11-24-2005, 11:58 PM
Rossi finished second in the Monza Rally, beating Colin McRae by 43 seconds...however, McRare was driving the Skoda so they weren't on exactly equal footing.
Correction! Rossi won by 20 seconds over Colin...and Rossi lost out to Rinaldo Capello(I believe he raced the Audi R9 at one time or another) by only 2.6 seconds. But get this, Capello was driving a...Skoda
Somehow I missed this line:
I thought they were going to compete in 06 too but I have heard nary a murmur about it. When I talked to one of the Motoczysz crew guys at Laguna he said that they were planning on maybe contesting a few rounds but not the full championship.
Personally I thought those guys were idiots to think that they could go from never having made a bike (Michael Czysz was an architect by training) to competing in Moto GP. However, Czysz went out and got a lot of people who DO know about bikes to surround him. And there was an article in Robb Report about the company's business plan which actually sounded somewhat feasible, although a little optimistic on what people would pay for the bikes.
The website says they're working on the 2nd generation C1 for a debut next July. Maybe that means they'll have it ready for Laguna next year *crosses fingers*.
Correction! Rossi won by 20 seconds over Colin...and Rossi lost out to Rinaldo Capello(I believe he raced the Audi R9 at one time or another) by only 2.6 seconds. But get this, Capello was driving a...Skoda
Somehow I missed this line:
Quote:And where is Motoczysz in all of this? For some reason I thought that they expected to field a team in 2006... That could be a whole 'nother thread though.
I thought they were going to compete in 06 too but I have heard nary a murmur about it. When I talked to one of the Motoczysz crew guys at Laguna he said that they were planning on maybe contesting a few rounds but not the full championship.
Personally I thought those guys were idiots to think that they could go from never having made a bike (Michael Czysz was an architect by training) to competing in Moto GP. However, Czysz went out and got a lot of people who DO know about bikes to surround him. And there was an article in Robb Report about the company's business plan which actually sounded somewhat feasible, although a little optimistic on what people would pay for the bikes.
The website says they're working on the 2nd generation C1 for a debut next July. Maybe that means they'll have it ready for Laguna next year *crosses fingers*.
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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