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Sport Rider Gets it Wrong
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Gitcho
New User
| Posts: 7
| Joined: 09/05
Posted: 09/07/05
04:45 AM
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Was reading the Bridgestone tire article in the August issue with interest. When I got to the picture of the 2004 Motegi MotoGP podium winners on page 78, I noticed a discrepancy in the caption. It stated that Makoto Tamada, though winning the race, was later disqualified for an aggressive pass on Sete Gibernau.
I believe if you check the record books, or www.motogp.com, you will find that the aggressive pass occurred during the 2003 Motegi MotoGP. The resulting disqualification gave Nicky Hayden the third podium position. Tamada's name remains in the Winner's column for the 2004 Motegi MotoGP race.
Gitcho
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wheelspin
Enthusiast
| Posts: 318
| Joined: 05/05
Posted: 09/07/05
07:47 AM
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Nobody's perfect.
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Gitcho
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| Joined: 09/05
Posted: 09/08/05
01:51 AM
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Quote:
Nobody's perfect.
Wheelspin, you are absolutely correct.
I truly did not intend this post to be a slam at SR. The Subject line probably gave that impression, though, and I apologize to SR for that.
I have been riding for twenty years now and only got into sport bikes in the last three years. I started reading the sport bike related magazines about six months before actually getting my Triumph.
I think the thing that really got my attention and respect for Sport Rider are the numerous articles and opinions of the staff toward trying to steer the new riders away from the "power bikes" and toward bikes that they can actually develop their skills on before getting a bigger bike.
Kent Kunitsugu wrote an opinion a couple of years ago that I still refer to when trying to convince the new riders I deal with to start out on a smaller bike so that they can develop their skills. That article has helped quite a bit in that respect.
I am also finding the same type of posts here on this board.
Anyway thanks for the sanity check, Wheelspin.
Gitcho
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