Rumors of the moment

I have heard a few things. First one is the main man, The Texas Tornado. Honda bosses want him on the V-5. Rossi and Edwards will team up for the Suzuka 8 hour endurance this Sunday in Japan. BTW, no TV coverage of it, damnit! Colin has stated that he is unsure right now. He said that he likes the laid back atmosphere of WSB and that he doesn't like the paddock area of GP races. He also said that he wouldn't mind at all remaining in WSB. What does this mean, jack! We will know something in a couple of weeks. He also said in an interview that if he would have won this year's WSB championship again that he would make the jump. 2nd, Rossi has stated that he will not ride the V-5 unless he knows for sure that it's competitive among the rest of the pack. He said that he doesn't want to waste a season developing a bike, he wants to win. I'll bet that he wants to stay on the NSR but Honda will wave some bones and push, so he'll probably be on the RC211V. The Honda bosses want Edwards and Rossi on the V-5 but they both state that they are unsure right now. Capirossi and his team definitely want on the new V-5. They have stated that if they don't get the ride then they are going to look around for another ride, IE it would piss them off to not be offered. As for the rest of the manufacturers, who gives a sh1t.

Re: down on mladin

interesting comment maxx.

vtr won wsb at first attempt. mmm maybe honda spent serious time and money to get it right last year. evryone on vtrs are having handling problems, usually lack of rear grip.

the kawasaki is a 7 or 8 year old bike, gradually refined in that period. it is still a fast bike and has on occasion been the fastest at meetings in the hands of yanagawa (wsb).

the r7 must go alright if haga can take it to second in the wsb, and thats still after being docked 45 points, or was it 25? and then not being allowed to contest the last round of the series last year. there was a fairly good chance haga would have won the lot if it wasnt for the dietary supplement dramas.

the 996 aka 955, 916etc is an 8 year old design that has improved each year and managed to win multiple ama, wsb, bsb titles in the hands of many riders.

now mat mladin rides a newly updated gsxr. in wsb and elsewhere the suzuki struggles, often behind old 996s, zx7rs and usually an aprilia. the ama suzuki seems to be better developed than the wsb bike.

i would have liked to see mladin run problem free at laguna seca.

and please give mladins competition some credit. gobert has won races at wsb level, finishing 4th one year, on an old zx7r no less.

and hayden, duhammel and chandler have run at or near the front of the ama for some time.

maybe, just maybe mladin knows what works for him on his bike and is able to ride at a higher level for longer periods.

after all he has won two ama championships, they werent handed to him.

he has also won a superbike title in austalia in 1992 as a 19 year old on a zxr750.

the ama is a strong series and all of the riders and bikes are capable on their day..