Donnington

Wow. Cant wait. I think Rossi is guna kick butt again is'nt he? likes Donny does'nt he?

Anybody else going? Any non-UK residents coming over for the event?

Im going for race day as im only 70miles away from there.

Weather should be better than last year too... pack your suncream!!!

Predictions? Hmmmm, Rossi 1st, Edwards 2nd i think. Heart says Hayden 3rd.

Beat me too it Ron, just logged on to post the provisional times!

Really cant wait, camping, beer & motoGP = Good times!!



Provisional Timetable:


betandwin.com British Grand Prix
Donington Park
Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July 2005


Friday 22nd July

09.00- 09.45 125cc Free Practice 1
10.00-11.00 MotoGP Free Practice 1
11.15- 12.15 250cc Free Practice 1
12.30 –13.00 Riders for Health Twin Seater Rides
13.15- 13.45 125cc Qualifying Practice 1
14.00- 15.00 MotoGP Free Practice 2
15.15- 16.00 250cc Qualifying Practice 1
16.15- 16.35 Yamaha R6 Cup Free Practice
16.45- 17.15 BMW Power Cup Free Practice
17.25- 17.45 Yamaha R6 Cup Qualifying Practice

Saturday 23rd July

09.00- 09.45 125cc Free Practice 2
10.00- 11.00 MotoGP Free Practice 3
11.15- 12.15 250cc Free Practice 2
12.30–13.00 Riders for Health Twin Seater Rides
13.15- 13.45 125cc Qualifying Practice 2
14.00- 15.00 MotoGP Qualifying Practice
15.15- 16.00 250cc Qualifying Practice 2
16.30 -1700 BMW Power Cup Qualifying Practice 1
17.30 Yamaha R6 Cup Race – 10 Laps
18.30- 19.00 BMW Power Cup Qualifying Practice 2

Sunday 24th July

09.00- 09.20 125cc Warm Up
09.30- 09.50 250cc Warm Up
10.00- 10.20 MotoGP Warm Up
10.25–10.55 Riders for Health Twin Seater Rides
11.15 BMW Motorrad Power Cup Race 2005 Race – 18 Laps
12.30 betandwin.com British Grand Prix 125cc – Race 25 Laps
13.45 betandwin.com British Grand Prix 250cc – Race 27 Laps
15.30 betandwin.com British Grand Prix MotoGP Race 30 Laps
16.45 Yamaha R6 Cup Race -10 Laps

Provisional Timetable, The organiser/promoters reserve the right to amend/cancel a meeting/fixture or its content without notice. The information given here is correct at time of printing and given in good faith.

rossi seems to love donington as hes never been beaten yet on track, 2003 placed 3rd cus of his pass ona yellow flag, weird thow wasnt it they never did it until hours later..

im there c u all in the beer tent

I think Rossi loves Donnington because of his massive following over here and the track layout.

We all know he's the master at 'adapting' his style. And we know that Donnington has effectively 2 layouts- the flowing bit from Redgate to Coppice- and the 'car park' bit from Foggy's Esses to Goddards.

I think that because of the tracks nature he can use it to his advantage and maximise corner speed in the flowing section, and 'point n squirt' it through the car park bit.

Obviously all the riders have to do this, but for most its a compromise between the two. My thoughts are that Rossi is the master at Donnington.

(excluding the late-great Steve Hislop's lap on his Monstermob Ducati998 in 2002 i think, where he did a quicker lap than Vale on his RCV! R.I.P Hizzy)

must of been a super lap with the bike clinging like hell

Yep. That was when the RCV had about 210-220bhp tho..... only.

I wish I knew more about Hizzy, as I recall he was the defending BSB champion when his helo crashed was he not? Brings me back to how badly I wish to follow that series more closely. As far as Donny goes I think we will see the same 3 on the podium however in reverse order. IMO Rossi is next to unbeatable there and Edwards goes so well, Nicky will be riding the momentum and he will probably challenge the two front runners if he doesn't dismount Edwards for 2nd.

My anticipation for Donny is huge. I am really excited to see how well Nicky rides the momentum that he gained from Laguna. As well for colin having his second straight podium finish.

Make `em ave it,Colin!!!!

yes i will be there,hopefully somewhere around mcleans,should be a top do,and by the look of it alot warmer than last year,heat today mid 80's and absolutley stifleing and remember Tamada son is a bit of a lag here,and one to watch if that wrist is not playing him up !

can't wait , i go one week 2moro and i'am going to riders for health

love me x x

Dr Costa I didn't read anything of Tamada's wrist acting up again and he put forth a very respectable ride coming home in 7th. He should be good for Donnington, here's to a comeback.

Donny will be interesting, Nicky's morale must be really high now, and I'm sure Rossi's motivation to show who is the boss will be great.

And Colin is getting very close to a win lately !

My bet is on Rossi to win by a big nice margin.

Yep. Rossi wants to show Nicky and Colin whos boss in europe, and at Donny for that matter.

My heart says Colin now needs a win tho... you never know...

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It's going to be a very good race. I have a hard time seeing anyone beating Rossi at one of his home tracks. However as you guys said Edwards is looking very close to a win and Nicky's morale is off the charts. It's going to be exciting for sure.

ROSSI DEFO BUT LAST YEAR COLIN GOT SECOND SO I THINK HE WIL B UP THERE,

NICKY DID WELL AT LAGUNA BUT ROSSI WIL PROVE A POINT THT WE ALL ALREADY NO ANYWAY.

LOVE ME X X

k here are my pics so far for Donnington:

1)Valentino Rossi (time to show who is boss in Europe)
2)Nicky Hayden (Has the momentum)
3)Colin Edwards (Has the momentum)
4)Max Biaggi
5)Sete Gibernau
6)Troy Bayliss
7)Marco Melandri
8)Makoto Tamada (Look out he is on the move)
9)Loris Capirossi (after all he has rossi in his name...lol)
10)John Hopkins
11)Alex Barros
12)Carlos Checa
13)Kenny Roberts
14)Ruben Xaus
15)James Ellison

Might be a bit of a stretch but motogp is somewhat of a crap shoot anyways with such talented guys racing. Any thoughts?

Where are the Kawas ???

My top 10

1) Rossi
2) Gibernau
3) Edwards
4) Hayden
5) Biaggi
6) Barros
7) Nakano
8) Checa
9) Capirossi
10) Tamada