Bin Laden to race a Ducati....

zooom · February 29, 2012, 10:13:48 AM

http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2012/02/bin-laden-to-race-ducati-1199-panigale/

yeah...I had the same reaction.

Spidey · February 29, 2012, 11:36:09 AM

Methinks homeboy needs to go by Abdul.

duccarlos · February 29, 2012, 11:57:00 AM

I saw that this morning. Had to do a double take to see if it was some sort of joke.

Uncle Mofo · February 29, 2012, 12:01:14 PM

Wtf I'm kind of Pissed at Ducati now.

Buckethead · February 29, 2012, 12:02:59 PM

Quote from: Grifo on February 29, 2012, 12:01:14 PM
Wtf I'm kind of Pissed at Ducati now.

Why?

Uncle Mofo · February 29, 2012, 12:09:07 PM

Quote from: Buckethead on February 29, 2012, 12:02:59 PM
Why?

You know why.. I'm not going there.

zarn02 · February 29, 2012, 12:19:32 PM

I wasn't aware the UAE even had a superbike championship. Learn something new every day, eh?

Interesting that he's signing with an existing team. With bin Laden money he could of just run his own totally un-sponsored team if he'd wanted.

duccarlos · February 29, 2012, 12:36:36 PM

It's the Saudi Falcom team. Most likely they are already a sponsor.

zarn02 · February 29, 2012, 12:42:55 PM

Quote from: duccarlos on February 29, 2012, 12:36:36 PM
It's the Saudi Falcom team. Most likely they are already a sponsor.

Makes sense.

pennyrobber · February 29, 2012, 01:55:32 PM

Man, why couldn't he ride a Yamaha instead. That would be sucky to have to carry around a name with so much stigma. It's the same with all the people out there who's last name is Hitler.

derby · February 29, 2012, 02:20:12 PM

Quote from: pennyrobber on February 29, 2012, 01:55:32 PM
Man, why couldn't he ride a Yamaha instead. That would be sucky to have to carry around a name with so much stigma. It's the same with all the people out there who's last name is Hitler.

how many people are there on the earth with the surname of hitler? not many since it was a mangled one- or two-generation spelling of the more common "hiedler"...

bin laden isn't a very common surname, but the rest of the family isn't so bad... why let the black sheep ruin it for everybody?

zarn02 · February 29, 2012, 02:23:44 PM

Quote from: derby on February 29, 2012, 02:20:12 PM
why let the black sheep ruin it for everybody?

This.

It's probably not too bad "back home," but I'm sure it's not great times going places where the only reason anybody knows who you are is because of "crazy uncle Osama."

I'm happy to let the guy race, and wish him all the best.

fastwin · February 29, 2012, 02:26:44 PM

I agree. Knock himself out!

Hell... I'm the black sheep in my family. And yes, Baaaaah still means NO!

gm2 · February 29, 2012, 02:38:03 PM

Quote from: derby on February 29, 2012, 02:20:12 PM
but the rest of the family isn't so bad...

and you're certain of this because..

ducpainter · February 29, 2012, 04:24:30 PM

Quote from: gm2 on February 29, 2012, 02:38:03 PM
and you're certain of this because..

he isn't...

but it's at least 50/50...

and there very few people in the world as make the beast with two backsed as Osama...

which ups the odds.

I'm bettin' on derby.

this does not give anyone the right to discuss politics, or the Saudi family...or any US intervention.

It's just my impression of derby's interpretation.

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