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Old 04-05-2010, 05:01 PM   #61
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Gimmick... I honestly wish for a girl that can actually race with the big boys! I mean, *YAY* that chick can pass some chumps at a local track day, good for her but where is she on the grid? How many times did she get lapped? As far as cutting girls a break based on when they started riding, Steve Rapp was well into his 20s before he ever got on a bike. I'm just tired of all the fan fare whenever a chick makes the grid...Let's see some results!

Heck, you didn't her me crowing when Montel was racing for Jordan... "Look a black guy is racing!". He didn't finish for crap! Does he get the same excuses? Trust me, there are a heck of a lot more black guys that ride than women.
Gimmick? Samuela di Nardi raced at the Suzuka 8-hrs.
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Old 04-06-2010, 02:19 AM   #62
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Gimmick? Samuela di Nardi raced at the Suzuka 8-hrs.
Oh yea? How'd she do?
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Old 04-06-2010, 07:38 AM   #63
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Oh yea? How'd she do?
43 place; ahead of 15 male teams and everyone here
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43 place; ahead of 15 male teams and everyone here
Wow 43rd... GIMMICK!!! Any one of 1,000 male racers could have done that well/poorly. Big deal! Oh and btw I don't race, if every time someone criticizes any racer's stats the answer will be be, "they are faster than you...", I guess that none of us are allowed to criticize or even comment on racing what so ever. In fact, I guess that goes for ALL competitive endeavors...if you can't demonstrably do some thing better, you are not allowed to comment.
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Old 04-09-2010, 04:24 PM   #65
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Wow 43rd... GIMMICK!!! Any one of 1,000 male racers could have done that well/poorly. Big deal! Oh and btw I don't race, if every time someone criticizes any racer's stats the answer will be be, "they are faster than you...", I guess that none of us are allowed to criticize or even comment on racing what so ever. In fact, I guess that goes for ALL competitive endeavors...if you can't demonstrably do some thing better, you are not allowed to comment.
So, you don't race but Samuela di Nardi does professionally. She even participated in the Suzuka 8-hrs and finished before a bunch of males. But she's "gimmick".

Okay, you're the man, Valentino Rossi.

BTW, which one of the 1000 male racers that raced at Suzuka? Bostrom Brothers? Jake Zemke, Miguel Duhamel? Matt Mladin?
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Old 04-09-2010, 04:26 PM   #66
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Wow 43rd... GIMMICK!!! Any one of 1,000 male racers could have done that well/poorly. Big deal! Oh and btw I don't race, if every time someone criticizes any racer's stats the answer will be be, "they are faster than you...", I guess that none of us are allowed to criticize or even comment on racing what so ever. In fact, I guess that goes for ALL competitive endeavors...if you can't demonstrably do some thing better, you are not allowed to comment.
I didn't include the dozen+ DNFs. Remember, she still finished ahead of 45, of those "1000 male racers" who DIDN'T do that well/poorly.
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By the exhaust tubing size before the can, I'd say 125cc.
Well the diameter of the exhaust is the same on a 125 as on a 250 because a 250 has dual pipes, one for each of it's 125cc cylinders.

So based on the size of the rear tire and the fact that it only has a single exhaust pipe, i'd say good guess, cuz you're right. :P


PS, that land speed chick in the first vid.... I dunno what it is about her but does absolutely nothing for me... I've seen her in a few videos.... Think she seems like too much of a princess/attention whore.
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I didn't include the dozen+ DNFs. Remember, she still finished ahead of 45, of those "1000 male racers" who DIDN'T do that well/poorly.
But they didn't even sign up...it's not as if every racer in the world signed up to do the Suzuka 8 hour and she qualified fastest thus landing the seat. She is fast "for a female" so they signed her up, took tons of semi-cheesecake/glamor shot photos and she came in in front of several other nobodies who race "who's that" sponsored bikes...hurray!!! Seriously, who exactly races in the endurance class?

It would be exactly the same thing if a black guy entered the Suzuka 8 hour and came in 51st and I came on here posting how great he is...

"FIM- Brothers Ride

Tyrone Washington rode like the popo were after him on Sun, coming in 51st out of the 75 riders who started the race. Tyrone managed to bring the Cadillac, Soul Glo and Colt 45 sponsored Hayabusa in to 51st even after his all Negro pit crew got high, ate some ribs/collard greens and took off after only 4 1/2 hours. When interviewed by Jet magazine after his accomplishment, Tyrone gave a 45 minute thank you speech during which he thanked his Mama for raising him by herself, his boys back in the '213' and the good lord Jesus Christ without which nothing is possible..."
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So, you don't race but Samuela di Nardi does professionally. She even participated in the Suzuka 8-hrs and finished before a bunch of males. But she's "gimmick".

Okay, you're the man, Valentino Rossi.

BTW, which one of the 1000 male racers that raced at Suzuka? Bostrom Brothers? Jake Zemke, Miguel Duhamel? Matt Mladin?
Sir, 42 guys finished ahead of those losers as well, where are their articles and newspaper spreads? Do you even know off the top of your head who the top three finishers were? I sure don't but the air waves are buzzing with her 43rd place finish! Seriously, without looking it up, I defy you to list the top ten finishers in that race.
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wow, you just lost all credibility in this discussion...
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