Comments on: Yamaha Welcomes Valentino Rossi Back With Video Tribute (News)

By: David

David — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:44:41 +0000

There is no free lunch at this level, what do you mean by “generous”?

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By: mickey

mickey — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:38:27 +0000

Not to mention Crutchlow and I would have said Dovisioso had he not switched to Ducati

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By: torquealot

torquealot — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:50:17 +0000

Tough time ahead for Rossi as he has to compete with teammate Lorenzo but also very in form Pedrosa and upstart Marquez. I foresee Marquez will give him headache while Pedrosa and Lorenzo as usual fighting for 1-2 finishes….

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:43:19 +0000

re: “On the Moto GP front, why not allow CRT bikes to weigh 50 pounds less?”

PS: because the effort’s moot. those “non-starters” are gone come 2014. D.O.A. this… exactly like many in-the-know predicted.

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:19:27 +0000

most excellent question. was just having this conversation with a friend 2 days ago. nobody seems to know squat. hell, the few of us stateside are getting all spun up over forthcoming seasons… we may not even get to see…!? we’ve gone a built a multi-million dollar racetrack in texas (hey, how ’bout that), just in time for speed to STOP showing F1 after 17 years…!? ok, if they’re out, then what are OUR chances…? slim to none…? less than zero…? without a TV package, anybody still thinking that there’s going to be 3 GP’s…? guys, it’s the “cheapskates blowback”. devaluing mentalities are finally coming home to roost. don’t anybody say they weren’t warned.

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By: mickey

mickey — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:40:06 +0000

I think we’ve seen the best from Val. You can only do something for so long before you lose either ability or fire. I think Val is starting to lose both, and that is evidenced in his own self doubt. Still it will be good to see him racing the Yamaha once again, and that is the brand I will always associate his name with ( for example like Ago and MV even though Ago won championships for both MV and Yamaha).

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By: HotDog

HotDog — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:00:43 +0000

I hope I get the opportunity to watch racing this year, as it should be very interesting. I’ve been hearing that FOX is eating up SPEED and they intend on broadcasting only NASCAR based programs. Does anyone have any further information? On the Moto GP front, why not allow CRT bikes to weigh 50 pounds less?

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:38:33 +0000

re: “age doesn’t help that in MC racing.”

that’s where the multi-millions spent on giving a rider a technical advantage come in. yamaha’s finally commited to doing a TRUE seamless gearbox like honda’s, which i said all along they didn’t have. sad, but they’ll prolly perfect their’s just in time for the technology to be banned altogether.

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By: RENDELL

RENDELL — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:16:22 +0000

Yamaha is a generous manufacture. I wish Rossi the best of luck.

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By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:04:06 +0000

@Chris, Max was great when younger but by 2006 he was unable to secure a ride with any team despite bringing Camel tobacco sponsorship with him. He went from less than a title contender to a champion in WSBK as an older rider.

Rossi is not debuting in WSBK, he is taking on Pedrosa, Lorenzo and other younger riders at the top of their talents on the fastest motorcycles in the world.

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