Originally Posted by Dave (Post 233707)

haga may not be a match for spies but his overall record in finishes is still greater. And dont discount fabrizio and the others. Couple of guys have been showing lately that they can stay with ben, passing him is another story of course

Originally Posted by Dave (Post 233710)

hey tiggs i took another closer look at those gals now that im out of the office :lol: only one it could be is the second one. Or shes the closest anyway

Originally Posted by Rider (Post 233715)

Oh agreed, the Ducati has been more reliable than the Yamaha keeping Haga in the points lead and Fabrizio a very close 3rd. Haga is a great rider and he is doing more with a less capable machine.

Originally Posted by tommymac (Post 233757)

hes also a lot smarter in that hes not crashing out as much as he did in his younger days. He did some crazy/exciting racing but wound up on his ass a lot too.

Tom

Originally Posted by Dave (Post 233777)

didnt he bin the rs3 cube twenty eight times in a single season?

Originally Posted by Rider (Post 233678)

Even if Haga races at Brno, he won't be able to hang with Ben. With only a 14 point deficit, I see Ben recapturing the points lead for good after the Brno race.

Ducati has nothing to be ashamed of. They have had a great season. As far as Haga staying at Yamaha.. No, moving to Ducati was a great move. I'm not knocking the power of the Yamaha, but Ben could be competitive on a ninja 250. Haga could not be where he is in the points if he was still at Yamaha.

Originally Posted by z06boy (Post 233788)

Yeah but my main points are...

1.) Haga being beat by someone from the Yamaha factory after he ditched them for a Ducati.

2.) The Japanese fans and Yamaha factory laughing since he ditched a Japanese bike for an Italian bike but ends up getting beat by someone on the very type of Japanese bike that he left behind.

You are correct....Ducati has nothing to be ashamed of if they don't win the championship...their bikes rock.

Originally Posted by Rider (Post 233798)

Agreed. It would have been nice to see them both on the same equipment. I bet the points race would be even tighter.