MotoGP - Ride of the year

Yoong Montoya · 29 Oct 2003, 22:01 (Ref:767478)

My choice would be Sete Gibernau at Welkom. I'm afraid I haven't seen enough of the 250 and 125cc racing.

f1manoz · 29 Oct 2003, 23:11 (Ref:767550)

Sete at Welkom wins it hands down. To race with the amount of emotional trauma and pressure he was under, ninety-nine percent of other people would have collapsed under it.

pink69 · 30 Oct 2003, 16:25 (Ref:768229)

Sete and Rossi at Le Mans wasn't bad either, or at the Sachsenring.

Kojima_KE007 · 30 Oct 2003, 23:12 (Ref:768591)

I chose Sete at Welkom.

To take the pole and win the race after the tragedy of Daijiro Kato was something... He was even on a year old bike as well...

asha · 31 Oct 2003, 10:02 (Ref:768949)

ditto

ATF · 31 Oct 2003, 14:13 (Ref:769230)

I think Colin Edwards victory at Valencia deserves ride of the year!!

Dani Filth · 31 Oct 2003, 16:49 (Ref:769370)

lol ... yeah .. sure ...

.. and let not forget .. haga's second in the same race

asha · 1 Nov 2003, 02:09 (Ref:769824)

you guys are friggn comedians aren't you!
:P

DavidStHubbins · 1 Nov 2003, 02:27 (Ref:769834)

Rossi at Philip Island. Utter domination. The rest of the riders are toys!

Bleu · 2 Nov 2003, 16:29 (Ref:770813)

Sete at Welkom and Rossi at Phillip Island are two of the best.

But I choose Sete at Welkom.

Of the other classes:
250 Poggi at Suzuka, West at Assen and Rolfo at Sachsenring

125 Pedrosa at Le Mans, Jenkner at Assen, Lorenzo at Rio and Ballerini at Oz.

ATF · 2 Nov 2003, 16:53 (Ref:770826)

I think Colin Edwards rode an excellent race at Valencia today! Even for 8th, it was good!

Yoong Montoya · 2 Nov 2003, 21:08 (Ref:770939)

Well, I don't think there's any doubt that Sete at Welkom was the ride of the year. And Rossi wasn't toying with him that race - no way, not that day, it was obvious he was giving 100% the whole race.

How come Rossi at Brno didn't get any votes though? I felt that that was the greatest ride of his career. (I didn't see Phillip Island BTW).

Dani Filth · 3 Nov 2003, 14:21 (Ref:771610)

well .. it was 100% . for the last ten laps ..

eating Sete's advantage ..(do i remember the race corectly??)

Yoong Montoya · 3 Nov 2003, 20:17 (Ref:772002)

Quote:

Originally posted by Dani Filth
well .. it was 100% . for the last ten laps .. eating Sete's advantage ..(do i remember the race corectly??)

Yes. He closed right up onto Sete's back wheel, but Sete was too quick for him to get by

He seemed to be pushing hard before that though. Remember when he kept running wide trying to get past Bayliss and Biaggi? I don't think even Rossi would make mistakes on purpose

Nigel Wilson · 4 Nov 2003, 00:48 (Ref:772215)

Rossi at Phillip Island was the only tine this year when he rode at anything like 100%. Most of the year he went as fast as he needed and no more. It was only this lack of full commitment that caused him to make a few mistakes, not by pushing too hard.

Yoong Montoya · 4 Nov 2003, 20:56 (Ref:773093)

Quote:

Originally posted by Nigel Wilson
Rossi at Phillip Island was the only tine this year when he rode at anything like 100%.

Catalunya (after he went off)

You don't think he actually let Sete win the race at Welkom do you?

Knowlesy · 4 Nov 2003, 21:19 (Ref:773118)

Rossi at Catalunya. For definite.

Pitbabe · 5 Nov 2003, 10:24 (Ref:773622)

Rossi at Philip Island has to get it - just. For sheer dominance. It shows that he was probably sandbagging for some of the other races, although Sete certainly gave him a run for his money in a few of them.

Yoong Montoya · 5 Nov 2003, 21:00 (Ref:774200)

Quote:

Originally posted by knowlesy
Rossi at Catalunya. For definite.

Well imagine if Rossi had got a drive through penalty at Phillip Island instead of adding time to his race time. It would have had shades of Carlos Checa at Rio last year.

SeteFan · 6 Apr 2004, 18:02 (Ref:932564)

Well i don't know much about MOTO GP to be honest but i like Sete as u can also see on my name LOL he is i think very very sweet
Greetings Rattana Geel from Holland

View Poll Results: MotoGP's ride of the year?
Colin Edwards at Suzuka	0	0%
Sete Gibernau at Welkom	12	44.44%
Troy Bayliss at Jerez	1	3.70%
Loris Capirossi at Mugello	0	0%
Loris Capirossi at Catalunya	1	3.70%
Sete Gibernau at Assen	0	0%
Valentino Rossi at Brno	1	3.70%
Max Biaggi at Motegi	1	3.70%
Valentino Rossi at Phillip Island	10	37.04%
Other	1	3.70%
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