sorry if this is a duplicate thread... I could not find it when I searched for it.

ANYWAY.... Any MotoGP fans out there?

Does any think that 'The Doctor', Valentino Rossi will finally get de-throned this year?
I'm hoping that Nicky Hayden will be the person to do it (fyi-I'm also a Rossi fan, but I like Hayden because he's an American, hehehe). I also liked Pedrosa too, but his time will come very soon.

I'm very curious to see what if Hayden was using the standard bike that Pedrosa is using. I wonder if he will be more competitive? I give Hayden props for leading the championship with an experimental bike (most parts of the bike is for the 2007 800cc bike).

 

I really hoped that with the Australian controversy with the "no call" on Rossi's yellow flag passing will give more fuel to Nicky's fight for the championship.

 

Dude...In case you haven't noticed, there are like 3-4 people on this board that even care about Motogp. I for one have a motogp.com membership and will be watching the race live tonight at 1:00am. There's a dedicated thread on speedtv regarding the reasons a penalty was not levied against Rossi. In a nutshell, someone thought Rossi let Stoner get the spot back, which was not the case. IMO if Nicky had been the culprit, he'd have gotten docked at least a stop and go penalty. On a positive note, Nicky re-signed with Honda for another 2 years. I'm hoping Nicky can finish in the top 5 the last 3 races and win the title. The kids earned it this year with his consistency and 2 wins.