Stoner blasts San Marino MotoGP track To be held in Reverse

Cut and paste from http://au.sports.yahoo.com/070820/2/1d0il.html

World motorcycle championship leader Casey Stoner has blasted the Misano
circuit - the venue for this weekend's San Marino Grand Prix.

Safety issues and a poor surface are among chief concerns of the young
Australian as he seeks to build on his 60-point lead over Valentino Rossi in
the series.




The race will be held at the 4.1km seaside track near the Adriatic resort
town of Riccione.

For safety reasons, it will be run in reverse direction, eliminating much of
the knowledge any riders gained from their previous experience at the track.

Stoner is among many riders worried about the bumps and safety problems at
Misano with the new era 800 MotoGP bikes usually capable of more than
320km/h.

Of the three Australian riders, Stoner rode two laps at the recent World
Ducati Week celebrations, Chris Vermeulen raced superbikes there in 2005 (in
the normal direction) and Anthony West won a World Supersport 600 race there
in June.

"I did two laps on the Ducati tests bike and my brains nearly got rattled
out through my head," Stoner said.

"The track is a lot bumpier than Laguna Seca (in America), there are a lot
of long corners and there is a lot of pressure on front tyre wear.

"It's not really a grand prix track and the right hand corner coming off the
back straight is fast, a little too fast perhaps.

"I feel it needs to be improved because it's very bumpy, so it's going to be
pretty loose on these bikes," Stoner said.

The track was last used for a Grand Prix in 1993 and returns this year to
give Italy its second race of the season.

Rossi will be at home again, fighting both to catch Stoner and ignore the
off-track pressure of the investigation by Italian tax authorities.

Apart from the change to a clockwise direction, the track has a revised
layout and new tarmac and an additional one hour of practice has been
allocated on Friday so that riders can familiarise themselves with the
circuit.

Vermeulen denies he will have any advantage because of his superbike
experience.

"I am one of the few riders that have been to Misano before, but with the
track changing direction the only advantage that will give me is that I will
know where to park my motorhome," Vermeulen said.

The Queenslander is fourth in the points and hoping to make a late, if
difficult, charge for third on Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.

 

wow... what a "blast"..

I would hate to see him pop a vain... he might say the word "poo"

He would never make a pro tennis player, he just hasnt got enough
arsehole in him

mh

 

You seen that little cutie he's married to?!!?

[Tune out NOW BB]

How could he possibly maintain any rage when he gets to dip his wick into
that?!!?

 

Marty H wrote:

Well, the tennis players have to act butch and all, since they play such
a girlie game.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

And have you noticed the length of the legs on those cute girlies in
short skirts :0

(Sorry BB) Short legs are good too.

 

the williams brothers?

 

Word has it they had high hopes of joining the Chinese women's swimming
team, but their abundant melanin levels gave them away.

They should've consulted with Michael Jackson for advice on overcoming that
(though if they'd followed any other of his advice, they wouldn't qualify
for the swimming team).

--
Bob Milutinovic
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Now now, Xarge, get it right - I'm a "short-arse"... <snigger>

betty

Johnooooo! Xarge is picking on me......

 

I, for one, *like* the idea of being ragdolled around a room by a
woman. Given my proportions, the lass would have to have some size on
her for that. Ergo, I find Serena Williams (her sis is kinda scrawny,
though) none-too-unappealing... those of you who'd disagree can go
continue to ask for your steak to be served well-done.

 

JohnO wrote:

Dunno if "girlie" is quite the term for either of them.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Yes dear..... <slipping some arsenic into Clem's beer <evil snigger>>

betty