Weekly 98 - Post-Assen

Well a week after Assen, and all I can say is that I had a great time. Surprising? No!... Assen is and always will be the cathedral of motorracing. Not only the track, (which they will fuckup in the next year :'( ), but the crowds and the ambiance of the whole weekend is fantastic, I invite you all personally to join me for next year!

But what happened to Biaggi this weekend, and what was with his uncle...?

John Hopkins on the matter: (source: Road Racer X )
“It’s just Max. He’s always doing it, always out playing the fool. It’s just completely dangerous, the way his tactics are. He does it on purpose, because he thinks he’s screwing with you. It happens all the time. If anyone new comes into the series—and I had my share of it—when he’s going to pass you, he passes in the closest possible way. There could be miles on the track to pass you, and he comes by the closest he possibly could. In qualifying for Mugello, he came by and actually clipped my leg and knocked my leg off the footpeg. It’s just stupid. My mechanics always push the bike out, and I walk out and get on my bike in pit lane. The Honda team just starts the bikes inside of the garage and then the riders come out. Max just doesn’t look. It’s like this is blank [holds hand up by the side of his face]. ‘No one’s there! The Roman emperor is coming out!’ He thinks he’s royalty in the series, even when he’s just walking around. He needs to get punched in his nose.”

A picture from crash.net:
It seems to me that Biaggi has really lost his mind now. It's sad to hear this from a great champion in the past. But this makes me part of the "Anti Biaggi Fan Club", sad but true!

Another thing I've heard or read, not sure, but the interesting "battle" that's unfolding between Rossi and Melandri, for sure we all know Melandri will not win the championship this year! But next year, I think it was Julian Ryder who wrote something like: "It will be interesting to see how this will be between the two "friends" as far as Rossi tolerates you to be his friend. The question is when will Rossi start his mindgames with Marco Melandri"
Well I (Wilbert Velthove, TT98) can be brief about this matter, if this happens, Rossi lost one of his fans! He may be big and all and the greatest, but I will not let Melandri down!


Next week I will be back with some video's and pictures I made at the dutch TT I can tell you I stood next to Rossi within a 2 metres range!