Stoner also said he expected Hayden to be a more serious contender this coming year, and spoke of the positive team spirit in the Ducati garage.

BBC: Nicky Nayden

Meanwhile, fans accustomed to tailgating in spacious Midwestern stadium parking lots will have to fight to find the same collegiate spirit in a covered Bronx garage.

WSJ: Going to the Bronx��Not the Beach

He imagined that same spirit was being exhibited by young entrepreneurs working out of their garage to build software companies and web sites in the spring of 1997.

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