Re: [ST] MotoGP - Nicky vs. Rossi

[david.funk@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I am a fan of any american MotoGP rider.
But Nicky will only give Rossi a run for his money on Nicky's very best days.
Rossi is simply the very best. 
To beat Rossi at anytime, at any track is a great accomplishment.

David W. Funk
Pleasanton, CA

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> Matt, 
> 
> If you read what I wrote I fully conceded that Nicky had the advantage of 
> track knowledge at Laguna. What I wanted to highlight is that it *may* 
> indicate that all that separates Nicky and Vale is track experience and 
> that given a bit more time Nicky might catch up and give him a run. And 
> I think the solution to both our questions is to have them run at Barber 
> ;), where as far as I know neither has put in significant time. 
> 
> Nate 
> 00SprintRS 
> 
> 
> Matt Heyer wrote: 
> > The one thing wrong with this equation is that Nicky doesn't know the 
> > track (Laguna) as well as Rossi - he knows it better. So it remains 
> > to be seen what happens when they both know the tracks equally. I do 
> > look forward to Nicky learning the tracks, and hopefully doing well, 
> > and making the racing even better. 
> > 
> > Matt Heyer 
> > 
> > 
> > On 7/13/05, Nathan Maher wrote: 
> > 
> >>What I find most interesting about the whole situation is that as soon as 
> >>you got Nicky on a track that he knew as well as Rossi knows the MotoGP 
> >>tracks he spanked the pants off the field. Kind of makes you wonder what 
> >>will happen if Nicky gets a few more years to learn the ins and outs of 
> >>the tracks, doesn't it? Rossi's been running them for what, 6 or 7 years? 
> >> 
> >>More than anything I'd just like to see the races be competitive. It's 
> >>fun watching Vale chew people up and spit them out for a few rounds but 
> >>it's really starting to wear on me. 
> >> 
> >>My 0.02. 
> >> 
> >>Nate 
> >>00SprintRS 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>Zoltan Pavlakovich wrote: 
> >> 
> >>>I haven't heard anybody making any comments on Laguna Seca... 
> >> 
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