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So what do we reckon .......... James is really pumped up for this . Had a message off him in myspace . More so than so far .

Where do you think he can finish . Do you think he can get on the podium ?

Its still hard to think that this is still his first full season , and only 7 races in !! .

I'd like to see a podium for him



Though even if he does I bet he still won't get Hamilton style press coverage

I'm sure there'll be a bumper crowd for Donny, even if it rains (which it most likely will do, after all ) not just for Toseland, but for the first time in years there's somebody to follow in the 125s too, all three of the youngsters Smith, Webb and Redding. Shame there's nobody really moving ion the 250s, just poor Eugene Laverty who's not setting the races alight just yet. Whose idea was it in the ACU that we should drop the 250s from top level meetings in the UK? Have a look at the MotoGP grid, how many of them didn't come through the 125 and 250 ranks?

Nice to think of JT on the podium, hope he can do it... I guess you guys are too young to have been there in '88 when Niall Mackenzie actually led for about four laps on the Marlboro Yamaha, the place went mental....

i was there in 88 and it was awesome watching mackenzie lead,was that the year that foggy ran out of fuel too ?

i'd be very suprsied if we saw jt near the podium next weekend. hes ony raced donny once in the last 7 years and i think that stoner/pedrosa/lorenzo/edwards and rossi will be too much for him to beat,i'd expect a improvement for the 2 suzukis and a suprise from dovizio too,saying that i'll be cheering the boy on but not expecting too muc from him,now bradley smith thats a different story,the boy should break his win duck on the factory bike at his home round.

I think he'll do well and am hoping he gets a podium but like deej says the compition is good. But saying that look what Baylis achived when he had that wildcard ride, 1st.

One thing I do know is that if he gets a podium the woman who lives in the flat below is gonna think we've got elephants staying as I jump around the flat. If he wins, well

And is this the first topic Fester has started that hasn't got stars either side of the title

I think it's definately JT's best chance so far of getting a podium, I just hope that the pressure doesn't get to him, though he has a cool head or something happens to the bike as that would be so wrong. Got to remember Rossi likes and is good at donnington also. But ye might put a bet on third.

if he does get on the podium my house mates will wonder what the hell is going on due to the noise.

its the first track that he actually knows apparently and he seems pretty confident about it.

I think a 3rd is doable, the tech3 bike is up to it and i think he's up to it as well. Just have to see what happens, gonna be cracking race either way.

And is this the first topic Fester has started that hasn't got stars either side of the title


Hell , i knew i forgot something Its so you guys get to notice my words of wisdom

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mike, bayliss did well but he was on a sorted bike in a race that had no importance,if rossi had qualified better and there was a race between rossi and hayden for the title im sure it would have been a different story,ouch that hurt to say that

hayden is so in the past its scary eh i like the guy but id rather see dovizioso signed to his spot, that would really mix things up i reckon.

by the sounds of it you'll get your wish for that next season