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Morbo the Destroyer · 05-17-2011, 07:52 AM

The Le Mans article on the main page is quite good. The author had this to say:

Simoncelli, who apparently has never heard that it is better to be silent and have people think you’re stupid than to open your mouth and prove it, said after the race: “For me I haven’t done anything incorrect, so for me this is a race ‘action’ (incident) … For me the punishment from Race Direction was because of all the controversy of the last few days, and from Estoril. For me if the same thing happened without me they would penalize nobody. This is my point of view.” For this guy – whose approach to this sport has drawn sharp criticism from a surprising number of riders– to claim no problem exists is a problem in itself. We had thought it might take a serious injury to turn on the lights for Simoncelli.
Apparently it will take more than that. THERE’S a chilling thought.

cloud9 · 05-18-2011, 08:40 AM

Pedrosa was looking good after his return. Shame he re-injured the same area after recently rebuilding his strength.

You could tell the minute he hit the ground that he was injured.....

MOKE1K · 06-17-2011, 10:20 AM

The thing I find even more strange than Simoncelli's attempt at passing Pedrosa is the fact that when Rossi does it nobody has one mention of the apparent violation. Hummm?

Did I miss something? I've never seen any bad judgments from Simoncelli other than this incident and some rubbing he and Lorenzo had last year. Course I can think of more than a few questionable passes made by Rossi.

In my book if he does something that stupid again then take action, for now thats just racing. Besides it's rougher on the back grid of the AMA in my opinion. "Guys i'll kill ya for 19th place"!

MOKE1K · 06-17-2011, 10:22 AM

Lets see,...

Sete, Lorenzo, Stoner, and recently Pedrosa and thats just off the top.

05-17-2011, 07:52 AM	#11
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,309	The Le Mans article on the main page is quite good. The author had this to say: Simoncelli, who apparently has never heard that it is better to be silent and have people think you’re stupid than to open your mouth and prove it, said after the race: “For me I haven’t done anything incorrect, so for me this is a race ‘action’ (incident) … For me the punishment from Race Direction was because of all the controversy of the last few days, and from Estoril. For me if the same thing happened without me they would penalize nobody. This is my point of view.” For this guy – whose approach to this sport has drawn sharp criticism from a surprising number of riders– to claim no problem exists is a problem in itself. We had thought it might take a serious injury to turn on the lights for Simoncelli. Apparently it will take more than that. THERE’S a chilling thought. __________________ Fun Facts to Know and Tell! Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment erected a "wall of separation" between the church and the state (James Madison said it "drew a line," but it is Jefferson's term that sticks with us today). The phrase is commonly thought to mean that the government should not establish, support, or otherwise involve itself in any religion. Its.......A FACT!

05-18-2011, 08:40 AM	#12
cloud9 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 124	Pedrosa was looking good after his return. Shame he re-injured the same area after recently rebuilding his strength. You could tell the minute he hit the ground that he was injured..... __________________ Crazy are called those who play with the limits Insane are called those who deal with death Masters are called those who seal the deal Legends are called anyone of those who die in their quest.

06-17-2011, 10:20 AM	#13
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	The thing I find even more strange than Simoncelli's attempt at passing Pedrosa is the fact that when Rossi does it nobody has one mention of the apparent violation. Hummm? Did I miss something? I've never seen any bad judgments from Simoncelli other than this incident and some rubbing he and Lorenzo had last year. Course I can think of more than a few questionable passes made by Rossi. In my book if he does something that stupid again then take action, for now thats just racing. Besides it's rougher on the back grid of the AMA in my opinion. "Guys i'll kill ya for 19th place"! __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

06-17-2011, 10:22 AM	#14
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Lets see,... Sete, Lorenzo, Stoner, and recently Pedrosa and thats just off the top. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

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