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28 Jun 2003, 10:33 (Ref:645361)
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2003 Dutch TT - Assen
Looks like the 125cc at minimum will be a wet race...
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28 Jun 2003, 11:10 (Ref:645374)
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Why are the races on a Saturday?
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28 Jun 2003, 11:15 (Ref:645376)
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The Assen races have always been on a Saturday. Not sure why.
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28 Jun 2003, 11:24 (Ref:645377)
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Maybe because of religion, but I am not shure. Some people in that area are only permitted to go to church on Sunday.
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28 Jun 2003, 11:33 (Ref:645380)
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125cc result:
1) Jenkner (first win  )2) P.Nieto 3) Barbera 4) Ui 5) Perugini 6) de Angelis 8) Pedrosa 16) Cecchinello (!?) |
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28 Jun 2003, 15:52 (Ref:645490)
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i was there in 96 - back packing..... 7 years ago
 it was wet then too - mick doohan won that day  ... i got pi$$ed 
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28 Jun 2003, 17:13 (Ref:645520)
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Maiden victory for both Steve Jenkner and Anthony West, and great, real professional drive by Sete.
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28 Jun 2003, 17:54 (Ref:645533)
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fuc**** rain ..just as the track was dry ... congrats to the winners ... shame about Haga .. he was just going to do it for me ... asa i said .. a top 5 
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28 Jun 2003, 18:57 (Ref:645570)
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Great ride by Sete! And Biaggi too.
Sete is really doing a solid job on the works Honda Bayliss and Haga were very promising... The speed is there but like with Stoner we need some solidity! |
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28 Jun 2003, 19:54 (Ref:645597)
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Altho Im a Max fan I am lovin the way Sete is sticking it to them this year, he's just responded in such a positive way sine Dajiro was killed - he's brought his team back from the depths and showed what a fine racer he is - more power to his elbow.
Good show by West as well - aint seen that one yet, but Im sure it was down to his natural talent, lets hope he gets on a big bike again in the next few years. |
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28 Jun 2003, 22:20 (Ref:645667)
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Was a bit of a letdown after the first few laps. I was really looking forward to a exciting wet race and Troy was looking really good, right up until he ditched it!
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28 Jun 2003, 23:21 (Ref:645711)
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I've yet to see the 125cc race but it's about time Jenkner won and that will surely re-ignite his championship hunt. Shame about Lucio though. That's two races in a row without scoring.
Westy I've already spoken about in another thread, but it was a fantastic ride. And Sete was magnificent. He was just so fast and confident in the conditions. Biaggi tried his best but couldn't match the Spaniard while IMO Rossi was playing it safe. 16 points was better than none. Bayliss blew a real chance at a podium. But he showed grit by getting back on the bike and scoring points so I don't think Ducati will be too angry at him. I was surprised guys like McCoy and Tamada were not higher up. McCoy because he usually rides very well in the wet while Tamada with his Bridgestones should have really been mixing it. |
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29 Jun 2003, 10:34 (Ref:645888)
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McCoy is having major problems this year - any reasons why do we know? I mean Alex Hoffman won the Kwacker class again!
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29 Jun 2003, 15:19 (Ref:646113)
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I can't really think of anything as to why McCoy is struggling. Frankly, he hasn't looked comfortable on these new machines and really appears to be struggling with confidence.
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29 Jun 2003, 15:26 (Ref:646128)
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It's no secret that McCoy is one of the riders that were dead against the switch from two-stroke 500s to 990 four-strokes. He is clearly unhappy with his current situation and I don't think he is as motivated as he could be; the Kawasaki not being anywhere near competitive with ANY bike on the track doesn't help either. Put him on the KR3, though, and you will see a man transformed. Sadly, that's not very likely to happen.
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30 Jun 2003, 01:09 (Ref:646669)
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I was disconsolate when Nori dropped it. I was expecting him to lose the front end at the start of the race, not have a weird-looking monster of an off 2 laps from the flag. At least people saw he can actually still ride the thing...
Rossi still isn't so hot in the wet, is he? Bayliss? Well, remember Silverstone SBK last year - went like a maniac and dropped it about 3 times. No surprise seeing him go fast or chucking it down the road! |
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30 Jun 2003, 11:01 (Ref:647033)
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Rossi doesn't risk it in the rain .. don't know why .. I remember him winning a race .. i think it was Nurburgring ... in 125 after Sakata droped ... but still didn't look impresive .. and in 1999 at Donington .. but that wasn't a proper wet race
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30 Jun 2003, 11:40 (Ref:647071)
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I have to agree with Rambo that Rossi isn't the best wet-weather rider (I'm NOT saying he isn't the best out there so don't misquote me!!)
Although the records don't show it, I do think Sete is the best wet-weather racer on the grid at the moment. Though I remember Kenny was once a good pedaller in the rain as well. |
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