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posted January 28, 2003 11:05 PM
Interesting perspective
British racer John Surtees, the only man to win Formula One championships on bikes and in cars, put it best: You come close to the unity of man and bike "in a Grand Prix car [at speed] in the rain. Only then was there the same sensitivity, the softness of controls. But even Grand Prix cars lack that delicate flow of messages a bike's always relaying, and you feel removed from the machine by contrast."
I spotted this on another (Labusa)site. It caught me by suprise. I knew that Surtees had been a successful Formula One driver, but did not know of his success in motorcycles. What do you think the chance of this ever happening again? It seems like a remarkable accomplishment.
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posted January 29, 2003 05:18 AM
I don't know if anyone will ever be able to make the transition these days. Both sports now require total dedication from the earliest age.
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posted January 29, 2003 11:39 AM
interesting perspective indeed! those words are especially profound coming fomr some one who REALLY knows how to handle both machines to their fullest. thanks for the quote zhool.
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posted January 29, 2003 12:29 PM
cool beans.....
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posted January 29, 2003 02:54 PM
I agree with the membership body.
However, never is a long time. It isn't inconceivable that it could happen at some time in the future.
You'd certainly have to figure that a supremely talented MotoGP racer would have their career shortened by some means, and then move to the autos. It's a long shot for certain, but not impossible.
*wonders how to land a job in MotoGP--sighs* :P
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posted January 29, 2003 03:04 PM
I met John Surtees when I was a car (F-5000) mechanic. He was a team/car owner then. When he found out bikes were my "hobby" that's all he wanted to talk about. VERY cool dude.
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posted January 29, 2003 03:48 PM
I have read somethings on Rossi where some of the Formula I folks have apparently had some thoughts and discussion about Rossi. But Rossi apparently doesn't like Formula I. He thinks the venue isn't all that hot for the fans and it lacks passion. Something like that anyway. So he has no intentions of racing Formula I. It would take a youngster world champ like Rossi to move to Formula I and then years of driving!
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posted January 29, 2003 05:46 PM
It was cool seeing you on Speed, Doug! Kinda eerie listening to Rob give the tour, as I had just gotten it from him a few weeks before watching the show.  Any chance Rob would part with Chandler's '99 Superbike? 
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posted January 30, 2003 02:38 AM
what's ur experience with racers, other team members (mechanics, pit crew), and team owners doug? do they tend to be happy people who realize they'r doing what they dreamed of? are they so stressed from the competition that they turn all sour? or does their elite position within their respective worlds (especailyl the owners) get to them & turn them all into prima donnas? or is it purely an individual thing, with no general trend? have i fit enough questions into a paragraph? or would you like a few more?
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posted January 30, 2003 05:40 AM
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It was cool seeing you on Speed, Doug! Kinda eerie listening to Rob give the tour, as I had just gotten it from him a few weeks before watching the show. Any chance Rob would part with Chandler's '99 Superbike?
I missed that show; anyone make a VHS copy?
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posted January 30, 2003 03:31 PM
We have two of the '99 Superbikes. The one Doug won the Championship with can be yours for $30,000, The backup bike (which is essentially the same, just not THE bike) is less.
Doug
FrEEk,
I can't generalize on that. There are good ones and bad ones just like in any occupation. One thing that is always present, though, is respect for perfection and dedication.
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posted January 30, 2003 04:06 PM
perfection & dedication eh? damn, there goes my chance of ever gettin into that scene
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