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Russell Watson wrote:
> Mark N wrote:
> >Champ wrote:
> >> Nah, Hopper is a bit too full of himself, I think.
>
> >Yeah, he's a bit of a dick. At Fontana he was parading his new
> >girlfriend, who looked like a teenage callgirl, around the pits, but
> >was hardly acknowledging her, walking around ten feet in front of her,
> >etc.
>
> This is totally excusable in a milieu that has "groupies". You keep
> your trophy gal close enough that the guys see her and are
> appropriately envious, but far enough away that if a hotter piece
> wants to insinuate herself between the two of you it's easy to do.
> Don't you know nothin'? <G>- Hide quoted text -

Trust me, there was nothin' hotter there that day! I've got a nice
video clip of the breeze lifting her dress and revealing the sweetest
little...

....gotta go now...
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On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:23:05 -0700, Mark N
wrote:

>Champ wrote:
>> Mark N wrote:
>> >I don't think that's all that unusual. I remember back when Americans
>> >won all the time I used to cheer Sarron, hoping that he'd win another
>> >race. Of course I was a huge Lawson fan, so hoped Christian didn't win
>> >too many! It wasn't until the mid-90s when it seemed European politics
>> >started working heavily against riders over here (including Mladin and
>> >Duhamel, so not just an American issue) that alliances started to
>> >develop, and that hardened when I got involved with this group, with all
>> >its "antiseptic" quality that's been here since the beginning. I never
>> >liked Nicky very much when he was in the AMA, always though he had
>> >things too easy, and always cheered for the other guy, whether it was
>> >Mladin, Gobert, even Kocinski! Well, maybe not Duhamel. Wasn't much of
>> >an Edwards fan in his early days either, nor Hopkins (who I still don't
>> >like much).
>>
>> Nah, Hopper is a bit too full of himself, I think.
>
>Yeah, he's a bit of a dick. At Fontana he was parading his new
>girlfriend, who looked like a teenage callgirl, around the pits, but
>was hardly acknowledging her, walking around ten feet in front of her,
>etc.

This is totally excusable in a milieu that has "groupies". You keep
your trophy gal close enough that the guys see her and are
appropriately envious, but far enough away that if a hotter piece
wants to insinuate herself between the two of you it's easy to do.
Don't you know nothin'? <G>
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"Russell Watson" wrote in message

> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:23:05 -0700, Mark N
> wrote:
>
>>Champ wrote:
>>> Mark N wrote:
>>> >I don't think that's all that unusual. I remember back when Americans
>>> >won all the time I used to cheer Sarron, hoping that he'd win another
>>> >race. Of course I was a huge Lawson fan, so hoped Christian didn't win
>>> >too many! It wasn't until the mid-90s when it seemed European politics
>>> >started working heavily against riders over here (including Mladin and
>>> >Duhamel, so not just an American issue) that alliances started to
>>> >develop, and that hardened when I got involved with this group, with
>>> >all
>>> >its "antiseptic" quality that's been here since the beginning. I never
>>> >liked Nicky very much when he was in the AMA, always though he had
>>> >things too easy, and always cheered for the other guy, whether it was
>>> >Mladin, Gobert, even Kocinski! Well, maybe not Duhamel. Wasn't much of
>>> >an Edwards fan in his early days either, nor Hopkins (who I still don't
>>> >like much).
>>>
>>> Nah, Hopper is a bit too full of himself, I think.
>>
>>Yeah, he's a bit of a dick. At Fontana he was parading his new
>>girlfriend, who looked like a teenage callgirl, around the pits, but
>>was hardly acknowledging her, walking around ten feet in front of her,
>>etc.
>
> This is totally excusable in a milieu that has "groupies". You keep
> your trophy gal close enough that the guys see her and are
> appropriately envious, but far enough away that if a hotter piece
> wants to insinuate herself between the two of you it's easy to do.
> Don't you know nothin'? <G>

Tactical, but stategic thinking?
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Mark N mentions:

> I've got a nice
> video clip of the breeze lifting her dress and revealing the sweetest
> little...

So ya ever hear of YouTube? Let us know the link.


Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
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bsr3997 RemoveThis @my-deja.com wrote:
> Mark N wrote:
>> Carl Sundquist wrote:
>>> How are you measuring progress?

>> Qualifying positions, race positions, what I see on the track in terms
>> of speed. Today de Puniet was 4th, Hopkins 6th, Vermeulen 9th, and
>> there's nothing all that unusual about that. Last year those guys were
>> 9th, 13th, 14th. Even on top speed, Ducati's strong suit this year, they
>> haven't necessarily done relatively better - at Mugello, Capirossi was
>> 11kph up on de Puniet last year on his five fastest race readings, and
>> this year Stoner was up only 4 (the difference to Hopkins was about the
>> same). Last year, when fully healthy, Loris could run at or close to the
>> front much of the time, tho not as dominantly as Stoner this year, of
>> course. But it seems like Suzuki has made a bigger jump, and Kawasaki,
>> once one factors in their reduction in riding talent, seems to have made
>> at least as much of a jump. The is likely more than just money that has
>> Hopper going that direction next year.

> You say "reduction in riding talent", but look where those previous
> riders are finishing now on other makes.
>
> http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=29608
>
> 1. Casey STONER (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:22.384
> 2. Dani PEDROSA (Honda), Michelin, 1:22.388
> 5. John HOPKINS (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:22.561
> 10. Shinya NAKANO (Honda), Michelin, 1:22.969
> 16. Alex HOFMANN (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:23.199
>
> Can't really blame the bikes for 10th and 16th. That's in the same
> ballpark they were running on the Kawi.

I was really talking about swapping out Nakano for Jacque, who has
already been tossed back on the scrap heap. And I don't think Nakano's
year reflects his abilities, it's be far his worst performance of his
career, and has to be due to that bike, which must be a total mismatch
with his developed style. Hofmann, he's another matter, and has been
gone for a while now.

Can't wait to see how Hopkins
> does on it. There have also been hints of hiring a "proven MotoGP
> race winner" to team up with him. That could be good or bad. There
> are some previous winners out there that would be hard pressed to win
> again on any bike. They could make the Kawi look worse than it is.

Certainly. So who are the "proven winner" candidates? In GP today it
might range from Melandri at the high end to Tamada at the bottom, with
Capirossi, Barros, Checa, Elias in between. Vermeulen has also won now,
but doesn't seem likely to move with Hopkins. Then there are Roberts,
Biaggi, even Gibernau, who all seem like a real stretch for various
reasons. So if this is accurate, one would think they're hot after Loris
and/or Marco, although Elias seems like a real possibility as well.
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:58:25 +1000, "Tex"
dropped the following oil-slick:
>
>Without Casey, Ducati couldn't even get on the podium
>
Here. I think this must be *your* petard
--
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