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OFFICIAL: TROY BAYLISS BACK FOR VALENCIA.
Site of his Last MotoGP podium in his 'last' race for Ducati in 2004. http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~Bay...~id~139174.htm Quote:
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Wow!
Go Troy, give it a go mate! |
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20 Oct 2006, 15:24 (Ref:1743237) | #29 | ||
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Woohoo, the Aussies are making a resurgance! Soon we will dominate!
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Well, there's a pretty large ego on the line there. Hope it goes well, would certainly be interesting if he did have pace. Would add spice to the mix.
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I still don't think he's the best choice, but I wish him well. The thing is, what would Ducati have to gain if he does well? Will they give him 100%?
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Nice to see Troy having a crack, though go easy on the self plaudits will you mate!
He should do alright if he gets a handle on the tyres. He went well at Valencia usually, as he says. |
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It's great to see Troy get a one off ride on the Ducati again.
A just reward to a great season in the supers, that's all the ride is. With the pressure off as he is not out to impress anyone, and on a circuit he enjoys, who knows where he will finish the race. Still I would have loved to seen Troy do the 3rd year on the Ducati, in place of the Honda. I think we would have seen him better his first year in MotoGP. |
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4 Aussies in Moto GP. Cool!
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just herd it on the news...
I think that it is great news although i hope this one of ride is going to be better than his previous MotoGP Ducati rides... Good luck anyway... hehe imagine if he wins! |
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Yes. Imagine being the key word there.
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Oh cmon gimme a break he stands no chance of winning!
He doesnt know the bike as much as he did and he has never ridden on Bridgestones/ I think he might be able to scrape a top ten maybe, but they are hardly gonna be working overtime to get him a podium, its a just a thankyou from Ducati thats all! |
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If the Ducati is in winning shape at Valencia (which it won't be) Capirex will do the winning.
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Well, Bayliss is already a world champion in his own right so has nothing to really prove on the weekend. I think the ride is reward for him delivering another Superbike Crown, nothing more.
However, I hope he puts in a good performance just to show that he can still mix it with the cream of MotoGP. |
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a) he runs well at valencia. b) he knows he has to get used to the tyres, and will. c) he's on a total high from the championship, his head will be in the right place. d) he has no pressure, except to comprehensively beat hoffman. What can go wrong? |
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e) he has not been a match for top riders in MotoGP.
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His first year he had many good rides.
The year after the bike was crap. |
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Sorry for being a pain, Hazzy but in 2003 Capirossi beated Bayliss 11-4 in race results. Yes, he got three 3rds, but Capi got also three 3rds plus two 2nds and one win.
It's sad but he is not a top, top performer in MotoGP... and this season we are not short on talent there. Anyway we all like Troy , best wishes for him! (And when he crashes, he does cool crashes ) |
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How does "beated" count as anything? Do you not expect a man in his first season of MotoGP to be beaten by his teamate who had been racing for almost TEN years on the circuits/bikes?
Stats don't tell the truth there Schum. |
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The next year (2004) he was again beaten 9-4...
However, his only podium was in... Valencia In 2005 he was team mate with Barros in Camel Honda. He was duly beat 9-2 (counting until Brno). I suppose he was not a novice in those seasons , so my conclusion still is TB was not a top performer in MotoGP |
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With Troy, i think he was probably too old to make the big jump to MotoGP. i do think though that in his time there he certainly didnt embarras himself. ( let me quantify here that im a huge T Bayliss supporter) - but ill try to be realistic
his 1st year was quite good, esp for a motoGP rookie. his final year at Duc tho left a lot to be desired. after PI he commented in an interview that Duc were pushing the bike in Caparossi's direction, not his. infact they were ignoring his input for dev. after PI when they tested he finalyl conveced Duc to put on the forks hed been wanting all year and low and behold he was scorching, much faster than hed been all weeekend. he didnt really carry that momentum through the last few rounds, but iirc he was improved. with the Honda apparantly he again he had front end issues and had no confidence. he did make some storming rides through the field after hed fallen off tho... apparantly there was an issue in clutch feel as well on the honda that he just couldnt get a grip on. as i said. probably too old for motoGP but gave ita hell of a shake. he coudl have done worse. Edwards hasnt done that much - and hes still there. untill last weekend everyone touted Elias as a massive motGP failure and he finally delivered as well. I wont be holding my breath for a TB podium this weekend tho. too long out of it and the bikes have changed too much. |
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