I had missed the live telecast due to the exams, but I caught the repeat telecast of MotoGP Qatar later at night, after evading any smses or web feeds regarding the results. So to me, it was as good as live.

Everything was sparkling. It’s the first night race, much like how Singapore’s gonna hold the first F1 night race. The flood lights made everything sparkle and shine. Quite a breathtaking sight. And it’s even more breathtaking to see the new bikes, like Stoner’s new number 1 Ducati, and the highlight: Rossi and Lorenzo sharing the same uniform and bike, under yamaha.

I had hopes that Rossi’s poor performance last season was just a one time thing, and so when Rossi took the first position early in the race, I was enthralled! Then Lorenzo caught up to 2nd! I was freaking excited now… Two crazy ass riders leading the race. Both under the same team. The boring Stoner took 5th.

But as the events played out, Stoner slowly crept up to 1st and led. Lorenzo beat Rossi, and led a high speed chase on Stoner. Rossi now dangles in 3rd. Then Pedrosa pushed Rossi back to 4th.

But that’s not the worst for the 5 time world champ, as some new rookie began overtaking Rossi. He battled for 4th place and actually won Valentino Rossi. By now my thoughts were: Rossi’s reign has truly ended. Stoner’s taken over the throne. And the only contender worth watching out for is the crazy spanish dude Lorenzo, who I must say, reminds me a lot of Rossi himself.

Jorge Lorenzo. Amazing debut, getting 2nd place on his first MotoGP race.

All that’s left to watch now is Lorenzo, the champion of the 250cc fighting Stoner, the champion of the previous season’s MotoGP.

The only good thing about Stoner winning the race is that we get to see more of his wife, Adriana.

Stoner and Adriana

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Yamaha Majesty (400 cc)

You’d probably see this more commonly on the road. It was one of the first ‘futuristic’ scooters on the road in Singapore.

Gilera GP 800 (850 cc)

I saw this magnificent beast once on the expressway. I couldn’t lift my eyes off it. Luckily there was a lorry up front and I had to look to where I’m going. Beautiful! At 850 cc, who’d want a bike with gears and clutch and all that stuff.

Suzuki G Strider (916 cc)

Just look at this one. Shit man. It’s bloody cool. I don’t think it’s reached the shores of Singapore, despite being released in 2003. Shit man. Bloody cool.

Honda Griffon (750 cc)

This Griffon just learnt to fly this year. 2007 is the year it’s announced to the world. If this ain’t futuristic, I don’t know what is.

Bikes like these made me reconsider again and again to get a normal clutch’n'gear bike. Scooters are the way of the future. And as you can see here, they’re all class 2 status, except for the yamaha majesty, which is a 2a bike.

So, my class 2 license in the making won’t be for nothing if I decide to pursue scootering to the next level.

All images randomly found on Google Image Search. You know the names, hit the search to find more pics.

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