Official MotoGP Thread

MotoGP for season 2004 is about to begin this weekend.

Full Calendar:

18/04/2004 SOUTH AFRICA - WELKOMME
02/05/2004 SPAIN - JEREZ
16/05/2004 FRANCE - LE MANS
06/06/2004 ITALY - MUGELLO
13/06/2004 CATALUNYA - BARCELONA
26/06/2004 NETHERLANDS - ASSEN (It's on saturday, don't miss it!)
11/07/2004 GREAT BRITAIN - DONINGTON PARK, ENGLAND
18/07/2004 GERMANY - SACHSENRING
31/07/2004 BRAZIL - JACAREPAGUA, RIO DE JANEIRO
22/08/2004 CZECH REPUBLIC - BRNO
05/09/2004 PORTUGAL - ESTORIL
19/09/2004 JAPAN - TWIN RING, MOTEGI
02/10/2004 QATAR - QATAR
10/10/2004 MALAYSIA - SEPANG
17/10/2004 AUSTRALIA - EASTERN CREEK, PHILLIP ISLAND
31/10/2004 VALENCIA - VALENCIA


Teams and Drivers:

HONDA MotoGP
Sete Gibernau - SPA - Honda/Telefonica Movistar Honda
Nicky Hayden - USA - Honda/Repsol Honda
Alex Barros - BRA - Honda/Repsol Honda
Max Biaggi - ITA - Honda/Camel Pramac Honda Pons
Colin Edwards - USA - Honda/Telefonica Movistar Honda
Makoto Tamada - JPN - Honda/Camel Pramac Honda Pons

YAMAHA MotoGP
Valentino Rossi - ITA - Yamaha/Gauloises Factory Team
Carlos Checa - SPA - Yamaha/Gauloises Factory Team
Norick Abe - JPN - Yamaha/Fortuna Yamaha Team
Marco Melandri - ITA - Yamaha/Fortuna Yamaha Team

DUCATI MotoGP
Loris Capirossi - ITA - Ducati/Ducati Marlboro Team
Troy Bayliss - AUS - Ducati/Ducati Marlboro Team
Neil Hodgson - GBR - Ducati/D'Antin MotoGP
Ruben Xaus - SPA - Ducati/D'Antin MotoGP

SUZUKI MotoGP
Kenny Roberts Jr - USA - Suzuki/Suzuki Grand Prix Team
John Hopkins - USA - Suzuki/Suzuki Grand Prix Team

KAWASAKI MotoGP
Shinya Nakano - JPN - Kawasaki/Kawasaki Racing Team
Alex Hofmann - GER - Kawasaki/Kawasaki Racing Team

APRILIA MotoGP
Shane Byrne - GBR - Aprilia/Aprilia Racing
Jeremy McWilliams - GBR - Aprilia/Aprilia Racing

PROTON MotoGP
Nobuatsu Aoki - JPN - Proton KR/Proton Team KR
Kurtis Roberts - USA - Proton KR/Proton Team KR


Make your predictions, comments and opinions.

last year I supported Alex Barros, Lori Capirossi and Marco Melandri and I guess I shall continue this year the same

Valentino is the only i support...i don't care which bike he rides, just want him kicking biaggi's ass and show those twits at honda who is The Doctor Rossi

Originally posted by Giovanni
Valentino is the only i support...i don't care which bike he rides, just want him kicking biaggi's ass and show those twits at honda who is The Doctor Rossi

Tell me, what's your problem with Biaggi?

Originally posted by Rex
Tell me, what's your problem with Biaggi?

In Italy we have to parties: PRO ROSSI (against Biaggi) PRO BIAGGI (against Rossi)

I can't stand him, and the Doctor will kick his comfortable ass on the best bike in the challenge just because the Doctor is the best out there since many years

Once Kenny Robert Sr. said "Even Rossi and Biaggi exchange their bikes to each other, Rossi still will be the winner".

This season i'll support Rossi but i think DUCATI will give a very serious treat. You know last season Capirossi beat the F1 top speed in Barcelona. Ducati is really really a fast bike. I hope the doctor will ends his carreer in the Desmosedici side.

So far i don't know yet what progress YAMAHA has got. Hope it's a good one.

Originally posted by Giovanni
In Italy we have to parties: PRO ROSSI (against Biaggi) PRO BIAGGI (against Rossi)

I can't stand him, and the Doctor will kick his comfortable ass on the best bike in the challenge just because the Doctor is the best out there since many years

He has a class of his own.

I heard that Rossi's an Inter fan...is it true?

Originally posted by Gabrielle
I heard that Rossi's an Inter fan...is it true?

I guess he is cuz I dislike him so much as Inter...

Vale Rossi was featured in one of the CL highlight magazine show last season, he admited being an Inter fan...also a Ronaldo fan

Rossi kicks asses, no way. He's the best by far, the classy and spectacular one, and sometimes he plays with his opponents just to win in the final minute

Originally posted by Giovanni
Rossi kicks asses, no way. He's the best by far, the classy and spectacular one, and sometimes he plays with his opponents just to win in the final minute

Love it when he did that..he's the best by far indeed!

I was in catalunya in august when he passed first over gibernau in the last few seconds... i was in a bar full of supporters of gibernau and few italians...then when rossi won all we shouted SIIIIIIIIIIIIII and the spanish were so sorry they closed the bar..ahhahaha

and the tv commentators: "Rossi bla bla bla bla, a perfect career bla bla bla"

how many times rossi has won the MotoGP....

I guess he is not very close to Mike Doohan

Originally posted by rae
how many times rossi has won the MotoGP....

I guess he is not very close to Mike Doohan

rossi is 24..has time enough to double doohan, if he fancy