2006 MotoGP of Australia (Melandri wins) Your Thoughts?

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:36 am

jacfan wrote:Should be a great race.

To quote Casey Stoner after qualifying...

"I think it is going to be a bloody close race up front"

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:37 am

Watcing Dani walk from the bike to his chair, he can put little weight on that leg, it must affect his handling of the bike. Fortunately P.I. is mostly left handers

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:38 am

<T-K> wrote:
jacfan wrote:Should be a great race.

To quote Casey Stoner after qualifying...

"I think it is going to be a bloody close race up front"

Methinks that with the pressure of a "home "race Casey will probably chuck his bike towards Tasmania

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:29 am

You are most welcome T-K. I had watched the qualifying and then noticed that no one had submitted them, so I just did it for you.

Figure I may as well try to be a tad useful as well as providing a few laughs.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:42 am

jacfan wrote:You are most welcome T-K. I had watched the qualifying and then noticed that no one had submitted them, so I just did it for you.

Figure I may as well try to be a tad useful as well as providing a few laughs.

I have no doubts about your usefulness

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:11 pm

A fantastic race here in Oz.
It was declared a wet race and even though everyone started on slicks.. the rain came down and there was a race to the pits to change bikes.
Marco Melandri did a brilliant job to win in what would have to be quite weird conditions.

Marco Melandri

Chris Vermeulen

Valentino Rossi

Rossi was great catching and passing Sete on the last lap.

4th Sete and 5th Hayden.

Snowy · Post by **Snowy** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:15 pm

Oh Dani boy

Well done Marco and Nicky produced a good bit of damage limitation

Did the Dr overtake under a yellow flag?

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:43 pm

Snowy wrote:Oh Dani boy

Well done Marco and Nicky produced a good bit of damage limitation

Did the Dr overtake under a yellow flag?

Hayden claimes he did.

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:50 am

I shall only get to watch the repeat of the race later this evening

.....Hope it is worth the wait...

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:32 am

<T-K> wrote:I shall only get to watch the repeat of the race later this evening .....Hope it is worth the wait...

It is... in my opinion that is.

rah · Post by **rah** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:46 pm

Chris did well. Showed some real skill.

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:53 pm

rah wrote:Chris did well. Showed some real skill.

I enjoyed his comment, about getting on the "wet bike"
"first corner I tipped it in, stuck my knee on the road, the bike stayed up, away I went"
or words to that effect.