No Airwaves Ducati at Donington this w/end

[castrolcraig]

Johno said:

What's the difference between Hayden and Pedrosa then ?

[castrolcraig]

Johno said:

What's the difference between Hayden and Pedrosa then ?

hayden is a pick it up and squirt it rider and the piss pot is a traction control robot.

now the emphasis is on corner speed and using the tc 100%.

im going to enjoy watching nicky and bautista on factory 09 dukes next year, they both will get on swimmingly with them methinks.

[Johno]

Interesting given that watching piss pot lately suggests he does everything he can to stand the bike up as quickly as possible while Hang on is still at 30 degrees trying to smoke the rear wheel . .. It's evident which one is working.

I do see Hangon at Ducati next year replacing Melandri. . . They made a big play for him a couple of years ago and I struggle to see Honda keeping him ?

[FourWheelDrift]

castrolcraig said:

Johno said:

What's the difference between Hayden and Pedrosa then ?

hayden is a pick it up and squirt it rider and the piss pot is a traction control robot.

now the emphasis is on corner speed and using the tc 100%.

im going to enjoy watching nicky and bautista on factory 09 dukes next year, they both will get on swimmingly with them methinks.

Pedrosa is the pick it up and squirt it merchant this year, he's been getting the bike up as soon as he can out of the corners on to the fat part of the tyres by managing to get it away and up from him whilst still hanging off the side on the exits. That's been his advantage and in particular what's been playing with Hayden's head.

[aeropilot]

castrolcraig said:

thats even before ducati admitting they have not sold the required 300 1098r's needed for them to be homolgated, and that they had simply bent the rules again by pre registering them

And........

Car and m/c manufacturers have been fiddling homologation for decades...

[StuB]

I think 10kg is a couple of beers and a curry for some of the riders, so don't see the what the big hoo ha's about.

If they Duke's are all then 2s off the pace, 10kg is probably too punitive and should be reduced. I don't think 10kg more than 0.5s per lap for a top rider, so I think they should just get on with it FFS.

Take a look at how competitive and close the WTCC and BSB have become in recent years.

This 'spin' just sniffs of politic and we get plenty of that cr@p everywhere else (F1!) without invading into our beloved 2 wheeled motorsport.