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Jerez 08 Test Results

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ Feb 16 2008, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>ant west put the smack down on john hopkins, hoppa better improve or he wont be around for long
yeah, but not the "smack down" your thinking of you gimp
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Feb 18 2008, 01:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>yeah, but not the "smack down" your thinking of you gimp
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Rog...that's wrong on so many levels dude!
 
testing done bit ago.



1. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 38.848 secs
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 39.252 secs
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Scot Team (M) 1min 39.313 secs
4. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 39.351 secs
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (
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1min 39.568 secs
6. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (M) 1min 39.727 secs
7. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (
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1min 39.845 secs
8. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (
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1min 39.932 secs
9. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (
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1min 40.333 secs
10. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (
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1min 40.442 secs
11. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (
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1min 40.576 secs
12. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (
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1min 41.026 secs
13. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (
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1min 41.177 secs
14. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (
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1min 41.292 secs
15. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (
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1min 41.311 secs
16. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 41.699 secs
17. Nicola Canepa ITA Ducati Test Rider (
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1min 42.160 secs
18. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (
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1min 42.970 secs
19. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Test Rider (
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1min 43.496 secs
20. Vittoriano Guareschi ITA Ducati Test Rider (
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1min 45.597 secs
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ Feb 18 2008, 05:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>testing done bit ago.



1. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 38.848 secs
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 39.252 secs
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Scot Team (M) 1min 39.313 secs
4. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 39.351 secs
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (
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1min 39.568 secs
6. James Toseland GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (M) 1min 39.727 secs
7. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (
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1min 39.845 secs
8. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (
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1min 39.932 secs
9. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (
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1min 40.333 secs
10. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (
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1min 40.442 secs
11. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (
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1min 40.576 secs
12. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (
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1min 41.026 secs
13. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (
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1min 41.177 secs
14. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (
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1min 41.292 secs
15. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (
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1min 41.311 secs
16. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 41.699 secs
17. Nicola Canepa ITA Ducati Test Rider (
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1min 42.160 secs
18. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (
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1min 42.970 secs
19. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Test Rider (
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1min 43.496 secs
20. Vittoriano Guareschi ITA Ducati Test Rider (
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1min 45.597 secs

Had a bit of an off and still quick.
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Hmm, Rossi is showing really high top speed in most of the sessions. I think he was actually fastest in one of 'em. Has the Yamaha really improved that much? I wasn't expecting it...

Anybody knows if Stoners 1.39 in FP4 was set on race rubber or qualifiers?
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fred00 @ Feb 18 2008, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hmm, Rossi is showing really high top speed in most of the sessions. I think he was actually fastest in one of 'em. Has the Yamaha really improved that much? I wasn't expecting it...

Anybody knows if Stoners 1.39 in FP4 was set on race rubber or qualifiers?
yam are using the pneumatic valve lump so that should give at least 1000 rpm more plus any off season improvements,.

as for stoners tyres, looking at the track i would have thought they were all on wet's.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Feb 18 2008, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>yam are using the pneumatic valve lump so that should give at least 1000 rpm more plus any off season improvements,.

as for stoners tyres, looking at the track i would have thought they were all on wet's.
Yeah, I know they're using the pneumatic valve engine, but still. I wasn't expecting them to be so quick.

As for the tires: They lapped in the 1.38s on wet tyres?
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fred00 @ Feb 18 2008, 06:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, I know they're using the pneumatic valve engine, but still. I wasn't expecting them to be so quick.

As for the tires: They lapped in the 1.38s on wet tyres?
the joy of bridgestones i think. would you have ridden on slick's there, not me !
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Feb 18 2008, 07:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>the joy of bridgestones i think. would you have ridden on slick's there, not me !
I have no idea. I haven't seen it, only seen the times.
 
Oh dear, has the rain interfered with the remote control Stoners Ducati?


Oh ...., they've put all the spark plugs in Scuds bike, be afraid guys Toni "Youre going home in a ....... ambulance!" "Scud" "Pinball Wizard" "Unmanned Drone" Elias has wakened up.

It will end in tears..........


Pete
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (basspete @ Feb 18 2008, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Oh dear, has the rain interfered with the remote control Stoners Ducati?


Oh ...., they've put all the spark plugs in Scuds bike, be afraid guys Toni "Youre going home in a ....... ambulance!" "Scud" "Pinball Wizard" "Unmanned Drone" Elias has wakened up.

It will end in tears..........


Pete
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Feb 18 2008, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>yam are using the pneumatic valve lump so that should give at least 1000 rpm more plus any off season improvements,.

as for stoners tyres, looking at the track i would have thought they were all on wet's.

What are you talking about Rog. 1:38 in the wet? Maybe if they take a short cut somewhere.

But the top speed are a little surpricing allthough I would like to see what happens in quatar.
Slipstreaming and good exits can play a huge role on the shorter straight.

Look at pedrosa, rock bottom. Hardly normal, and thats probably how important the exit on the straigt is, or late braking if the speedtrap are set up late on the straight.
 
well if this was the race weekend at jerez, then going by the times set today, 1:41s would be the pace you'd need to be able to run. these are the # of laps in the 1:41 & below range set at todays test. in the order they finished in. 1. hayden 22 laps 2. lorenzo 8 laps 3. dovi 14 laps 4. depuniet 21 laps 5. rossi 24 laps 6. jt 5 laps 7. stoner 22 laps 8. de angelis 16 laps 9. nakano 7 laps 10. capirossi 7 laps 11. cv 4 laps 12. west 3 laps 14. melandri 2 laps. the rest were 1 or no laps on the pace. stoner had a couple of 1:40s the only one to do so.
 
