Re: Congratulations Kenny Roberts Jr.

All is right GP 500 champ KR F1 champ Scuderia Ferrari isn't this how it's supposed to be?

On Sun, 8 Oct 2000 21:40:54 -0400, David L. Cook <[email hidden]> wrote: >Yeah Kenny! Boy isn't his dad a "stick in the mud"? No emotion at all. >At least Dale Earnhardt Sr gets excited when Jr wins. And those were >just races, not the Championship! I've been into motorcycles since I was a kid. Kenny Roberts reigned when I was a young motorcycle fanatic. I wasn't anywhere near old enough for streetbikes, but I loved all bike racing and he was the king of road racing. Motorcycling wasn't on TV much, and all the info I got was through articles in Cycle World. One day, my buddy (who also idolized him) and I caught some road racing on Wide World of Sports, and there was King Kenny! In a couple of sentences, two young boys realized their hero was a gold plated, Grade A asshole. I never liked him again after seeing and hearing him taped rather than in text. Bob Hannah. Now there was a guy that could be an a-hole in a humorous and likeable way. :-) Tim

"GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vmnE5.6612$[email hidden]... > I was selling motorcycles in the mid 70's when Kenny Roberts ruled. I'd > guess he was a few years younger than me. The fact that I've got abirthday > coming in a few days and that his son is now winning only makes me feelold. > I don't follow bike racing anymore and was happier before I read thispost. > Thanks gents ;) Slot, you've got to get yourself to a bike race next year. I too had not been in years, but I made the Laguna and Willow Springs Superbike races this year, and was treated to the best display of pure road racing I've seen in years. I've heard a lot of moaning recently that there are no young American racers out there, well...someone's not looking far enough, because they are there and kicking some serious butt. I'd sure like to see someone put the Hayden brothers into an Atlantic or Lights team. -- don New GPL Programs for the Converted Tracks: http://www.ianparker1.plus.com/gpl/bapom/ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.

Oh please... that race was Saturday!! You can hardly expect people to keep quiet until you feel like informing yourself. Jan. =--- Randy Wilson wrote... > Thanks for the "SPOILER" heading... > > -- > Randy ><snip>

Kenny Roberts Jr. GP-500 WORLD CHAMPION!!! Awesome. Sal V.

Yeah Kenny! Boy isn't his dad a "stick in the mud"? No emotion at all. At least Dale Earnhardt Sr gets excited when Jr wins. And those were just races, not the Championship! --David Cook In article <8rr6lp$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] wrote...

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> All is right > > GP 500 champ KR > F1 champ Scuderia Ferrari > > isn't this how it's supposed to be? > > >

Yup!! Great to see. Schumacher might not be the fairest driver in the world, but I'm soooooo glad to see Ferrari finally win again. I was 3 months old when Jody won there last one.. :-) And KR Jnr. deserved it.. worthy champion.. best this year.. watch out for Valentino next year tho.. and don't discount Garry too... James "kev" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8rr6lp$[email hidden]...

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> All is right > > GP 500 champ KR > F1 champ Scuderia Ferrari > > isn't this how it's supposed to be? > >

I was selling motorcycles in the mid 70's when Kenny Roberts ruled. I'd guess he was a few years younger than me. The fact that I've got a birthday coming in a few days and that his son is now winning only makes me feel old. I don't follow bike racing anymore and was happier before I read this post. Thanks gents ;) Maybe tonight I'll sit on the rocking chair with a blanket on my lap and watch old Bonanza re-runs. -- Slot Tweaks & Reviews www.slottweak.com "Sal V." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:6O8E5.31196$[email hidden]... > Kenny Roberts Jr. GP-500 WORLD CHAMPION!!! Awesome. > > Sal V. > >

Thanks for the "SPOILER" heading... -- Randy "If you have a home that is mobile and 12 cars that aren't, you might be a redneck." Sal V. <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:6O8E5.31196$[email hidden]... > Kenny Roberts Jr. GP-500 WORLD CHAMPION!!! Awesome. > > Sal V. > >

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> I was selling motorcycles in the mid 70's when Kenny Roberts ruled. I'd > guess he was a few years younger than me. The fact that I've got a birthday > coming in a few days and that his son is now winning only makes me feel old. > I don't follow bike racing anymore and was happier before I read this post. > Thanks gents ;) > > Maybe tonight I'll sit on the rocking chair with a blanket on my lap and > watch old Bonanza re-runs. > > -- > Slot > > Tweaks & Reviews > www.slottweak.com >

LOL!

