Quote from: Spidey on December 17, 2008, 06:03:45 PM
I just got a stiffy.   

+1

I'd almost want to go to Qatar to see this....almost.

Quote from: derby on December 17, 2008, 05:33:11 PM
http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/wsbk-bayliss-accepts-rossi-challenge-for-the-duel-in-the-desert//P1/

I learned two things...

Troy Corser was WSBK champion last year...

and Bayliss is a 40 yr old Italian.   

time to watch some tivo racing

F'n awesome! 

Quote from: Speeddog on December 17, 2008, 06:24:03 PM
F'n awesome! 

agreed.  but i refuse to get excited... yet.

At the very least, it's good fun just thinkin' about it. 

Hmm... visa rules for Qatar?

Quote from: swampduc on December 17, 2008, 07:24:28 PM
Hmm... visa rules for Qatar?

All womens must be accompanied by a man....oh wait, that's Kazakhstan:

odds on Bayliss?...odds on Rossi?...

Quote from: ducpainter on December 17, 2008, 06:07:04 PM
I learned two things...

Troy Corser was WSBK champion last year...

and Bayliss is a 40 yr old Italian.   

but he does have a good quote from that article that I liked...

....This sounds like an Ali-Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle” of 1974 in Zaire, and I am giving notice that the patent for “Duel in the Desert” is mine....

maybe this article will hurt your brain less though...

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18122008/58/rossi-set-bayliss-superbike-duel.html

Quote from: zooom on December 18, 2008, 06:40:13 AM
but he does have a good quote from that article that I liked...

....This sounds like an Ali-Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle” of 1974 in Zaire, and I am giving notice that the patent for “Duel in the Desert” is mine....

maybe this article will hurt your brain less though...

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18122008/58/rossi-set-bayliss-superbike-duel.html

That was a good line...

You'd think he'd spend just a minute proofreading his work though....

no?

oh I totally agree....and the whole bit about fighting for televising rights for February 14th when in the next line he says the 1st round is in the beginning of March at Philip Island...


I think maybe the guy was rushed to put something out so as to be on the scoop bandwagon as apposed to being behind the ball like they usually are when it comes to things 2 wheeled.

my christmas prayer

dear god, please please please please please make this happen.  amen.

p.s.  god, please let it be carried in HD by Fox using the normal/official wsbk announcers, cheers.

the FG cameras aren't HD

Quote from: COWBOY on December 18, 2008, 11:11:19 AM
please let it be carried in HD by Fox using the normal/official wsbk announcers, cheers.

tell ya right now...those cracking chaps won't be carried by the Fox sports machine....