Comments on: Max Biaggi Retires as WSB Champ (News)

By: MarkyMark

MarkyMark — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:09:55 +0000

One of my FAVORITE memories of Max was when he and Rossi were PUSHING & SHOVING one another on the front straight @ Suzuka-all while doing 140mph! Mad Max made the races worth watching…

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By: Dale

Dale — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:52:58 +0000

First time I saw Max live I was thrilled (2005 Laguna Seca). I remember watching him coming up on the 250′s, the original “Mad Max”! Something special about him being obvious even back then (like Jorge, Casey, etc…) Stupid fast at the start, crashed all the time, many times from the lead! When he figured out that to finish first, first you must finish, he started raking in World Championships.

I don’t care if a Racer is “cool” (a happy bonus, no more), I care about the Racing. Mat Mladin was a Great Racer if he didn’t want to have a beer with me or if being his teammate sucked would that make him less of a Great Racer?

You can keep your personality profiles, the good bikes and the big checks go to the Guys that are the fastest (period). If I was looking for personal melodrama I’d watch a soap opera, the drama of a good Race is all I care about.

Thanks for the memories Max, best of luck to you and yours going forward.

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By: Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:55:58 +0000

No, as with any sport, a good villain livens things up because it represents the eternal battle of good vs. evil. Max excelled in the role because he was so pompous, in a Peppy LePew way. It was fun, and I miss it.

Mladin was just a jerk. I’m glad he’s gone.

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By: Patrick D

Patrick D — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:07:45 +0000

Whilst the ‘aliens’ at the top of the premier class have called a ceasefire, there’s plenty of bad blood brewing in the Moto2 class and that’s coming the way of MotoGP this year for a start. Someone’s gotta plant one on marc Marquez sooner or later, as I can’t remember seeing such an erratic rider at world level (and he’s undeniably fast with it). Whilst the racing mightn’t improve greatly any time soon, there’ll be a bit more to the side show.

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 04:27:43 +0000

re: “Racing’s no fun without villains.”

no, racing’s just fine without villians… afterall…? it’s RACING…!!! what’s no fun without villians, is those trying to earn a living in the sector of news, media, and sports reporting.

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 04:20:02 +0000

re: “Who will take his place?”

and therein lies motorcycling’s $64,000 dollar question…

A: no one. for all his faults, like marco and vale he is irreplaceable.

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By: Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:43:45 +0000

Racing’s no fun without villains. Biaggi I will miss, unlike Mladin.

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By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:42:46 +0000

“He could have done very well in WSBK”

We’ll never know about that, will we? I admire Spies a lot more than Mladin because he had the gumption to give racing a go at the highest levels. Even if he ends up back in the AMA, no one can say that he is strictly a cherry picker.

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By: RK

RK — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:14:06 +0000

You did the ‘Prillers proud Max. Thanks for the hard work.

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By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:27:29 +0000

Matt raced WSBK. He got paid well to dominate AMA SBK and chose to make his career there. He could have done very well in WSBK but arguably not as well with the somewhat more unstable rules that WSBK experienced over his career.