Rossi on pole for Dutch TT at Assen tomorrow.

He'll probably win it then.

Rossi won easily. I thought the banner with his photos of him after winning each of his 100 MotoGP races was fantastic.

I wonder if he will manage another 23 wins to beat Ago's record. I doubt it personally.

Brilliant! He's a character alright.

It wasn't as exciting as Catalunya but still beats the hell out of the boring procession that is F1.

I recorded the British GP last week and, after watching the first five laps, fast-forwarded through the rest. Painful.

He'll do it.

If he wants to do it he will do it. But I know he likes his rallying and he might want a new challenge.

With the competativeness og MotoGP these days I think he would need to continue for at least another 3 seasons to break Ago's record which I would think is unlikely.

There's only really Lorenzo, Stoner and Pedrosa who are a real threat to him so far. No other rider in the field has really bothered him too much.

I wouldn't even say Pedrosa is a threat. Certainly not unless he drastically cuts down on the amount of time that he spends rolling around in gravel.

IIRC, Rossi's contract runs to the end of next season. I agree that he needs three seasons (circa 7-8 wins a season) to break the record. I'm sure Yamaha will be happy to keep him on for that period of time although I agree that it wouldn't be a surprise to see Lorenzo overtake him as top dog in the next year or two.

I forgot to put down that Pedrosa does spend some time in the gravel. Then that just leaves Stoner and Lorenzo unless there is someone else I've missed. I'd like to say Nicky Hayden is a threat but he's not.

At the other end of the standings, the inevitable has happened and [url=http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-sport/takahashi-dropped-by-scot-honda.htmYuki Takahashi has been given the Japanese equivalent of his P45.[/url

Roll on Sunday.

Definitely. I hope it's as good as last year without Stoner's dummy-spitting if he gets beaten again. That really put me off him.

I'm sure it'll be a good one and Stoner won't spit his dummy out like last year.

Valentino Rossi is king, Casey Moaner will have nightmares about the corkscrew last year for the rest of his life.........

why are poms so obsessed with running down aussie casey

its been 32 year since the last pommy championship winner



thats why . lorenzo,casey had accidents today motogp usa practice.injured but will be racing

There is a chance that Lorenzo will not be racing tonight after a heavy crash yesterday. If you've seen it you'll know what I mean.

Raced, but an estimated five-week recovery time will severely put a spanner in the works of his title challenge. In that time, you've got Germany and Donington - not exactly easy circuits.

Both Stoner and Lorenzo need to start finishing ahead of Rossi and soon. That's hard enough when you're fully fit. It's nigh on impossible when you've got shoulder-knack and a mystery illness that turns up every weekend.

Well done to Pedrosa.

Because he's a whinger who claims all the credit if he wins and shifts all the blame when he doesn't. He's another Mick Doohan, a decent rider on a powerful bike who shines on the straighter circuits. He just has a more competitive field and the goat to contend with in comparison to Doohan.

It's nothing to do with him being an Aussie, it's because he's a bad loser. I was a fan of Mick Doohan, although it has to be said, at the time when he was riding Motorcycle Grand Prix was becoming really boring due to the fact that the Honda was so superior to anything else out there at the time.
I am also a fan of both Troy Corser and Troy Bailiss in World Superbikes.

Rossi is still the best out there and is a great character even when he loses whereas Stoner behaves like a spoilt child.

typo

how can uk stop the rot from 32 years of failers

By learning to spell?