[tiatool]

First practice from last night!

Pedrosa on the warpath, but looking for Rossi and Bridgestone to figure it out tonite. I believe qualifying practice starts tonight around 1:30 a.m.

1 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'34.227
2 C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 0.049
3 C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha + 0.060
4 J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.260
5 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 0.403
6 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.732
7 S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 0.820
8 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 0.846
9 J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 0.906
10 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 1.012
11 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.029
12 N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 1.151
13 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 1.223
14 M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 1.451
15 J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 1.621
16 A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 1.650
17 T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 1.812
18 S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 2.187

 

[beemreatr]

Damn ***-bot on pole!!

 

[Loki_D_Wolf]

2 wheels are always better than one

Pretty impressed by Edwards.

 

[ViperRy]

Pretty impressed by Edwards.

Yep, its sad cause qualifying is the only thing he's impressive at in GP.

 

[Skeeter]

Pretty impressed by Edwards.

Yeah, just wish he could stay consistent throughout the race and get on the podium or win. He always falls back to mid pack after the first few laps of a race after doing great qualifying.

 

[juiced gt]

Damn ***-bot on pole!!

rossi better get to him fast or the midget will run away. lets hope for rain. i normally hate to see a race in the rain, but would like to see such an important race run in the rain. best rider wins. LETS GO ROSSI!

 

[Lutefisk69]

I still find the fact that Lorenzo is even racing awesome. He is still turning out some good times for having no ankles.

 

[vin2stroke]

damn, Pedrosa is on a mission.
Edwards up their again. Come on Rossiiii!!!
What the hell is going on with Westy?

 

[tiatool]

1 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'32.647
2 C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha + 0.127
3 C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 0.347
4 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.510
5 J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.622
6 N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 0.639
7 J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 0.749
8 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 0.793
9 J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 0.981
10 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 1.042
11 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.060
12 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 1.076
13 S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 1.430
14 T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 1.914
15 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 2.023
16 S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 2.100
17 M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 2.434
18 A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 2.702


Agreed umpalumpa on pole (cuz he's sucking it)

CE puts in another great qulaifying let's see if he can back that up!!

Racing this Sunday morning at 5 or 6 a.m. CANT WAIT!!

 

[juiced gt]

damn, Pedrosa is on a mission.
Edwards up their again. Come on Rossiiii!!!
What the hell is going on with Westy?

the ? is what is going on with melandri? he is on a premium bike and a proven rider. why are his times crap?

 

[tiatool]

the ? is what is going on with melandri? he is on a premium bike and a proven rider. why are his times crap?

He is going to get dropped by Ducati if he keeps that up. There is just no reason for that kind of performance considering Stoner is up front with the same tools. He did have a great race last circut, but there are real problems for him. I believe Biagia and another WSBK racer are doing the testing so a change may be coming. I like Marco, but his time may be up in MotoGP.

Here is an article from last week.

When asked for his view on why Melandri has not yet hit form in 2008 and has struggled to adapt to riding the Desmosedici GP8 with his new team, Suppo stated pragmatically, `If we knew the problem we could solve it! It?s not that easy to understand. The bike style and the bike characteristics suit Casey Stoner?s style perfectly and it?s more difficult for Marco?s style. He is missing some feeling with the bike.?

Expanding on how the team were attempting to tackle Melandri?s lack of competitiveness Suppo continued, `It will probably be necessary to change something on power delivery and we are doing something. Already here (in Estoril) Marco will have some different software to help him with opening the throttle and hopefully when he finds his confidence he will take that next step. ?

Pressed for his opinion on how the current Ducati-Bridgestone package ranks compared to what the Italian factory?s rivals have on offer, Suppo commented, `I think our package remains competitive. Last year we surprised everyone. I think Filippo Preziosi did an unbelievable job when the new 800cc rule came in and at the beginning of the year we had an advantage. But already last year the competitors were catching up.?

 

[tiatool]

Check out Lorenzo's lowside in practice.... BRUTAL! How is that guy getting back on the bike??

Linky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzGaGEH0UJk

 

[ViperRy]

Damn Lorenzo is taking a beating... got to love body damage threshold when you're young.

 

[tiatool]

That was awesome!!!! Not gonig to spoil it, but Yamaha had a REALLY good day!!

 

[fester41]

fantastic

 

[whorida002000]

Excellent race!

 

[juiced gt]

Excellent race!

most exciting race ive seen in a year. hopefully the rest this year will follow suit.

 

[ETBA]

What a great race! :thumbup
:fork is :flex:

 

[YamaheRica]

Rossi is the best!!! Bravo Valentino!!!

 

[juiced gt]

Rossi is the best!!! Bravo Valentino!!!

watched the race for a third time today(at least until rossi made boys out of men) and im extremely excited about this season of GP. rossi is king s and im looking forward to see the texas tornado win a GP this year. the yamaha bike is finally a contender. LETS GO EDWARDS. win one for yourself.