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Chris Paine - 11 Sep 2008 16:14 GMT

I haven't notice any discussion here of the latest rider moves. What
does the team think of the following:

Haga to Xerox Ducati.
Tom Sykes to Santander Yamaha.
Josh Hayes is doing the final 3 rounds of this year's WSS on a
Parkalgar Honda.
Gibernau has signed for Ducati (presumably to ride in the Alice team).
Elias will ride a Kawasaki run by Aspar Martinez.

Are there any other rumours flying around?

Cheers,
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Julian Bond - 11 Sep 2008 17:16 GMT

Chris Paine <cmp@ist.co.uk> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:14:36

>I haven't notice any discussion here of the latest rider moves. What
>does the team think of the following:
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>
>Are there any other rumours flying around?

Elias to stay put
Hayden to Ducati
Gibernau might be on a 5th Ducati
Canepa to Alice
Kallio to Alice
Corser to BMW
HM Plant to WSB
Airwaves Ducati to WSB
Biaggi to ????
Spies to ????
Nieto to leave Alstare
Ten Kate to run 4 Superbikes. Or is that 2.
Scott Redding to get a factory Aprilia

I bet there's more. After all Biaggi, Checa, Byrne, Camier, Corser,
Crutchlow, Haslam, Spies, Guintoli, Elias, Nieto, Dovizioso, West and
probably others still have contracts to be signed for next year.

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Chris Paine - 12 Sep 2008 16:47 GMT

> Gibernau might be on a 5th Ducati

I don't think a 5th Ducati is very likely, but then at the start of
the season I would have said that Pedrosa moving to Bridgestones mid-
season was an impossibility. But if there were 5 Ducatis on the grid
next season, it would beg the question why can't Suzuki and Kawasaki
supply more bikes?

> Canepa to Alice
> Kallio to Alice

Getting awfully crowded at Alice if Gibernau is there as well :-)

> Corser to BMW

The latest rumour seems to be that Corser will stay put, as Santander
Yamaha will be able to afford him now, as Sykes wage bill will be
significantly less than Haga's.

> HM Plant to WSB
> Airwaves Ducati to WSB

Leaves BSB a bit short.

> I bet there's more. After all Biaggi, Checa, Byrne, Camier, Corser,
> Crutchlow, Haslam, Spies, Guintoli, Elias, Nieto, Dovizioso, West and
> probably others still have contracts to be signed for next year.

Not to mention the rest of the AMA riders.

Cheers,
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and I'll punch the man who says I'm not."

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Chris Paine - 12 Sep 2008 19:55 GMT

I wrote:

> I don't think a 5th Ducati is very likely,

But Randy Mamola on Eurosport has just said that's what's going to
happen, with Gibernau riding a Ducati in an Onde sponsored team, and
Alice running Kallio and Canepa, with Ducati taking a more active role
with that team.

Mamola also said that Elias will be going to Gresini Honda.

Cheers,
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Chris Paine <c...@ist.co.uk>
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and I'll punch the man who says I'm not."

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