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Old 31-08-2008   #176 (Post Link)
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Re: MotoGP 2008

1. Rossi
2. Lorenzo
3. Elias
4. Pedrosa
5. Vermeulen
6. Toseland
7. Capirossi
8. Doviziosi


Rossi now joint most successful rider ever with Agostini

Rossi now 75 points ahead in championship


Pedrosa switching to Bridgestone tyres for Indy Hayden staying on Michelin
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Old 31-08-2008   #177 (Post Link)
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It's official, Pedrosa & Michelin split

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sp...Pedrosa-split/
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Old 31-08-2008   #178 (Post Link)
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Plus a solid 6th place for JT. Maybe they should give him the second factory berth at Ducati
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Old 01-09-2008   #179 (Post Link)
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Re: MotoGP 2008

Originally Posted by David P View Post
Stoner crashes again while leading !
And at about the same number of laps as last time...and on a slow corner as well ????

Bike not giving enough feel all of a sudden????? I know both Rossi and Stoner are using new profile Bridgestones ....

Unfortunately we have been largely left with a dead championship......
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Moto GP from Indy Speedway in the USA at the weekend Roll on
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Not looking good for the weekend, very wet today & the forecast for the rest of the weekend is very wet
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Re: MotoGP 2008

The grid for tomorrow after a dry qualifying session
Rain forecast for tomorrow, race could be run early to avoid cancellation

1. Rossi
2. Stoner
3. Lorenzo
4. Hayden
5. Spies
6. de Puniet
7. Dovizioso
8. Pedrosa
9. Elias
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Rossi does it again

1 Rossi
2 Hayden
3 Lorenzo


Race red flagged due to rain
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Full result

1 Rossi +6 sec
2 Hayden
3 Lorenzo
4 Stoner
5 Dovizioso
6 Spies
7 Guintoli
8 Pedrosa
9 Vermeulen

Race red flagged due to rain/wind/safety grounds after 20 laps of 28

Rossi now 87 points ahead in the Championship ( 100 points available )

Rossi now most successful racer ever with 70 wins




250cc race abandoned
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Re: MotoGP 2008

Valentino Rossi wins the 2008 MotoGP World Championship

Yamaha wins the Constructors title & the Team title

That's 6 premiership titles, a 250 & a 125 title




Todays race result from Motegi

1. Rossi
2. Stoner
3. Pedrosa




Now who said the change to Bridgestone was a mistake


MotoGP to be a one make tyre championship for 2009
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well done vale
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Rossi's the man

Well done!
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Originally Posted by David P View Post
Valentino Rossi wins the 2008 MotoGP World Championship
Yamaha wins the Constructors title & the Team title
That's 6 premiership titles, a 250 & a 125 title
And he did it in style... what a race

Well done Vale (and everyone at Yamaha)... now go and beat Ago's 8 championships to really **** him off !!
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What Nomad said


* That's not something I say very often *
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Result from Philip Island in Australia

1. Stoner +6sec
2. Rossi from 12th on the grid after a big crash yesterday
3. Hayden
4. Lorenzo
5. Nakano
6. Toseland

Perdosa crashes out on the 1st lap

Bridgestone to supply tyres next year, Michelin did not put in a bid to suppy tyres
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Great race too!
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