As the Wheels Turn
What a season! Every race is like a soap opera. Biaggi, back from the dead. Gibernau, cracking under pressure. Rossi, challenging Honda at every opportunity. Yamaha, rising and falling together (literally, at Sachsenring). Nicky, proving he belongs with the big boys. Superbike riders, failing to make the grade in GP. Bridgestone, poking that big fat f**k Michelin man like the Pilsbury Dough Boy. KR Jr teasing us with moments of championship form. Hopkins, getting beat up like Gerry Cooney. Tamada breaking his cherry. Nakano not breaking anything at 200 mph. Xaus finishing higher and crashing less than the factory Ducatis. WCM ... um, showing up.
For my money, I'd like nothing more than to see the final race come down to Biaggi vs. Rossi for the championship. That showdown in Valencia could eclipse Bayliss / Edwards as the finish of the decade, given the friction between both the riders and the manufacturers.