250s 50 points on offer - 25 points difference

asha · 13 Oct 2003, 04:02 (Ref:749000)

World Championship after sepang

1 Poggiali 226
2 Elias 201

Who will it be?

asha · 13 Oct 2003, 04:03 (Ref:749002)

GO T0NY!

**gomick** · 13 Oct 2003, 09:29 (Ref:749219)

go podge

- or i would luv robbie rolfo to whip them both

asha · 13 Oct 2003, 12:16 (Ref:749426)

Quote:

Originally posted by gomick
or i would luv robbie rolfo to whip them both

yeah well even thou Robbie is on teh same points as Tony, it would take a brave man to bet their house on him winning!

climb · 13 Oct 2003, 13:05 (Ref:749526)

25 points is a reassuring gap, therefore it's clear that manuel is the favourite.

Winther · 13 Oct 2003, 13:06 (Ref:749529)

But it would be nice to se Elias or Rolfo kick his ass

CleanTone · 13 Oct 2003, 19:27 (Ref:750107)

Podge is way off in second or worse every race nowadays but one fall from Elias made thar change. In my opinion Elias is the faster racer and it would be such a shame for him to move to MotoGP without a World Title, but Poggiali definitely has the edge.

x_dt · 13 Oct 2003, 20:07 (Ref:750150)

Manuel should win it. Elias may well rue those points he lost in Brazil.

f1manoz · 13 Oct 2003, 22:24 (Ref:750282)

IMO Poggy has this one wrapped up already. The only way Elias or Rolfo will beat him is if Poggy has a bad race or DNF.

And realistically, only Elias can beat him. It’s clear Rolfo and the Honda are still not a match for the other two.

TheMan · 14 Oct 2003, 10:02 (Ref:750660)

Unfortunately Pggi will win this one. Elias is a much faster rider and it would be great to see him win it but unless Pggi falls then this one is all over.

Winther · 14 Oct 2003, 21:56 (Ref:751462)

By the way did they not downgrade the tech on the 250's this season??
I do not see any carbonbrakes(hear) anymore??

asha · 15 Oct 2003, 04:05 (Ref:751651)

i noticed lots of steel brakes the other day myself!?

f1manoz · 19 Oct 2003, 07:06 (Ref:755550)

The championship is now wide open between Rolfo and Poggiali, as Elias blew it once again with another poor race in the wet.

I'll be cheering for Rolfo. It's obvious he's not on a bike as good as the Aprilia, yet he's managed two sterling wins on the machine, finished at every race - he deserves it on his sheer consistency.

**GTRMagic** · 19 Oct 2003, 07:47 (Ref:755595)

I ddint mind Ant West's ride either... he was $26 to win on the NSW TAB... was getting excited for a few minutes

2nd is no disgrace either

Warwick · 19 Oct 2003, 08:40 (Ref:755629)

Quote:

Originally posted by f1manoz
IMO

And realistically, only Elias can beat him. It’s clear Rolfo and the Honda are still not a match for the other two.

No Rolfo hasn't got a chance

A well deserved to Rolfo and a very good ride from Ant West,I was unimpressed with both with Elias,who I thought had a very good chance and Poggiali.

However much I would like to see Rolfo and Honda win the championship,I now think Poggiali will take it.

x_dt · 19 Oct 2003, 14:49 (Ref:756035)

Its sort of a reverse situation to what Poggiali was in last year in the 125s when 2nd was good enough for Arnaud Vincent to win the title even if Pogg won.

**Dani Filth** · 19 Oct 2003, 15:02 (Ref:756047)

Quote:

Originally posted by Winther
By the way did they not downgrade the tech on the 250's this season??
I do not see any carbonbrakes(hear) anymore??

it is banned starting from 2003

CleanTone · 19 Oct 2003, 19:17 (Ref:756240)

Poor Elias... Remember 2 years ago? He lost any chance to the title in the penultimate stage, and the title went to...??

Winther · 19 Oct 2003, 20:32 (Ref:756296)

Hmm must be costsavings for the 250's.
Maybe to attract more teams??
I think Rolfo has a very good chance on getting Poggiali at the throat now....
I really hope he can do it...it would be very great.

asha · 20 Oct 2003, 10:36 (Ref:756788)

Tidbit of info for the day is!

Ant West's aprillia is the same one that Roberto Locotelli rode in 2001.

**Dani Filth** · 20 Oct 2003, 13:53 (Ref:757008)

lol ..

but with ferous material brakes

TheMan · 21 Oct 2003, 09:20 (Ref:758019)

I dont like Poggi under pressure. I think if Rolfo can apply enough pressure then Poggi cn lose it. Also dont expect Elias to do any favours for his arch enemy. He would prefer to see Rolfo win it, so expect Elias to get right in on the action. This race should be a cracker. I cant wait. Heres to hoping it lives up to expectations.

asha · 21 Oct 2003, 09:35 (Ref:758033)

odds are Toni will win it by 20 seconds.
Thats my offical prediction

**Dani Filth** · 21 Oct 2003, 12:25 (Ref:758208)

Quote:

Originally posted by TheMan
I dont like Poggi under pressure. I think if Rolfo can apply enough pressure then Poggi cn lose it. Also dont expect Elias to do any favours for his arch enemy. He would prefer to see Rolfo win it, so expect Elias to get right in on the action. This race should be a cracker. I cant wait. Heres to hoping it lives up to expectations.

i expect every guy to go for the win in Valencia even if they lost their chance for the championship .. and plus .. Elias IT'S still riding for Aprilia ... i wonder what would they say if Elias "gives" the title to Honda ....??

View Poll Results: 250 world champ??
Poggiali	8	72.73%
Elias	3	27.27%
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