<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<div class='quotemain'> This 2006, mind you....and I quote
...In bright, warm conditions with a track at 36-degrees and with a 25-degree ambient temperature it was Casey Stoner (LCR Honda RC211V) who was at instant ease with this 4.182km track. The only change made since 2005 has been resurfacing of the final 'Parabolica' turn onto the main straight.
Stoner topped the timesheet with a 1m 37.531s lap with Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V) second quickest and Edwards third after 15 minutes had elapsed. Nicky was working hard on race set-up and a series of broadslides out of the Parabolica showed just how hard the Kentucky Kid was working his RC211V.
Casey then upped the pace with a 1m 37.403s lap as Rossi climbed to third with 40 minutes of the hour session remaining. At the half-way point the order was Stoner, Pedrosa, Rossi, Makoto Tamada (Konica Minolta Honda RC211V), and then Nicky.
Stoner said, "I made an honest mistake and I went to Dani and apologised but I still got fined USD$1,000 and I think it is very unfair. I know what I did wrong -- I just didn't think Dani and the other riders would catch me so fast on my slow down lap. I've never been charged for any bad riding in the past and now, after just one mistake, I get a fine. Apart from this, everything else has been going very well, we've just made small changes to the bike and I'm very comfortable at this track. I've come here with a relaxed attitude and feeling no pressure."
What can I say...please I'm "Flabbergasted!!!"...What do you all think will happen in 2007???...