A Team Manager should manage and he should hire a test rider. As busy as Suppo reportedly was I'm not sure where sir speedy found the time to suit up. Doesn't seem very efficient. This does not bode well.
My daughter ate the last ice cream sandwich in the freezer today and I was actually kinda pissed. Oh, wait, I forgot I have a Curious George avatar. I love that little dude. Maybe I can f&^$ up your thread a little bit more?
I don't agree with that at all. If he can ride the bike at a good pace I would think his input would really help the team and maybe help him understand what the riders are saying. Unless he crashes it.
In response to that, his feedback has been so great nobody but Stoner can ride the bike. Next! Ice cream sammich now please. PS: Dude needs a haircut and a shave. Can't have the Duc Team Manager looking like he woke up under the DJ stand at Club Haven in Denmark. http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/3...mpaign=Feed:+twowheelsblog/com+(twowheelsblog)
I love you guys. So in answer to a Q from a previous thread about the Tech Trois livery? Fuckin' A. Badass. -jim
I stand corrected. According to that article ol spike top had not officially begun his duty as Manager. In light of which I'll complain he didn't ride enough on his last day as a test rider. Yeah that skin is bad ass man. Rather lackluster schemes on the Factory Yamaha I thought.
Keep in mind that Suppo's job was split in two when he left. So Vittoriano is strictly (and I'm going by what I understand here) solely assigned to bike/rider management. All of the promotional and logistics duties are with his other half. -jim
I just want Suppo and Puig to go hammer and tong. I say before round three is complete. No way those two can co-exist in the same garage. -jim
Unofficial times as of two p.m., and once again thanks to Paolo: 1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.01.411 (giri 15 di 21) 2. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.01.902 (12 di 26) 3. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 2.01.932 (23 di 27) 4. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.02.102 (21 di 38) 5. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 2.02.630 (18 di 33) 6. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 2.02.792 (22 di 28) 7. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 2.02.846 (25 di 34) 8. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.078 (39 di 45) 9. Pedrosa (Honda-Repsol) 2.03.264 (28 di 29) 10. Spies (Yamaha-Monster ) 2.03.302 (33 di 37) 11. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 2.03.412 (34 di 35) 12. Simoncelli (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.563 (19 di 32) 13. Melandri (Honda-Gresini) 2.03.609 (17 di 22) 14. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 2.03.651 (40 di 41) 15. Barbera (Ducati-Aspar) 2.03.653 (38 di 44) 16. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 2.03.681 (24 di 30) 17. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 2.03.722 (26 di 40) 18. Yamaha T 2.05.732 (16 di 28) 19. Yamaha O 2.06.206 (25 di 25) -jim
Same paint scheme as 09, oh well, still the best looking bike out there IMO, if it ain't broke don't fix it