Dani ends 2006 winter test on top!

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ChemiKaze

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Discussion Starter
• Nov 30, 2006

• #1

Oh yeah, my boy Dani is on top.. Repsol is gonna retain the #1 plate for sure! I'll support Dani for one more year then when he wins the championship, I'll support Melandri again.

1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 39.910 secs
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 40.123 secs
3. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1min 40.524 secs
4. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 40.766 secs
5. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 41.049 secs
6. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 41.142 secs
7. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 41.254 secs
8. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 41.276 secs
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 41.492 secs
10. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 41.595 secs
11. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor SRT 1min 44.661 secs
12. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor SRT 1min 44.983 secs
c&p from crash.net

 

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phleg

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North Wales

• Nov 30, 2006

• #2

It's TESTING...it means nothing for the actual season.

Booo! Hiss!

 

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Texas

• Nov 30, 2006

• #3

plus Dani's a .......

 

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DRILL

Joined Jun 2005

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• Nov 30, 2006

• #4

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Yamahamer-AL @ Nov 30 2006, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>plus Dani's a .......

.....but quick with it!!

 

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teomolca

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Valencia, Spain

• Nov 30, 2006

• #5

Ha ha I see some Valeboppers are already scared that Dani is going to kick Rossi's ....

Anyways what surprised me from those laptimes was Barros in the D'Antin Ducati going faster than Capirossi and Stoner. D'Antin must be really happy that he's finally got good bikes with fast riders and decent tyres!

 

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richo

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• Nov 30, 2006

• #6

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (teomolca @ Dec 1 2006, 09:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Anyways what surprised me from those laptimes was Barros in the D'Antin Ducati going faster than Capirossi and Stoner. D'Antin must be really happy that he's finally got good bikes with fast riders and decent tyres!

That's what Ducati get for tring to help the customers.

 

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skidmark

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Ireland

• Dec 1, 2006

• #7

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Nov 30 2006, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>It's TESTING...it means nothing for the actual season.

Booo! Hiss!

Means plenty.


BEST----------ON 990(race time)------------BEST ON 800

Pedrosa--------1.41.27---------------------- --1.39.91

Rossi-----------1.42.10-------------------------1.40.10

Edwards-------1.42.54-------------------------1.41.24

Melandri-------1.41.79-------------------------1.40.50

Capirex -------1.41.20-------------------------1.41.49

CV-------------1.42.64-------------------------1.40.76

Hopper--------1.41.59-------------------------1.41.05

What do you think?

 

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phleg

Joined Nov 2006

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North Wales

• Dec 1, 2006

• #8

Dani's lap was also done on qualifing tyres, and so might have Vale and Marco's.

Sete has always been plenty fast in testing, didn't help him much did it?

 

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teomolca

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Valencia, Spain

• Dec 1, 2006

• #9

It means a lot, we can say now that Ilmor are completely screwed!, that Suzuki will be better than last year, that D'Antin Ducati will be better than last year.

 

BEN

Joined Sep 2005

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Lancashire UK

• Dec 1, 2006

• #10

I think I'm gonna support d'antin next year - only if they retain their black bike!

 

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frosty58

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washington DC, USA

• Dec 1, 2006

• #11

i'll wait till the irta test's before i weigh in.

 

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Texas

• Dec 1, 2006

• #12

crash.net
"The 21-year-old completed another full day's development work aboard his Repsol Honda RC212V on Thursday, before setting an impressive lap time of 1min 39.910secs with a qualifying tyre to end the test 0.213secs ahead of former world champion Valentino Rossi, who was fastest for the first two days."

Asimo is fast no dought about it, Q tyres or not, but can he step it up and actually fight...the "couple" times he did this season he cried that the other ryders were being to rough..

anyhow the 800cc Honda rule change master plan is starting to work..

it's awesome to see Barros flying... and i hope the Zuks can keep the pace for Chris and Hopper...

is it march 10 yet???

 

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somedamnwriter

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Philippines

• Dec 1, 2006

• #13

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Yamahamer-AL @ Dec 1 2006, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>is it march 10 yet???

The more you think about it, the more the days would seem so slow

 

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frosty58

Joined Sep 2005

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washington DC, USA

• Dec 1, 2006

• #14

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Yamahamer-AL @ Dec 1 2006, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>is it march 10 yet???

....!!! the winter test ban is here! almost 2 months of nothing!

 

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ChemiKaze

Joined Oct 2006

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Discussion Starter
• Dec 1, 2006

• #15

All I gotta say is that Suzukis have always had good race practice pace, but when it comes down to qualifying, they usually end up in mid pack with a few exceptions. Then on race day, they spend most of the time fighting in mid pack... So, I think they should try the qualifiers as well, given that Yamaha had lots of problems with Qs this year.

 

Jumkie

Joined Oct 2006

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Your Mom's House

• Dec 1, 2006

• #16

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Yamahamer-AL @ Nov 30 2006, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>plus Dani's a .......

You should make a T-shirt that says this and maybe you could sell it on ebay and make some money.

 

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baldylocks

Joined Sep 2006

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Newcastle U Tyne ENGLAND

• Dec 1, 2006

• #17

the times where very interesting. i thought the whole point of the reduction to 800cc was to reduce speed and improve safety yet they're going even faster - surely this can't just be down to corner speed ?

it also goes to show that all the early reports of the RC212V being a pit of a donkey (aye aye MCN) where well and truly wrong. Honda did everything they could to 'encourage' the rule change - they lined up a rider of perfect build and riding style for their new machine a year early so he could cut his teeth on the old bike - they were hardly going to do that if they thought the bike wasn't up to it.

i'd be willing to bet they've had that bike on ice for at least a year.

pedrosa 'the over-achiever' is going to be a major force nex year - i'll have a fiver on him taking the title.

hoy BEN - how about a 'virtual bookies' ? - i can link you to a site that has one if you think it's poss ?

 

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chopperman

Joined Sep 2006

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• Dec 7, 2006

• #18

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (baldylocks @ Dec 1 2006, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>hoy BEN - how about a 'virtual bookies' ? - i can link you to a site that has one if you think it's poss ?
that would be fun.

i dont think asimo will take it,i recon he will be up the sharp end but not a champion. you got yourself a fiver bet mate if you want.