i am still too upset (about nicky) to talk about it 

great race otherwise 

Quote from: DuCaTiNi on April 27, 2009, 04:31:33 AM
i am still too upset (about nicky) to talk about it 

No shit. Any word on injuries? he seemed to be having a helluva time trying to get up.

Stoner, wtf?

So stoked for Lorenzo, he's the other rider I root for 

Quote from: El Matador on April 27, 2009, 07:44:26 AM
No shit. Any word on injuries? he seemed to be having a helluva time trying to get up.

He said he was ok.  He landed on the same part of his back that he hurt in Qatar, but he said it wasn't really a problem. 

“I don't want to say much about that, I don't want to look like a cry-baby but, you know, it was the first lap… luckily I feel okay. I actually landed in the same place on my back as the crash in Qatar and my leathers and helmet have got exactly the same marks.

Quote from: El Matador on April 27, 2009, 07:44:26 AM
Stoner, wtf?

Stoner hampered by brake issue

yea, i'm still hopeful for nicky, but if he doesn't place 1st in the next 2 or 3 races, he's not going to have a chance of regaining the title. he needs to win to get his confidence back. when was his last win?

watch out for pedrosa...

I don't think anyone realistically thinks Nicky can--or earlier thought that he could--win the title this year.  But stranger things have happened (e.g., I'm pretty sure I saw both Lorenzo and Pedrosa smile during post-race interviews). 

yea, i don't how realistic it is, just hopeful 

win?  he hasn't done much of that, ever.

Quote from: gm2 on April 27, 2009, 09:30:20 AM
win?  he hasn't done much of that, ever.

IIRC, he has 3...2 of them at Laguna (2005/2006).

he's only won at laguna???
i thought he won somewhere else but i guess not...
well that puts everything into perspective.

EDIT: i though he won at least 4 or 5 since he's been in the motogp

he has 3 total wins.  2 at laguna ('05, '06), 1 at assen ('06).

he won the championship in 2006 because he was on the podium 10 times.  (and because valentino lost it in valencia)

yes, that's right...assen...

wasn't hayden 5th or 6th in the standing going into valencia '06?

^^ Like gm2 said...he won twice at Laguna, once at Assen, and was on the podium a bunch of times in 2006.

Quote from: hydra on April 27, 2009, 09:36:45 AM
he's only won at laguna???
i thought he won somewhere else but i guess not...
well that puts everything into perspective.

EDIT: i though he won at least 4 or 5 since he's been in the motogp

Quote from: hydra on April 27, 2009, 09:57:36 AM
yes, that's right...assen...

wasn't hayden 5th or 6th in the standing going into valencia '06?

Heh.  No Hayden was in second place... I believe it was 8 points back of Rossi.  Valencia was the last race of that year for Hayden's championship.    Rossi was around 7th position or so and lowsided trying to play catch up.  Hayden rode out a good race in second place, never needing to push it after Rossi binned it.  I remember Edwards slowing pace and letting Rossi by for some points, but it didn't really matter.

Only reason Hayden was in that hole to begin with was due to Pedrobot taking em both out prior to Valencia.

Pedrosa is a douchebag