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6 May 2005, 18:52 (Ref:1294577)
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Could Kenny Roberts have won?
He was holding his own against Rossi before he retired, but do you think he would have been able to beat Rossi and win the race, or do you think Rossi was holding back and would have got him later on?
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6 May 2005, 19:57 (Ref:1294620)
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We don't know for sure whether Vale took the place before Kenny's bike developed a problem. If not, who knows? He was certainly fast, but he might have been wearing the tyres out, and Vale often holds back in the early stages, especially in the wet.
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7 May 2005, 02:31 (Ref:1294784)
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sure we do!
Kenny was pulling away from rossi Time Riders's Lap Km/h Lap TAOBAO.COM GRAND PRIX OF CHINA Fastest Laps Sequence lap 1 - 10 SUZUKI Kenny ROBERTS USA 131.396 2'24.689 2'24.689 lap 2 - 10 SUZUKI Kenny ROBERTS USA 137.568 4'42.886 2'18.197 lap 3 - 10 SUZUKI Kenny ROBERTS USA 138.766 6'59.890 2'17.004 lap 4 - 10 SUZUKI Kenny ROBERTS USA 139.186 9'16.481 2'16.591 lap 5 - 21 SUZUKI John HOPKINS USA 139.482 11'42.894 2'16.301 lap 6 - 46 YAMAHA Valentino ROSSI ITA 139.651 13'52.849 2'16.13 after lap 5 kenny was last in 18th position check out the lap chart. http://images.motogp.com/multimedia2/344/344373.jpg |
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7 May 2005, 02:55 (Ref:1294795)
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Well, the 'Zook is a better bike than the Kawa, and Jacque was closing in on Rossi. So I belive he *Could've* won.
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7 May 2005, 20:27 (Ref:1295265)
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That chart shows the great start of Jurgen VDG, from 19th to 12th in the first lap, and then steadily towards 5th and eventually ending up in 6th place.
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9 May 2005, 10:40 (Ref:1296447)
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If the race had been three laps longer, Jacque could have won.
 Whether Kenny would have held on or not belongs in the 'What if?' column. But it would have been good to see. |
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