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schizuki · 01-11-2007, 10:30 PM

There's a Red Plates/Blue Plates joke in here somewhere, but damn if I can find it.

Mostly I just wanted to be the only person to comment on this thread.

findangle · 01-12-2007, 01:29 AM

Why would you break tradition? You get to run with the 1 and you turn it down? The other riders should flog them..

bikervince · 01-12-2007, 02:41 AM

Valentino Rossi never ran the #1 plate in MotoGP , he's always #46. His rational was that whenever you saw the #46 bike, you'd know it was him regardless of what team, bike or sponsor he's currently riding for.

BikerVince

seruzawa · 01-12-2007, 03:45 AM

Is this like the schools where they quit giving the "F" grade? No one wants to hurt the self-esteem of other racers by making them see the winner running a "1" plate. Might bruise their egos. Everybody give a group hug and sing Kumbaya.

Actually, this is a pretty stupid thing to waste time with at all. I guess the committee has a lot of time on their hands. Only idiots would waste even a second on a subject like this.

Hey, wait a second.......

gr8shandini · 01-12-2007, 05:07 AM

Hmmm. Seems like a Honda conspiracy to me. Even if someone else wins the championship, they can still run ads encouraging folks to "ride red."

longride · 01-12-2007, 05:41 AM

I doubt Honda had anything to do with it. If it's evil and self-serving, then Harley is behind the mess somewhere. They screw up everything for everybody every time.

12er · 01-12-2007, 05:56 AM

Just like most other sports stars, superstition adds a lot. Rally Caps, Number plates, lucky socks...

Blade-Rider · 01-12-2007, 01:11 PM

How much time and membership money was wasted on that?

01-12-2007, 01:29 AM	#2
findangle Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 128	Re: AMA ProRacing Sees Red. Why would you break tradition? You get to run with the 1 and you turn it down? The other riders should flog them..

01-12-2007, 02:41 AM	#3
bikervince Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 126	Re: AMA ProRacing Sees Red. Valentino Rossi never ran the #1 plate in MotoGP , he's always #46. His rational was that whenever you saw the #46 bike, you'd know it was him regardless of what team, bike or sponsor he's currently riding for. BikerVince

01-12-2007, 05:07 AM	#5
gr8shandini Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 44	Re: AMA ProRacing Sees Red. Hmmm. Seems like a Honda conspiracy to me. Even if someone else wins the championship, they can still run ads encouraging folks to "ride red."

01-12-2007, 05:41 AM	#6
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Re: AMA ProRacing Sees Red. I doubt Honda had anything to do with it. If it's evil and self-serving, then Harley is behind the mess somewhere. They screw up everything for everybody every time. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

01-12-2007, 05:56 AM	#7
12er Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SF Posts: 2,702	Re: AMA ProRacing Sees Red. Just like most other sports stars, superstition adds a lot. Rally Caps, Number plates, lucky socks...

01-11-2007, 10:30 PM	#1
schizuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,413	Re: AMA ProRacing Sees Red. There's a Red Plates/Blue Plates joke in here somewhere, but damn if I can find it. Mostly I just wanted to be the only person to comment on this thread. __________________ “[The video] should be sent for example to ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and maybe PBS and VOA. As for Fox News, let her die in her anger... I used to think that MSNBC channel may be good and neutral a bit, but is has lately fired two of the most famous journalists – Keith Olbermann and Octavia Nasser.” - Al-Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn. Or any American lefty.

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01-12-2007, 03:45 AM	#4
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Re: AMA ProRacing Sees Red. Is this like the schools where they quit giving the "F" grade? No one wants to hurt the self-esteem of other racers by making them see the winner running a "1" plate. Might bruise their egos. Everybody give a group hug and sing Kumbaya. Actually, this is a pretty stupid thing to waste time with at all. I guess the committee has a lot of time on their hands. Only idiots would waste even a second on a subject like this. Hey, wait a second....... __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

01-12-2007, 01:11 PM	#8
Blade-Rider Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 23	Re: AMA ProRacing Sees Red. How much time and membership money was wasted on that?