Re: Motegi GP

["Paul Steinbacher" <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx>]

Duh, Sorry everyone. Did not even consider that someone would be able to see
the actual race. I was overcome by poor judgment. Won't happen again.

Paul
- ----- Original Message -----
From: rhead <mchead@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 1999 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: Motegi GP


> I for one am very interested in 500GP racing but would prefer to watch the
> race before I am told who won. Maybe next time in the subject you might
> list "results"  so we can choose to read the post after the race.
> Not a flame just a sugestion.
> Robert
>
> ----------
> > From: Paul Steinbacher <psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: SPRINT ST List <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Fw: Motegi GP
> > Date: Sunday, April 25, 1999 3:06 PM
> >
> > Don't know if anyone is interested. Found this on the Bandit list.
> >
> > Paul
> > > I just walked in the door after attending the Motegi GP. Suzuki is
> looking
> > > good! Kenny Roberts Jr. got his second win in a row on the RGV500, so
> he
> > is
> > > now ahead of Mick Doohan 50 points to 33 after two races.
> > >
> > > I got a nice long interview with Kenny after the race, he is a very
> > > friendly and humble guy. Not to mention fast! At one point, he was
> ahead
> > of
> > > Doohan by 3/4ths of the main straight, before Doohan put his head down
> and
> > > charged back within 2 seconds before Kenny ripped off a few fast laps
> at
> > > the end to hold off the 5-time champ.
> > >
> > > Norick Abe took 3rd on his Yamaha. He and I were surprised to find out
> we
> > > live 5 minutes from each other here in Tokyo. Neighbors even. He also
> has
> > a
> > > house in Spain.
> > >
> > > Doohan was gracious in defeat, but when he was trying to sneak out of
> the
> > > press conference to escape us rabid reporters, he bumped into me then
> > > stepped on my left foot. He was in a real rush. He looks very fit, I
> hear
> > > he spends many hours in the gym.
> > >
> > > So the top three was Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha. The 500 scene really has
> some
> > > new life breathed into it this year, the Hondas aren't dominating like
> > > before.
> > >
> > > I also talked to Suzuki Japan's marketing guy, we got into a
discussion
> > > about the GSF1200. He wanted to know if I thought the U.S. and
Japanese
> > > models of the Bandit were much different, I said no. In a lot of
cases,
> > > this isn't true, but the power output on the two are almost identical.
> I
> > > believe they use a different CDI, so the U.S. model has more
> horsepower,
> > > but the Japanese model has more torque. The rest is just cosmetic
> > > differences.
> > >
> > > Kocinski crashed out though, so all was not well for the American
> cause. I
> > > went over to his team's box after that and talked to him and Erv
> Kanemoto
> > > for a while. Kocinski tried to give me his boots because he thought I
> was
> > > grubbing for stuff, but all I wanted was an interview (though I did
ask
> > him
> > > if we had the same size feet, but he's two sizes smaller than me).
John
> is
> > > just too bland to get any decent quotes, he just spouts team
propaganda
> > and
> > > never says what he really feels.
> > >
> > > A funny moment during Saturday's post-qualifying press conference,
> after
> > > Kenny got the pole, with Doohan, Carlos Checa and Kocinski rounding
out
> > the
> > > top 4, Kocinski said that all you need to do to the Honda is "put gas
> in
> > > the tank and oil the chain." Doohan leaned forward and said into his
> mic
> > > "really, can I have one of those?" It broke the room up in laughter,
> but
> > > John looked kinda pissed at being the butt of a Doohan funny.
> > >
> > > That's it from Motegi, which by the way is the first-ever GP held at
> > > Motegi. From now on, the Japan GP will rotate between Suzuka and
> Motegi,
> > so
> > > next year's is back at Suzuka. It was a great weekend here,  other
than
> > the
> > > fact that it was pissing rain the whole time. Lots of crashes in the
> 125
> > > race, made for a busy crash truck.
> > >
> > > Rick
> > > Japan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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