Bradley Smith Podium
Chris Paine
Le Mans was the first podium finish for a British 125 rider since
1989. But who can remember who that rider was ? (I had to look it up).
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Mark N
> The Eurosport commentators said that Bradley Smith's podium finish at
> Le Mans was the first podium finish for a British 125 rider since
> 1989. But who can remember who that rider was ? (I had to look it up).
Alan Scott? ;)
Chris Paine
:-) That suggests you know the answer. I see the race in question was
won by one of your favourite riders.
Chris Paine
:-) That suggests you know the answer. I see the race in question was
Champ
>The Eurosport commentators said that Bradley Smith's podium finish at
>Le Mans was the first podium finish for a British 125 rider since
>1989. But who can remember who that rider was ? (I had to look it up).
I'd have guessed at Ian McConnachie (sp?)
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Chris Paine
> On 23 May 2007 07:02:58 -0700, Chris Paine <c...@ist.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >The Eurosport commentators said that Bradley Smith's podium finish at
> >Le Mans was the first podium finish for a British 125 rider since
> >1989. But who can remember who that rider was ? (I had to look it up).
>
> I'd have guessed at Ian McConnachie (sp?)
That would have been my guess as well. A quick STFW reveals that your
spelling is correct, and that Ian never made the podiums in 125s, his
last podium being in 1987 in the 80cc class.
Champ
>On 23 May, 17:58, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 23 May 2007 07:02:58 -0700, Chris Paine <c...@ist.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >The Eurosport commentators said that Bradley Smith's podium finish at
>> >Le Mans was the first podium finish for a British 125 rider since
>> >1989. But who can remember who that rider was ? (I had to look it up).
>>
>> I'd have guessed at Ian McConnachie (sp?)
>
>That would have been my guess as well. A quick STFW reveals that your
>spelling is correct, and that Ian never made the podiums in 125s, his
>last podium being in 1987 in the 80cc class.
OK, you've made me go and look it up now :-)
Shall I spill the beans?
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Champ
Chris Paine
Champ
>On 24 May, 00:21, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Shall I spill the beans?
>
>Be my guest.
OK, so it was Rob Milton. About who I don't remember a single thing,
I'm afraid.
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Champ
pablo
The important thing is Bradley Smith. I think he is a great talent, and he
is being reared and brought along smartly.
Champ
Well, one podium does not a career make, but he's certainly looking
good at the moment. He rode a pretty mature race at Le Mans for a 16
year old. But as we all know, the real test will be whether he can eb
quick every weekend.
Julian Bond
MotoGP
1st Vermeulen. Ex-Brit Championship rider and all round good guy who can
race in the wet
2nd Melandri. Honorary Brit for living in Yorkshire. (Which is wet)
3rd Stoner. Ex-Brit Championship rider. And clearly the Ducati is only
as fast as it is because Hodgson is doing the testing.
4th Pedrosa. Honorary Brit for living in London (to avoid being
suffocated by hordes of Spanish teenage girls wanting to smother him in
their ample bosoms, ahem)
Ignoring some German who came in 5th we then have,
6th Vale Rossi. Another Honorary Brit for living in London, although in
this case it may be due to his liking for hanging out in the Admiral
Duncan in Old Compton Street when he's away from his special friend,
Uccio
7th Hopkins. Another Honorary Brit for living in the UK and upsetting
his neighbours with impromptu firework parties and riding field bikes
illegally on the local farmer's fields. Clearly The Hopper is a proper
biker who would have been smashing up LC350s and Fizzies if he'd been
born 20 years earlier. How could we not love him, take him down the cafe
and buy him a Full English and pint of tea.
So as you can see, British riders packed 6 out of the front 7 places in
the race. What other nationality can claim that?
250GP
Eugene Laverty rode really well to score one point in 15th
125GP
Danny Webb finished well ahead of Steve Bonsey in 27th. Well at least he
finished.
AMA Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited
Ellison proved again that he can put in solid rides roughly a lap down
on the leaders
AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei
AMA Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme presented by HMR
Chaz Davies proving that being a Brit isn't enough to stop you not being
on the podium in minor championships of perhaps one of the best but at
least not the lowest paid domestic championship in the world. (did I get
enough negatives in that?)
Bennetts British Superbikes 2007 (See, we can do sponsorship too)
Shakey Byrne (A Genuine Brit even if he does behave like a footballer)
got on the pole. But then some giggling Japanese midget went and stole
his thunder after a stone cruelly knocked out a sensor on his bike.
Still the plucky Northern Irish (part of Britain, note) rider Johnathan
"Johnny" Rea pushed the Kamikazi pilot really hard to finish best loser.
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Champ
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>6th Vale Rossi. Another Honorary Brit for living in London, although in
>this case it may be due to his liking for hanging out in the Admiral
>Duncan in Old Compton Street when he's away from his special friend,
>Uccio
I hope his lawyers don't read usenet :-)
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nice work :-)
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