Quote from: gm2 on May 19, 2009, 11:50:32 AM
was Chili an example of looking through the corner (everyone else) or down (rossi)?

that one was looking through....though I have some of the latter as well...well..sorta...

Quote from: gm2 on May 18, 2009, 10:13:43 PM
....you knew this one was coming...

Nakano is even looking further ahead than Rossi!

Quote from: Roy on May 19, 2009, 05:22:39 PM

Nakano is even looking further ahead than Rossi!

rossi looks down, not forward.

Quote from: derby on May 19, 2009, 05:24:59 PM
rossi looks down, not forward.

but you can see where nakano's lookin' 

I'd kill myself if I tried to copy Rossi's style.

Quote from: derby on May 19, 2009, 05:24:59 PM
rossi looks down, not forward.

So, oh great derby, what is to be made of that?  Is there a Rossi secret, or is it just coincidence the greatest rider ever looks down instead of doing what the books say?

mitt

I thought he said something to the effect that he already knows where the track goes?

In this picture he seems to have his head down, but eyes up:

Quote from: mitt on May 19, 2009, 07:08:21 PM
So, oh great derby, what is to be made of that?  Is there a Rossi secret, or is it just coincidence the greatest rider ever looks down instead of doing what the books say?

mitt

it's one of those bizarre rossi'isms.  says it helps him make small adjustments throughout the corner. 

watch -- you can see him start to look into/through any corner like a normal rider and then actually change his focus to right in front of the bike once he's got it turned.  completely insane.

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Quote from: zooom on May 19, 2009, 05:08:26 PM
that one was looking through....though I have some of the latter as well...well..sorta...

here's another Chili shot....not exactly looking down or through, but a good shot nonetheless...



and kinda looking through here with this one too....but again...another good shot I think...

i love how stoner plays hide-the-aussie when he rides

Of course, Rossi sometimes looks through his helmet too. (new classic?)