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  		   Posted 2/12/2008 9:12 AM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
MotoGP star Chris Vermeulen pens his first monthly column for MotorcycleUSA.com, informing our readers of what they can expect from the Australian rider this upcoming year in MotoGP. Check out Vermeulen's Inside Line - February.

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  		   Posted 2/12/2008 9:31 AM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Chris has his goals - like all of them. but he is going to win the US double. It's neat to get these insight stories.

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  		   Posted 2/12/2008 10:37 AM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Wow!!! This is Hot, getting to hear directly from Chris, and... I want to see, Both Kawasaki and Suzuki doing race wins this year, So best wishes for both race teams to pull it together.

OK until Hopper can get back in, I'll be just rooting for Chris :-)

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  		   Posted 2/12/2008 10:54 AM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Capirossi, man. He's a good chap too!

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  		   Posted 2/12/2008 2:39 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Chris V!!! Way cool to read his input, makes me feel closer to the MotoGP scene. Best of luck this year. Should be an exciting one.
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  		   Posted 2/12/2008 2:49 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
After watching Chris the V at Laguna Seca in 2004, I was impressed by his riding but more by his friendly personality and the classy way he handled success. Good luck in 2008 Chris, I'll be rooting for you.

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  		   Posted 3/14/2008 3:37 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Chris is back with another column, with the MotoGP rider giving MotorcycleUSA readers the Inside Line on racing under the lights at Qatar and what to make of the opening round of the 2008 tire war. Check out Vermeulen's Inside Line - March.
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  		   Posted 3/14/2008 4:17 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Does anyone really care about GP's anymore? I mean come on, anybody can ride a GP bike nowadays. With all the sophisicated electronics and traction controll they use today a lot of rider skill is taken out of the equation. GP stars used to be real men who fought to hang on to uncontrollable monsters. Now they're all a bunch of wimpy little midget ex-250 riders. I've lost all interest. Unfortunately, superbike is headed the same direction.
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  		   Posted 3/14/2008 5:12 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Yeah, so far I still care. I know it's easier for them to ride now, but they still have to have something else to win. So far it looks like Stoner isn't about to play dead. Interesting to me that he's still the only guy there on a Ducati that can beat everybody else.
 
I too was impressed by Chris' performance at the last WSBK races at Laguna.  Thanks for letting me know he has a website so I can hear his take on things from 1 race to the next. cool

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  		   Posted 3/14/2008 5:17 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I'm rivited to the MotoGP racing. What I see is the most skilled display in all of road racing. I can't even imagine how they can do what they do, in close quarters, at those speeds. I just marvel at the fact that I can sit in my house, and see this on TV.

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  		   Posted 3/14/2008 6:29 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
BRKNtibia said...
Does anyone really care about GP's anymore? I mean come on, anybody can ride a GP bike nowadays. With all the sophisicated electronics and traction controll they use today a lot of rider skill is taken out of the equation. GP stars used to be real men who fought to hang on to uncontrollable monsters. Now they're all a bunch of wimpy little midget ex-250 riders. I've lost all interest. Unfortunately, superbike is headed the same direction.


I'm no fan of the over emphasis on electronics myself, and I do agree that it has swung the rider / bike equation way too far over to the bike side.

However, with every season, even with a reduction in capacity thrown in there, lap times keep dropping. This means higher top speeds, immense braking loads - those carbon fiber brakes do not dick around - faster corner speeds and quick hook up with immense acceleration. A new riding style has been developed to cope with new demands. Look how far the riders have to hang off the bike on corner exits, to be able to get the bike closer to vertical to get the power to the ground early... it's a version of 250cc style riding, but 250s on steroids. The fitness levels demanded in this class are olympian - chain smoking Barry Sheene types need not apply any more - this is an intensely physical sport for "real men" no less. True the machines are MUCH more controllable, but to win at this level is no cake walk.

Having raced TZ350s myself I know only too well the dangers of a narrow power band, spinning rear tires on corner exits and the high chances of a violent high side. Multiply my experience by about 3 times the horsepower and you had the old GP 500s. I don't miss seeing guys getting hurt like that, and it's hard to argue they should if we have the technology to prevent it. I think we have strayed too far in the other direction at this point though, as evidenced by Michael Schumacher's jaunt on the Ducati... He wouldn't have been close to the pros on an old GP500 (and would have needed a change of underwear) - even though they were much slower round the circuit.

We can't halt progress, but with the smoother power delivery of the 800 4 strokes, maybe we could find some way to limit the electronic aids?
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  		   Posted 3/15/2008 11:03 AM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Yes, I care. Electronics are the evolution of the game. i will run the stop watch on you at Jerez if it is sooo easy now to ride one fast. These guys are the best in the world. They work their butts off in training and riding. And as Nicky says at the end of the day you still have to twist the throttle.

Chris V--We were all scratching our heads when your tire went off as other riders on the same tire were still at speed. The up side is that there is nowhere to go but up in the standings from here!!

All the best,
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  		   Posted 4/28/2008 3:40 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Chris V. is back with his latest column. Sounds like the Bridgestone had a rough go, but the Aussie expects the tables to turn. Check out the latest inside scoop in Vermeulen's Inside Line - April
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  		   Posted 6/23/2008 12:56 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Chris is extremely well-spoken and comes across as a real gentleman. Good luck Chris, you've won some new fans in the States.
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  		   Posted 6/23/2008 1:36 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Alright MotoGP racing fans, Chris Vermeulen is back with his latest edition of Vermeulen's Inside Line - June
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  		   Posted 9/23/2008 4:02 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Chris is back, talking about Indy and his upcoming home GP at Phillip Island. Check out Vermeulen's Inside Line - September
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  		   Posted 9/24/2008 12:24 PM (GMT -8)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Hope all goes well at Phillip, Chris. :-)

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