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*Liam's Wild Ride*

RaoulDuke said:
Ivan Silva announced as the replacement for The Hoff for Brno today.
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silva? didn't he retire a long time ago? *scratches head*
 
Best of luck to the Pramac d'Antin team in a few hours....

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It's nice, being in a garage next to Team KR. Kurtis gets to wear his own Shoei replica, and Ivan Silva (our Spanish back-up pilot) gets to wear his Suomy Kurtis replica. Nice.
 
g'Morning, Liam! Ready for a new day? Give me some weather news, so I can adjust my tipping! ;)

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-jim
 
I'm preparing the rain kits now . . . but I think it'll be dry this afternoon. Colder than expected, too.
 
Yeah. :thumbup Nice article. A couple things that stood out for me...

Nicky, on crashing a MotoGP bike:
“There's an art to it,” Hayden says. If you're moving at 100 miles per hour, even a pool of water would feel like concrete. “So imagine what concrete feels like.”

Nicky, when asked whether the fact that he won the championship last year is of any comfort to him now:
“Oh, from time to time fans bring up the poster” — he was referring to an image of himself at the final race of last season, on his knees next to his bike, weeping into his hands — “and it still puts a smile on my face. But it seems like a long time ago now.”

Mamola, commenting on traction control and Ducati's apparent mechanical advantage:
“Futuristic things like traction control, it's cutting down the role of the talent ... if you put [Stoner] on Nicky's bike, he wouldn't have won any races. I guarantee that.”
 
Phew - Marginally successful weekend for me. Both bikes survived roughly five hours on the track this weekend in race conditions, now to see how we do in the two days of testing. Lots of things to check out for Bridgestone, and testing means the bikes will be in and out of the garage almost constantly. It's more taxing than you'd think, because it's like an open track day with no separated groups and no time frame. Just "GO", and take a break when and if you need one. Oh, and it means more days up just after 6AM, because we arrive early enough to get the tires warmed up. I'm out ~
 
Props for a good weekend, given the circumstances. And a big UP to Mr. B for tire management today. While the battle on TV wasn't "epic", it was clear he made a lot of the right choices, and was patient.

So, are you guys testing new parts tomorrow, or just tires?

And as a corollary, do you have any idea yet of the teams structure for next year and your involvement?

cheers,

-jim
 
jrace said:
Props for a good weekend, given the circumstances. And a big UP to Mr. B for tire management today. While the battle on TV wasn't "epic", it was clear he made a lot of the right choices, and was patient.

So, are you guys testing new parts tomorrow, or just tires?

And as a corollary, do you have any idea yet of the teams structure for next year and your involvement?

cheers,

-jim
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Thanks Jim. I wasn't super stoked at our guys' finishes, but it was great to see Casey and John get out there and run - same for Nicky. The tele didn't really show the battles that much, which was a bummer, but like normal, Barros moved up about five spots by the end of the race. I figured he would, when I saw he was at the back of a five bike chain in the third group. Seems like we're stuck between the second and third group lately - Barros will run past the third group and get into this "nowhere land" situation where he's a couple seconds back on anyone and doesn't really progress from there.

Secondly, Sure!

And Thirdly? Nope :) And the funny thing is, I couldn't see it so well last season, but this year I'm picking up on so many more vibes, rumours, and shifts. I see people talking discreetly, different colors in the wrong places, clandestine meetings at night, basically lots going on already. Then there's the purely obvious stuff happening, but I don't pay that much mind. We'll see what happens. As always, I'm looking to improve - and whether that means changing teams, riders, crews, or more importantly, just getting better and more experienced at doing my job, well then, let's do it!

On a side note, wouldn't it be neat if Honda came out with something unexpected?
 
Oh! Forgot to mention how truly COOL it is to be seeing the next evolutions of these machines. Last year, my team didn't test, so I merely watched the debut of a couple 800's. This year, I'm actually handling the latest spec stuff, and being the first person on my squad to handle and check out the latest and greatest is just really cool for me. So far I haven't heard the sounds I'm expecting, as it's only 9:45 local time here, but hopefully today I will.
 
Alex

Is Mr. Barros calling it a career after this year? Any idea? Just curious. Seems he's due to move on now. I'd hoped he would be doing much better than he is (I'm sure that's crossed a few people's minds). I would think his bike and Stoners are relatively the same. Maybe now. Anyway, have fun on the last half of the season.
 
Brno

Oh, and silly season has hit full stride at this point, despite so many prime riders signing already. Only a few seats left . . . . what's going to happen?!? So many possibilities!
 
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