2007 Silly Season (It has begun)
2007 Silly Season (It has begun)
AMA's Ben Spies is highly likely to get a GP ride most likely replacing Colin Edwards at Yamaha.
Other than the ride at Yamaha, here are the other options..
- Replace Gibernau at Ducati
- Replace Nakano at Kawasaki
- Pons (running ilmor engines)
- Replace Hayden at Honda
Shinya Nakano is said to be leaving Kawasaki to go to Yamaha...
Alex Hoffman is rumoured to be off to the new BMW factory team should they confirm their entry into next season
Other than the ride at Yamaha, here are the other options..
- Replace Gibernau at Ducati
- Replace Nakano at Kawasaki
- Pons (running ilmor engines)
- Replace Hayden at Honda
Shinya Nakano is said to be leaving Kawasaki to go to Yamaha...
Alex Hoffman is rumoured to be off to the new BMW factory team should they confirm their entry into next season
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Casey Stoner could partner world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi next season.
The Yamaha factory team is accelerating moves to sign the young MotoGP star in bid to have him race as teammate to Rossi in 2007.
And as Yamaha moves to try to snatch Stoner away from arch-rival Honda, it has been confirmed that Ducati has joined the race to sign the young gun Australian.
http://www.Foxsports.com
The Yamaha factory team is accelerating moves to sign the young MotoGP star in bid to have him race as teammate to Rossi in 2007.
And as Yamaha moves to try to snatch Stoner away from arch-rival Honda, it has been confirmed that Ducati has joined the race to sign the young gun Australian.
http://www.Foxsports.com
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Rossi is fighting tooth n nail not to have Stoner in the team<T-K> wrote:Casey Stoner could partner world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi next season.
The Yamaha factory team is accelerating moves to sign the young MotoGP star in bid to have him race as teammate to Rossi in 2007.
And as Yamaha moves to try to snatch Stoner away from arch-rival Honda, it has been confirmed that Ducati has joined the race to sign the young gun Australian.
http://www.Foxsports.com
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Julian Mayo wrote:Rossi is fighting tooth n nail not to have Stoner in the team<T-K> wrote:Casey Stoner could partner world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi next season.
The Yamaha factory team is accelerating moves to sign the young MotoGP star in bid to have him race as teammate to Rossi in 2007.
And as Yamaha moves to try to snatch Stoner away from arch-rival Honda, it has been confirmed that Ducati has joined the race to sign the young gun Australian.
http://www.Foxsports.com
He is worried that Stoner will leave him looking like a kid on a tricycle...
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Stoner would break your billycart for a comment like that.......til 2008<T-K> wrote:Julian Mayo wrote:Rossi is fighting tooth n nail not to have Stoner in the team<T-K> wrote:Casey Stoner could partner world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi next season.
The Yamaha factory team is accelerating moves to sign the young MotoGP star in bid to have him race as teammate to Rossi in 2007.
And as Yamaha moves to try to snatch Stoner away from arch-rival Honda, it has been confirmed that Ducati has joined the race to sign the young gun Australian.
http://www.Foxsports.com
He is worried that Stoner will leave him looking like a kid on a tricycle...
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Stoner will be in the "Rossi" Yammy team in '07.<T-K> wrote:A new rumour has popped up that Casey Stoner may be taking Gibernau's spot at Ducati next year.....
Why?...........cos Rossi is one of the very few non Australians in the team.
JB is one of the shrewdest operators out there, and worth more to Yamaha than Rossi. Three to four weeks ago Rossi said " no way Casey in the team"
JB said" you win the Ch'ship n we will talk".
Stoner will ride a Yammy in '07.
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oops, forgot to say what I said in the post below,......which will now be above<T-K> wrote:It is also being said that Nicky Hayden is fed up with the Repsol Honda outfit because they place "too much emphasis on the machine and not enough on the rider"
He may be following in the footsteps of Valentino, and may well jump ship for the Camel Yamaha team in 2007....
or not
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Nick started looking for an '07 ride about 10 weeks ago. The team told him that even if he wins the ch'ship he will be No2 to his team-mate next year.<T-K> wrote:It is also being said that Nicky Hayden is fed up with the Repsol Honda outfit because they place "too much emphasis on the machine and not enough on the rider"
He may be following in the footsteps of Valentino, and may well jump ship for the Camel Yamaha team in 2007....
I am impressed by Nicks rides since. He gets all the experimental bits in FP 1 n 2 n only gets to say what he wants in Qual. His team mate gets to select from what Nick has been developing. To me it has a certain F1 red colour about it. IE. how can we sell more Bikes to the public ....... Put a reder of a certain nationality on our Bike, win the ch'ship....penetrate our weakest market
A la that red F1 (fiat) team up against Merc, n BMW road cars in Europe.
Bloody bean counters.
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It is total bollocks......the second I read that i was up in arms......Julian Mayo wrote: Nick started looking for an '07 ride about 10 weeks ago. The team told him that even if he wins the ch'ship he will be No2 to his team-mate next year.
If there was ever a way to dampen someones confidence and get them looking for another ride...that is it.....
Julian Mayo wrote: I am impressed by Nicks rides since. He gets all the experimental bits in FP 1 n 2 n only gets to say what he wants in Qual. His team mate gets to select from what Nick has been developing. To me it has a certain F1 red colour about it.
Persackly (couldnt help it)........Someone needs to walk over to Repsol Honda headquarters and give 'em a good ole fashioned knock on the head......
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Lead on...........<T-K> wrote:It is total bollocks......the second I read that i was up in arms......Julian Mayo wrote: Nick started looking for an '07 ride about 10 weeks ago. The team told him that even if he wins the ch'ship he will be No2 to his team-mate next year.
If there was ever a way to dampen someones confidence and get them looking for another ride...that is it.....
Julian Mayo wrote: I am impressed by Nicks rides since. He gets all the experimental bits in FP 1 n 2 n only gets to say what he wants in Qual. His team mate gets to select from what Nick has been developing. To me it has a certain F1 red colour about it.
Persackly (couldnt help it)........Someone needs to walk over to Repsol Honda headquarters and give 'em a good ole fashioned knock on the head......
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