Or is this par for the course when dealing with Ducati, or Italians in general. This is what he said about the development of the bike. Jerry Burgess doesn't seem too impressed. He repeated to me today what he said in Qatar when I asked him what the prospects were: "I wouldn't start from here." I may be wrong, but the more I watch what's happening at Ducati the more I get the feeling they're rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. That sounds like they are not listening to his suggestions and have basically told him to fuck off, this the way we are going. SECOND, I'm only right 50% of the time, but 100% of the time when arguing with YOU. If you live in a glass house, don't throw rocks! Nicky has now become a professional personal TESTER. His results are of no consequence. While Nicky remains Rossi's teammate, his career as a contender is over. Of this there is NO DOUBT; les anybody forget exactly why Valentino has abandoned Yamaha and moved to Ducati, because of the audacity of the Japanese maker to give their riders equal treatment--something unacceptable and unconscionable in the mind of Rossi. 'Nicky Hayden has become a PAWN in the life of Valentino Rossi.'--Jumkie circa 2010 As Hemingway once said, "There are only three sports - motor racing, bullfighting and mountaineering. All the rest are merely games". Last decade was Rossi's, this will be Spies. Jan 2010 I eat crow July 2012