Pedrosa on Stones at Indy!!

[darylbowden]

Damn, he's got some pull apparently.  Mid-season replacement, sure don't see that very often.

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/news/168368-0/official_pedrosa_to_bridgestone.html

[Chococat]

Bout time. He should be fighting for second in every race. I wonder what's going to happen next year.

[gm2]

dayumn.

[Chococat]

I just realized that he's on stones in the next friggin race. Eek that was fast. I know he's been asking for it for quite a while but who in the heck ever heard of such a thing mid season? Wow.

[derby]

I just realized that he's on stones in the next friggin race. Eek that was fast. I know he's been asking for it for quite a while but who in the heck ever heard of such a thing mid season? Wow.

it's happened before... in '94 or '95, iirc.

michelin statement:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70215

[derby]

looks like he's already feelin' at home on the new rubber:

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/Pedrosa+content+with+speedy+Bridgestone+debut

[desmoquattro]

Bridgestone now supplies 12 of the 18 MotoGP riders.

Well, you guys always wanted a spec tire...

[derby]

Bridgestone now supplies 12 of the 18 MotoGP riders.

Well, you guys always wanted a spec tire...

1) no we didn't...

2) there is still a HUGE difference between a 'spec tire' and having a single tire manufacturer.

funny, michelin and bridgestone have basically swapped positions in the series.

[desmoquattro]

1) no we didn't...

2) there is still a HUGE difference between a 'spec tire' and having a single tire manufacturer.

funny, michelin and bridgestone have basically swapped positions in the series.

Just giving you guys crap

[derby]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70251

[Grampa]

I bet his stones are tiny

[Capo]

This comment by Mathew Birt in the MCN

"The way Pedrosa kicked Michelin into touch to go to Bridgestone opens a political can of worms

Arguably two of the most boring subjects in MotoGP- tyres and Dani Pedrosa stole the lime light from Valentino Rossi's record-equalling achievement at Misano devaluing the professionalism and credibility of MotoGP in the process

Pedrosa's move to Bridgestone was not out of the blue, but the timing was. Why couldn't he just put up and shut up for the final five races, bow out of Michelin gracefully and accept his Bridgestone contract for'09? He's out of the title hunt anyway - and he'll be on Bridgestones any way next season when the single tyre rule gets sneaked through on safety grounds

This is another panic decision whereby Pedrosa has one bad race then carves up a contract Michelin has had with HRC for 24 years. Four races ago, he Ied the world championship and nobody had heard a murmur about quitting Michelin. He led in Germany only to crash out and couldn't ride in Laguna. So did he base his entire   decision to move to Bridgestone on Michelin's boob at Brno?

But lets cut the crap and see how Pedrosa matches up against Rossi and Stoner on the same tyres. We all got sick of hearing Rossi whinge like hell last season about tyres, but now he's on Bridgestones he's going to walk the championship - he's backed himself to the hilt and delivered

So let's see if all the fuss and aggro will be worth it because most people doubt whether Pedrosa will be any more of a title threat than he is on the Michelins he so despises.

Some people will hope he does figure more prominently, because for someone so small in stature Pedrosa wields considerable clout in MotoGP. His unsavoury switch to Bridgestone is clear evidence Dorna, Repsol and Honda will go to any lengths to keep him sweet.

For one rider to manipulate the commercial rights owners of the sport for his own benefit is frankly a shocking and dangerous prospect for MotoGP. Contracts are clearly not worth the paper they are written on any more and Honda's reputation as an honorable and dignified leader of world motorcycling has been tarnished.

Somebody must stand  up to the riders who have got way too much power nowadays. If Pedrosa fails to win a race on Bridge-stones in 2008, will HRC replace him? Of course not, with all the rider power nowadays, soon they'll be hiring and firing themselves!"

[gm2]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080904jr.htm
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70251

[derby]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080904jr.htm
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70251

ahem:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70251

[gm2]

yea yeah, whatever.

=)