Yamaha back Valentino's WSB bid

Posted: 05/01/2009 at 13:43

Posted: 05/01/2009 at 16:09

Marco Simoncelli is doing the first two rounds of WSBK as well.

Posted: 05/01/2009 at 16:55

Posted: 05/01/2009 at 18:15

Posted: 05/01/2009 at 18:17

Posted: 05/01/2009 at 18:45

yes but the yamaha would have to be competetive the ducati certainly is.

Better to put them both on the same bike from a different manufacturer ??? tho im sure yamaha and ducati might not be too impressed.

 But its the only true way to be fair to both riders so they can show its all down to skill

Posted: 07/01/2009 at 15:21

I'm not sure I get all the hype really. It might be good to watch but then again it might not be. Rossi would be riding a bike alien to him prob on a track motogp don't go to so could be a damp squid, a bit like putting Bayliss on the M1 in Motogp where its likely he would do very little.I'd love there to be a nice battle but its unlikely.

Then again I'm not sure I get the Bayliss hype either, he's not even the most successful WSB man and is no comparision overall to Rossi. As I've said before Bayliss raced Rossi for 3 seasons and came nowhere except in one wild card race. He lost titles to Toseland and Edwards, who also won the same amount of titles as Bayliss. Rossi has won 125, 250, 500, 990, and 800 titles and is the most successful GP rider of all time ever.

Still nice little earner for the pair of em so fair play. 

Posted: 08/01/2009 at 15:59

they actually want to do it at qatar as it's a circuit they both know.

 Remember rossi didn;t know the blade he rode to victory at the Suzuka 8hour when he rode for repsol honda and he blew them away.

 Never, under any circumstances, underestimate rossi. I didn;t used to like him and i cirtainly don;t idolise him like half of the worldwide biking community. I much prefer edwards. Have done since the 2002 final round with that battle with bayliss. Carlberg don't make bike races.... but if they did it'd be that one..... and their racer would be rossi.  

Posted: 08/01/2009 at 17:52