said:

I'm only sad because I don't really have a way to watch the WSBK races

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mark419ny said:

wsbk you can get on be in sport. i have direct tv so i got the sport package and its included.

oh i found out tech 3 signed pol esparago so cal doesnt have a ride next year either thats why cal was pissed at tech 3

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MacaveliMC said:

Are you sure? I thought it was just a rumor, do you have any evidence?

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Capt CF said:

Poor Cal. He's done if he takes it.

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JeffD said:

And he's out of MotoGP if he doesn't. He'll take a 2-year contract at Ducati and concentrate on investing his money, since he'll have to retire or go back to SBK after that if he still wants to work at what he does best.

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