France Free Practice and Quali Discussion

Tomorrow and the bulk of the season begins. 6 races in 8 weeks, and Lemans is the first of em.

Let's keep it all in here lads/ladies. And let's hope for a stonkin' race.

The top 4 all seem right in there, can't wait for qualifying!!

Ye mega close! Wee Lorenzo is on it! Good to see Stoner on the pace too...

FP 1

1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 34.646 secs
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 34.779 secs
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team ( 1min 34.886 secs
4. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team ( 1min 34.967 secs
5. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 35.319 secs
6. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( 1min 35.502 secs
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 35.574 secs
8. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini ( 1min 35.672 secs
9. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team ( 1min 35.743 secs
10. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 35.874 secs
11. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( 1min 35.968 secs
12. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini ( 1min 36.059 secs
13. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 36.134 secs
14. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 36.144 secs
15. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team ( 1min 36.359 secs
16. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team ( 1min 36.418 secs
17. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team ( 1min 36.756 secs
18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team ( 1min 37.421 secs

Wow already the top ten within 1.2 seconds...

20 minutes left in FP2

1) Edwards
2) Pedrosa
3) Lorenzo
4) Stoner
5) Rossi
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15) Hayden!!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MigsAngel @ May 16 2008, 01:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>20 minutes left in FP2

1) Edwards
2) Pedrosa
3) Lorenzo
4) Stoner
5) Rossi
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15) Hayden!!!!

I can tell you're loving that!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ May 16 2008, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I can tell you're loving that!


Pedrosa!!!
That little guy can ride....

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Duc999 @ May 16 2008, 01:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Pedrosa!!!
That little guy can ride....


Jorge is off!!!

Looks like Melandri's still hasn't figured things out after all

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ May 16 2008, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I can tell you're loving that!


No....besides by the end of the session he jumped all the way up to 12th....now that is impressive!

Dani
Stoner
CEII
Vermi
Rossi



I have to hand it to Luke(Vermulen) Skywalker. He brings it at LeMan. ~1second covers the top 10 riders and you could throw a blanket btw the guys above. Looks to be a good race.

I don't think that Melandri, Elias and Guintoli are back at the sharp end of things. It's still early but timing sheets dont' look good for the lot of them.

Look like it could well be Pedrosa vs Stoner, I'd love to see those two race for the win.

One things for sure, Pedrosa & Stoner are making their team mates look pretty damn ordinary with Hayden & Melandri way back in direct comparrison to their teammates..

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AB#1 @ May 16 2008, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Look like it could well be Pedrosa vs Stoner, I'd love to see those two race for the win.
One things for sure, Pedrosa & Stoner are making their team mates look pretty damn ordinary with Hayden & Melandri way back in direct comparrison to their teammates..

The irony is that nicky and marco always were ordinary....

Having said that Edwards is putting Toseland to shame...

Combined times


1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 34.227 secs
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team ( 1min 34.276 secs
3. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 34.287 secs
4. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 34.487 secs
5. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( 1min 34.630 secs
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team ( 1min 34.886 secs
7. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini ( 1min 35.047 secs
8. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 35.073 secs
9. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team ( 1min 35.133 secs
10. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini ( 1min 35.239 secs
11. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( 1min 35.256 secs
12. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 35.378 secs
13. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 35.450 secs
14. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team ( 1min 35.678 secs
15. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 35.848 secs
16. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team ( 1min 35.877 secs
17. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team ( 1min 36.039 secs
18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team ( 1min 36.414 secs

I'm liking Lorenzo more and more. That boy has some stones! Should be an exciting race- we need one.

Whens the next SBK race?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MigsAngel @ May 16 2008, 02:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The irony is that nicky and marco always were ordinary....

Having said that Edwards is putting Toseland to shame...

Combined times


1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 34.227 secs
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team ( 1min 34.276 secs
3. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 34.287 secs
4. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 34.487 secs
5. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( 1min 34.630 secs
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team ( 1min 34.886 secs
7. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini ( 1min 35.047 secs
8. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 35.073 secs
9. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team ( 1min 35.133 secs
10. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini ( 1min 35.239 secs
11. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( 1min 35.256 secs
12. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 35.378 secs
13. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 35.450 secs
14. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team ( 1min 35.678 secs
15. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 35.848 secs
16. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team ( 1min 35.877 secs
17. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team ( 1min 36.039 secs
18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team ( 1min 36.414 secs

Yeah the MotoGP world champ of 2006 and the runner up of 2005 and bronze medal man in 2006 are ordinary. Wake up man, the guys just don't get on with 800cc bikes.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Haga @ May 16 2008, 06:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yeah the MotoGP world champ of 2006 and the runner up of 2005 and bronze medal man in 2006 are ordinary. Wake up man, the guys just don't get on with 800cc bikes.

Great or Extra Ordinary riders get on with any bike see Rossi, Pedrosa, and Lorenzo for reference and even Stoner...

And sometimes ordinary riders can become world champ or runners up in extra ordinary years...

Eurosport commentators today were saying that it is becoming on open secret in the paddock that the 2006 world champ is likely to lose his ride this year...and so he is riding like a defeated man...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MigsAngel @ May 16 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Great or Extra Ordinary riders get on with any bike

Not necessarily. Great riders of the past have shown themselfes to be reasonably unadaptable. Foggy is the most extreme case i can think of right now, Bayliss slightly less so but both are multiple world champions.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MigsAngel @ May 16 2008, 05:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The irony is that nicky and marco always were ordinary....
Wow, what a statement based on a practice session. Breathtaking.

I suppose you mean "ordinary" to mean a good thing, right?