Friday, March 13, 2009

Spies like Rossi?

There's something that I've noticed about Spies that very few riders possess, except Rossi and Mat Mladin back in the AMA. Rossi is the master, but all three riders have the ability to keep riding at full tilt when the tyres eventually go off. This is a rare skill ... even Baylis didn't have it. Like Rossi, Spies is also very smooth with good lines. Neither rider likes to lose or get passed, but neither Rossi nor Spies let the Red Mist get the better of them ... they just step up their game. There was a study awhile ago that measured MotoGP riders' heart rates during a race. All riders had their adrenaline pumping and their hearts were racing along with their bikes. But not Rossi ... his heart rate stays mid-range and calm when others are about to blow an artery. There's something about Spies that tells me he may have this in common with Rossi as well. It's looking entirely possible that the championship bikes in both WSB and MotoGP will be Yamahas and their close competition in both series will be Ducati. Interesting.

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