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Jun. 26th, 2006 04:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99Other sports things I forgot to mention were that I saw quite a bit of motor racing over the weekend, formula 1, which though it's boring I still love with a slightly odd adoration, superbikes and moto gp. And I such a sad case that I can tell you what the difference is between moto gp and the superbikes.
While I might have prefered Colin Edwards to win, because I do love the Texas Tornado, I'm happy that Nicky Hayden won, because I can remember when he was only an up and comer, and because it means that Valentino has competition this year. Poor old Sete Gibernau really is cursed. I should explain - if a moto gp bike is going to go sproing, clonk or any of the 350 other noises it's not supposed to make, it will be Sete's bike that does it. He didn't get to ride this week because of a mixture of a concussion and a broken collar bone after a crash that also involved Melandri, Capirossi and Rossi, who all have breaks, fractures and assorted bumps and were riding with them. They're all mad idiots but how can you fail to love them.
In the superbikes, I was mostly just plain old happy to see Chris Walker, previous holder of Sete Gibernau's curse (seriously, broke a shin in training, came back, broke the other ankle, came back, caught Bell's palsy, came back, broke a wrist, then later that same season he was sacked because the team thought that if he carried on riding he'd end up killing himself in an accident) both riding and doing well. Same for Pierfrancesco Chili, who is back from an injury and still riding at the age of quite a lot. I was also really happy to see that Alex Barros hadn't had too many problems making the switch from moto gp to superbikes.
In the F1, other than Ralf Schumacher really deserving drive of the day for just finishing in that mangy heap of a car that didn't do corners, I found out that Red Bull and Toro Roso are not the same team despite looking exactly the same and both sharing the having of an unnerving amount of Austrian team owners/managers. Also long may Nico Rosberg continue to cause chaos and fear in the older drivers because, goodness knows, I can remember them doing it to their elders.
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Mostly I'm just rambling because I've not got a viva and therefore have nothing to do for 4 days and I'm worried and nervous because my life is not under my control any more because Pete only knows what I'm doing next year.
While I might have prefered Colin Edwards to win, because I do love the Texas Tornado, I'm happy that Nicky Hayden won, because I can remember when he was only an up and comer, and because it means that Valentino has competition this year. Poor old Sete Gibernau really is cursed. I should explain - if a moto gp bike is going to go sproing, clonk or any of the 350 other noises it's not supposed to make, it will be Sete's bike that does it. He didn't get to ride this week because of a mixture of a concussion and a broken collar bone after a crash that also involved Melandri, Capirossi and Rossi, who all have breaks, fractures and assorted bumps and were riding with them. They're all mad idiots but how can you fail to love them.
In the superbikes, I was mostly just plain old happy to see Chris Walker, previous holder of Sete Gibernau's curse (seriously, broke a shin in training, came back, broke the other ankle, came back, caught Bell's palsy, came back, broke a wrist, then later that same season he was sacked because the team thought that if he carried on riding he'd end up killing himself in an accident) both riding and doing well. Same for Pierfrancesco Chili, who is back from an injury and still riding at the age of quite a lot. I was also really happy to see that Alex Barros hadn't had too many problems making the switch from moto gp to superbikes.
In the F1, other than Ralf Schumacher really deserving drive of the day for just finishing in that mangy heap of a car that didn't do corners, I found out that Red Bull and Toro Roso are not the same team despite looking exactly the same and both sharing the having of an unnerving amount of Austrian team owners/managers. Also long may Nico Rosberg continue to cause chaos and fear in the older drivers because, goodness knows, I can remember them doing it to their elders.
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Mostly I'm just rambling because I've not got a viva and therefore have nothing to do for 4 days and I'm worried and nervous because my life is not under my control any more because Pete only knows what I'm doing next year.
