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Michael Scott Column - Nov 2008
By Michael Scott on 12/11/2008 19:59:55
Mike Scott concedes the battle is over for the motogp title as Casey relinquishes not only a race lead, but also his crash-free season
after the Italian race. No wonder, when HRC managing director had unequivocally pledged loyalty to long-time partner Michelin at the end of last year, when similar demands to switch came from Pedrosa and Hayden as well.Hayden was left out of the switch
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Michael Scott Column - Sep 2008
By Michael Scott on 12/09/2008 20:39:23
Mike Scott draws on his pipe, dons his deer stalker and starts to look at the clues. there’s been a murder in MotoGP and he’s on the trail..
Supersport clones from 2011, like it or not. And this production-based class may even turn out to be a one-make ‘World Championship’, if such a thing can exist. With a big letter ‘H’ on it.The murder of the commentators – the death of MotoGP on Eurosport
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Michael Scott Column - Nov 09
By Michael Scott on 27/11/2009 15:53:54
Can Stoner bounce back with a vengeance? Will Rossi ever race a Ducati? Is all this inside leg waving a load of old crap? Scotty might just have all the answers...
frequent assertion that: 1 – he might carry on racing bikes for three or more years; and 2 – he intends to finish his career with Yamaha. In the intervening days, though, he had obviously been cooking up a bit. And he was far from happy.Normally, he said, a
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Michael Scott Column - Feb 2009
By Michael Scott on 15/02/2009 16:43:19
Mike Scott looks forward to a new MotoGP season, but will the new one-make tyre rule actually make any difference?
. This was quite a novelty.The idea caught on. By the last races the factory Honda team had a similar divide, between Pedrosa (now on Bridgies) and Hayden.In 2009, with the new mono-tyre rule, this will no longer apply. But at Yamaha, the barrier will remain
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Michael Scott Column - Mar 2008
By Michael Scott on 12/03/2008 13:41:25
Tyres, dodgy electronics and the first tests at Jerez: Mike Scott rubs his hands and gets stuck into another round of silly-season antics
’t be too difficult. With Team Roberts currently doubtful starters for 2008, there are only 16 names on the official MotoGP entry list.Points are awarded down to 15th.All James has to do to score is finish the race, and for someone else (probably Randy de
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Michael Scott Column - Dec 09
By Michael Scott on 27/12/2009 16:09:03
Casey Stoner returns to MotoGP with a bang, not to mention a razor-sharp comment to a former GP star. It’s not often that Kevin Schwantz is put in his place...
continent of Australia. Would he return as promised for the Portuguese GP, or did the great scriptwriter in the sky have other plans? The post-viral syndrome that is still the major suspect can be cruelly debilitating. At Portugal for Episode 14 out of 17
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Michael Scott Column - Mar 10
By Michael Scott on 20/03/2010 11:21:19
Savage and sensible cuts in pre-season testing suit old-timers but not rookies. An early return to a 1000cc gathers pace and Rossi eyes Ago’s 122 win record
at a disadvantage, or by needing expensive modification. Current bore sizes for the Honda CBR1000RR and Yamaha YZF-R1 are 76 and 78 mm respectively. To get to 81mm would require a new crankshaft with a shorter stroke.Or perhaps it won’t be a drawback
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Michael Scott Column - May 10
By Michael Scott on 29/05/2010 12:04:51
MotoGP struggles to find a workable format for modern times while the Moto 2 class is in disarray as riders struggle to squeeze enough speed from their new machines
, in the fear that some Hicksville Harley dirt-track team would slap down $2,000 and walk off with their bikes. Never actually happened, though.Most surprising was factory desire to keep the 800s for longer. This change of heart is credited to Suzuki. Their 800
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