Rossi say's deep six electronic aides...

[Old Baldy]

Originally Posted by sqd8r

Riders have to be near technical/clinical perfection, the machine cannot fall behind. If you don't think the riders are near automations you're wrong. Look at the laps and how the riders hit the apexes consistently at the same spot over and over again and again and how they are nearly doing a replay on the dataloggers. They are as near to perfection as you can get and that level of skill requires a level of consistency that rivals technology. Watch the Mladin interview series on youtube on this facet - it's very interesting how automaton like the best riders are. Rainey was the same in his less tech era.

Absolutely agree.....this is the rider's talent. I have no issues or concerns with this. It's a totally different thing, though, to the bike controlling the rider's actions...overiding them and thinking for him.

Originally Posted by sqd8r

I agree the spectacle has lost some of its luster ....

Thank you, I agree.

[Old Baldy]

Originally Posted by sqd8r

I feel the arguement that tech turns relative zeroes into heroes is bunk.

I agree...not sure where you saw or heard this. (at least in today's world, with the current level of racer aides.)

Originally Posted by sqd8r

But Rossi is clearly the rider who has benefitted the most from the tech since he has always ridden the most technically advanced, technology endowed motorcycle out there by the #1 and #2 companies arguably in MGP and in the world of motorcycling.

Agreed...which is why his comments on the topic are insightful, IMO. He's been consistent with this attitude...even while demolishing his opponents while using this developing technology. Does that make his opinion any less convincing or worthy?

Originally Posted by sqd8r

This goes back to his Honda-Rossi arguement where it was tech v. rider and Honda purportedly lost when Rossi won that first race on the "crap" Yamaha.

Nice optic but lets be realistic. The Yamaha wasn't "crap" - yes it was behind the Honda but it wasn't the worst bike on the grid, it was secodn best.

Actually, the Yamaha was a middle-packer. The best Yamaha came 7th in the 2003 championship, behind 4 Hondas and 2 Ducatis, with 234 points LESS than the winning Honda (Vale). In all 16 races only 1 Yamaha got a podium...a single 3rd place the entire year.

[Busy Little Shop]

Rossi would say deep six the aides... he gots the best TC in the business... the
tendon between his throttle hand and his pucker muscle is calmer then his
competitors...

[Latebraker]

Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop

Rossi would say deep six the aides... he gots the best TC in the business... the
tendon between his throttle hand and his pucker muscle is calmer then his
competitors...

Not anymore, Pedrosa and Lorenzo are faster now week in and week out than Rossi. I bet Ben Spies would be great minus the TC also.

[Jami6989]

Originally Posted by Latebraker

Not anymore, Pedrosa and Lorenzo are faster now week in and week out than Rossi. I bet Ben Spies would be great minus the TC also.

Precisely! This mortal beating stings very bad for Rossi fans. Nothing to blame it on. Equal bikes and their own settings. He just flatout got SMOKED!

But you just know the leghumpers will try to put an asterisk next to this season cuz he almost offed himself trying to keep up with Jorge!

[duckdawg]

I bought a 2010 Challenger R/T last November, it's a nice car, but if you could disable the traction control, and torque magement, it would be an awesome car...