2011 MotoGP pre-season trash talk thread

L8 Braker · 03-03-2011, 12:01 PM

2 weeks from today, the MotoGP season officially begins with practice 1 at Qatar, so let's hear your thoughts...

Here are mine...I'll start with the riders...
--Lorenzo is the returning champ, and has the #1 plate with his initials making the number...He dominated last year, and should be a contender again this year
--Pedrosa seems to have recoved from his injury, and is always a contender for the title
--Stoner looks like the man to beat this year...When he didn't crash last year, he was always at the front or not far from it...He seems to be taking to the Honda with ease, and at the end of the year, I see him as the champ
--Rossi is the GOAT, and for me to pick against him is crazy...But I think his injuries are still holding him back, thus making it harder for him to develop the Duc...The beginning of the season might not yield the results were used to seeing from him
--Spies gets a factory ride...So just like Hayden, no more excuses
--Hayden is done in GP...He's a top 10 rider, and having Rossi and Burgess to tune his bike will help, but I don't see him in the top 5...
--Dovizioso will show some life, but I don't see him being a contender
--Simoncelli - see above
--the rest are irrelevant

Intangibles that are sparking my interest...
--Lorenzo and Spies will be developing the Yamaha without Rossi and Burgess...This could be huge
--Rossi seems to be struggling to get the Duc up to his standards, but time will tell
--Pedrosa and Stoner seem to be ahead of the curve going into this 1st race

Your thoughts?

View Poll Results: Who will be the 2011 MotoGP champ?
Rossi	3	25.00%
Pedrosa	0	0%
Stoner	6	50.00%
Lorenzo	1	8.33%
Spies	2	16.67%
Hayden	0	0%
Simoncelli	0	0%
Dovizioso	0	0%
Edwards	0	0%
Other	0	0%
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03-03-2011, 12:01 PM	#1
L8 Braker Swollen Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	2011 MotoGP pre-season trash talk thread 2 weeks from today, the MotoGP season officially begins with practice 1 at Qatar, so let's hear your thoughts... Here are mine...I'll start with the riders... --Lorenzo is the returning champ, and has the #1 plate with his initials making the number...He dominated last year, and should be a contender again this year --Pedrosa seems to have recoved from his injury, and is always a contender for the title --Stoner looks like the man to beat this year...When he didn't crash last year, he was always at the front or not far from it...He seems to be taking to the Honda with ease, and at the end of the year, I see him as the champ --Rossi is the GOAT, and for me to pick against him is crazy...But I think his injuries are still holding him back, thus making it harder for him to develop the Duc...The beginning of the season might not yield the results were used to seeing from him --Spies gets a factory ride...So just like Hayden, no more excuses --Hayden is done in GP...He's a top 10 rider, and having Rossi and Burgess to tune his bike will help, but I don't see him in the top 5... --Dovizioso will show some life, but I don't see him being a contender --Simoncelli - see above --the rest are irrelevant Intangibles that are sparking my interest... --Lorenzo and Spies will be developing the Yamaha without Rossi and Burgess...This could be huge --Rossi seems to be struggling to get the Duc up to his standards, but time will tell --Pedrosa and Stoner seem to be ahead of the curve going into this 1st race Your thoughts?