LOL, shit happens. ;-) Jan. =--- Andre Warringa wrote... > > I taped the race and I wanted to watch it with my family > on Christmas Eve. And now he spoiled it for me and my family!! > > Andre

Randy Wilson wrote... > By your logic this place should be over-run with Schumacer > headings by now, then... Why? -I think a large percentage of RAS'ers are disenchanted with F1. Furthermore, the DWC was as good as sealed after the US GP (which got ample coverage here), so why discuss it at any great lenght now. We're happy for Ferrari and that's that. > Funny how this is the FIRST GP500 posting I've ever seen here also... Well, that could have something to do with a) last year's championship being rather boring and b) it being won by a Spaniard. This year, not only did it nearly go to the wire but an American won and, for the first time in the history of the WC, father and son have both won 500cc World Championships. Obviously, you couldn't know this had actually occurred, but you could have guessed that, if it went that way, it would be commented on. Especially since some leading figures in simracing are (ex-) bike racers. My take on spoilers in general is, while it's common courtesy to provide the tag, if one really doesn't want a result spoiled one shouldn't take anything for granted and refrain from browsing motorsport related material until one knows the result in the right way. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you don't have a genuine beef, but complaining about a header 48hours after the fact is a little over the top, IMO. To me it seems you weren't really passionate about watching the Championship decider in the first place. Even if I wasn't in a position to watch the races live, I wouldn't want to wait 48hrs or more for a re-run to know the result. Jan. =---

On Mon, 9 Oct 2000 23:21:14 +0200, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Oh please... that race was Saturday!! You can hardly expect people to keep >quiet until you feel like informing yourself. I taped the race and I wanted to watch it with my family on Christmas Eve. And now he spoiled it for me and my family!! Andre

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>Jan. >=--- >Randy Wilson wrote... >> Thanks for the "SPOILER" heading... >> >> -- >> Randy >> ><snip> >

By your logic this place should be over-run with Schumacer headings by now, then... Funny how this is the FIRST GP500 posting I've ever seen here also... -- Randy "If you have a home that is mobile and 12 cars that aren't, you might be a redneck." Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Oh please... that race was Saturday!! You can hardly expect people to keep > quiet until you feel like informing yourself. > > Jan. > =--- > Randy Wilson wrote... > > Thanks for the "SPOILER" heading... > > > > -- > > Randy > > > <snip> > >

In article <[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> writes: >> Obviously, killing a half hour on ras looking for GPL & NH >> posts was not the smart thing to do. > >Nope, we have opinions on everthing... don't come here before watching that >Stanley Cup final tape either. <g> Go Red Wings!!!!<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +49.67 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Randy Wilson wrote... > <snip> > But show me a post where the winner of the championship > was displayed in the header!!!!!!! True, it was a rather blatant, but it has happened before (omitted spoilers) and it will happen again. Like I said, don't take things like that for granted. If you really don't want to know, avoid motorsport related newsgroups/websites. > > <snip> > Hardly "to the wire", what with there still being the > Japan race... Note the use of the word "nearly", Randy. > > <snip> > Funny, I didn't see anything mentioned on rec.moto > or ott.moto... Probably because there one gets torched on the spot for forgetting a spoiler notation? > > <snip> > AFAIK, Speedvision was not showing the race until Sun. @ 21:00EST > (the same time the original post was made). The race was run at 2pm EST on Saturday (if I'm juggling my time zones correctly). Like I said, in a simlar situation I wouldn't be prepared to wait until Sunday night to know the result, getting the latest news from: http://www.suzuki-racing.com/ or http://www.quokka.com/ instead. > Some of us didn't get home from Thanksgiving dinner in > time to catch the start & were hoping to watch the tape > later. Well, not meaning to sound callous, but if you guys celebrated thanksgiving on the same day as the Americans, both the FIM MotoGP and the FIA F1 season would be over. ;-) > Obviously, killing a half hour on ras looking for GPL & NH > posts was not the smart thing to do. Nope, we have opinions on everthing... don't come here before watching that Stanley Cup final tape either. <g> > Maybe I should have been on rec.moto.racing instead? Well, you wouldn't have had me to deal with. > And if you were "passionate" about bike racing, you'd know the > championship was far from decided. KR could have chunked a tire, > been out by a backmarker, etc. Then the championship's not over > by a long shot. VR did his job, but KR did the minimum to win > the WC. Exactly, I never claimed the 500cc was a done deal before the round at Brazil you got that mixed up with my F1 comment. Having watched the race, I can tell you "the minimum" didn't come easy to Kenny. > My complaint was hardly "over the top". Not in execution, granted, I've seen worse. Timing could have been better, IMO. Your message is listed here as being posted Monday, October 9th at 5pm EST. Flying off the handle at seeing the result of an event that's over 48hrs old, is, IMO, a little over the top. Jan. =---

Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Randy Wilson wrote... > > By your logic this place should be over-run with Schumacer > > headings by now, then... > > Why? -I think a large percentage of RAS'ers are disenchanted with F1. > Furthermore, the DWC was as good as sealed after the US GP (which gotample > coverage here), so why discuss it at any great lenght now. We're happy for > Ferrari and that's that. But show me a post where the winner of the championship was displayed in the header!!!!!!! > > > Funny how this is the FIRST GP500 posting I've ever seen here also... > > Well, that could have something to do with a) last year's championshipbeing > rather boring and b) it being won by a Spaniard. This year, not only didit > nearly go to the wire but an American won and, for the first time in the > history of the WC, father and son have both won 500cc World Championships. > Obviously, you couldn't know this had actually occurred, but you couldhave > guessed that, if it went that way, it would be commented on. Especially > since some leading figures in simracing are (ex-) bike racers. Hardly "to the wire", what with there still being the Japan race... > > My take on spoilers in general is, while it's common courtesy to providethe > tag, if one really doesn't want a result spoiled one shouldn't takeanything > for granted and refrain from browsing motorsport related material untilone > knows the result in the right way. >Funny, I didn't see anything mentioned on rec.moto or ott.moto... > Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you don't have a genuine beef, but > complaining about a header 48hours after the fact is a little over thetop, > IMO. To me it seems you weren't really passionate about watching the > Championship decider in the first place. Even if I wasn't in a position to > watch the races live, I wouldn't want to wait 48hrs or more for a re-runto > know the result. >AFAIK, Speedvision was not showing the race until Sun. @ 21:00EST (the same time the original post was made). Some of us didn't get home from Thanksgiving dinner in time to catch the start & were hoping to watch the tape later. Obviously, killing a half hour on ras looking for GPL & NH posts was not the smart thing to do. Maybe I should have been on rec.moto.racing instead? And if you were "passionate" about bike racing, you'd know the championship was far from decided. KR could have chunked a tire, been out by a backmarker, etc. Then the championship's not over by a long shot. VR did his job, but KR did the minimum to win the WC. My complaint was hardly "over the top". -- Randy "If you have a home that is mobile and 12 cars that aren't, you might be a redneck."

"Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>> And if you were "passionate" about bike racing, you'd know the >> championship was far from decided. KR could have chunked a tire, >> been out by a backmarker, etc. Then the championship's not over >> by a long shot. > > Exactly, I never claimed the 500cc was a done deal before the round at > Brazil you got that mixed up with my F1 comment.

Then you are both wrong - from a common sense point of view the championship *was* a done deal after Valencia. KRJR needed to accumulate a meager 10 points in the three (Rio, Motegi, and how on Earth could you forget - Phillip Island?!?) remaining races whilst Valentino Rossi needed to win every last one of them. Gary McCoy is the only rider to have won back to back races this season with his victory at Valencia. This ended the 22 race streak in which no rider could pull off consecutive wins. In light of this and knowing that Roberts could win the title by scoring two 13ths and a 12th I can hardly see the outcome of the riders championship being in doubt. - George