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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Catalanyan GP - Another tense one

Tight racing up to the very end - fantastic! Great commentary too.
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 04:46 AM
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The hang your inside leg off entering a corner is certainly trendy.
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 06:36 AM
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the last lap was one for the books !

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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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The hang your inside leg off entering a corner is certainly trendy.
Yeah, what's up with that? The commentary made no mention of it but it seems like a new thing (technique?)
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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Yeah, what's up with that? The commentary made no mention of it but it seems like a new thing (technique?)
Rossi started doing it a while back. He says it just feels better to him when He's really braking hard. I even see guys doing it in the AMA now.

Helluva final lap, very intense.
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 08:06 AM
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Yep... always nice to see a MotoGP race that comes down to the last turn. So often one bike's setup seems to take it to the front with a significant lead early in the race. Good stuff!

They both made some amazing passes on each other. Lorenzo said Rossi was just braver.
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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The GP was broing, frankly, when Ross walked away with it every time. The dueling between Lorenzo and Rossi is great, not to mention Capirosi and Pedrosa (was that the battle for 4th?).

I missed the 250 this time but it's also had great riding.
Old Jun 15, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Any Stoner did well considering how sick he looked in the post race interview. Plus his Ducati didn't look very stable on the turns. You could see he was just fighting for grip like a madman!
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Also, word is that Nicky is riding a different bike than Stoner is now. Ducati is trying to develop a bike that will work for someone other than Casey. Nicky got top 10, at least he's making some progress.
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Great race for sure. Nice to see Colin and even Nicky in the top 10 again too.
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Outstanding finish, and just some great riding between the two..
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