Nicky Hayden reaction

“It’s definitely been a really positive and productive three days. We had high hopes coming here because when we tested here in November the bike worked pretty good and Michelin tyres normally work good at Jerez, so this is a good track for us, also there’s no big long straightaways.

The wind here has made it tough, the conditions haven’t been easy, but I do feel more comfortable on this year’s bike in the wind. The team really worked hard and made some good moves and good decisions. We didn’t make a lot of big changes, we just got closer to race settings, tried a couple of qualifiers and did a 25 lap run. The chassis seems to be working good and also the tyres are working good. We tried a few different tyre options, and we’re still checking data between the 16 and 16.5 rears. But the show hasn’t started yet, we’ll find out what everybody’s really got and what we’re in for when we get to Qatar but we leave here pretty happy. At the Qatar tests we’ll see how it is under the lights and dial everything in for the first race.”
 
Some others

WEST
"We've mainly worked on the handling and the steering of the bike today. We've made a big step forward in the front-end set-up and I feel a lot more confident, although there is still room for further improvement. We have also tested some qualifying tyres from Bridgestone that I have never used before and the results were promising, I am sure that given more time using them we could have gone even faster. We finished off the test with a 10-lap run to see what the tyre performance is like towards the middle of race distance and we found more consistency than with the previous tyres we have used. We now have a plan to fine-tune the set-up with what we have learned here in Jerez and I will return home to continue with my training programme before heading to the last pre-season test in Qatar."

HOPKINS
"Today we used the dry track time to warm up the clutch and try some practice starts, as we don't have much time to do this before the first race. Riding in the rain yesterday took its toll on my injury and today I have definitely felt the effects. With our focus firmly on the first race, we decided it wasn't necessary to go out on circuit this afternoon. I am flying home tomorrow to immediately have as much therapy and ultra-sound treatment as possible to maximise my recovery."

CAPIROSSI
"I think we were lucky with the weather today, even though we weren't able to start till after lunchtime. We tried lots of things today and we found a better solution than we did on the first day. I think we are in a better shape now and we can go with a good feeling to Qatar and try and do the last few things at the last test so we will be ready for the first race. We are still struggling in a few places and we know we have to work on those, but we are quite confident for the first race."

VERMEULEN
"It was a difficult morning as we didn't get any track-time, but the wind got up and dried the track out and we had reasonable conditions this afternoon – apart from the wind! We made some progress with the bike to solve some of the problems we have had here this weekend and we now have a direction to go in. We tested some tyres for Bridgestone and I finally got the chance to test some qualifiers. They seemed to work quite well and suit our bike and although I only used two qualifying tyres I am happy with the lap-time that I did. There is still more to come out of both me and the bike, bit this was the most positive day we have had at this test."
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fred00 @ Feb 18 2008, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hmm, Rossi is showing really high top speed in most of the sessions. I think he was actually fastest in one of 'em. Has the Yamaha really improved that much? I wasn't expecting it...

Anybody knows if Stoners 1.39 in FP4 was set on race rubber or qualifiers?


yeah i think hes lost a bit of weight and also think the aerodynamics are paying off, one thing i will say tho the yam needs get upto speed quicker out of the corners.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (basspete @ Feb 18 2008, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Oh dear, has the rain interfered with the remote control Stoners Ducati?

Oh ...., they've put all the spark plugs in Scuds bike, be afraid guys Toni "Youre going home in a ....... ambulance!" "Scud" "Pinball Wizard" "Unmanned Drone" Elias has wakened up.

Pete
Hmm. I don't quite get your post.

From watching the Jerez QP, Tony Elias seemed to be cruising around the circuit. I don't quite get it. The only new guy on the Ducati who seems to at least try to make a go of things is Guintoli.
Elias seems to just cruise around.

Melandri and Elias both seem to struggle with the new Duke. Sylvan seems to be a french Hayden. Just shuts up and rides... He is growing on me...
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Feb 18 2008, 07:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What are you talking about Rog. 1:38 in the wet? Maybe if they take a short cut somewhere.

But the top speed are a little surpricing allthough I would like to see what happens in quatar.
Slipstreaming and good exits can play a huge role on the shorter straight.

Look at pedrosa, rock bottom. Hardly normal, and thats probably how important the exit on the straigt is, or late braking if the speedtrap are set up late on the straight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPy3WzenbXM
looks pretty wet to me. regarding tyres all i said was i think they were on wets and that i wouldnt ride on slicks there, would you ?
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Alice Team

Sylvain Guintoli – Pilota Alice Team (13° miglior tempo in 1’41.177 – Giri totali 47)

“Questi tre giorni sono andati bene per noi, sento che sto facendo progressi sulla moto. Anche le qualifiche di ieri sono andate bene anche se le condizioni della pista non erano il massimo. Penso davvero che possiamo pensare in maniera positiva per l’inizio della stagione. Stiamo inoltre migliorando il nostro ritmo che è molto importante in previsione della prima gara in Qatar tra una ventina di giorni. Sono confidente, fisicamente mi sento pronto e non vedo l’ora di iniziare la stagione 2008.”

Toni Elias – Pilota Alice Team (15° miglior tempo in 1’41.311 – Giri totali 71)

“Giornata complicata per noi oggi, non siamo riusciti a trovare un buon set up della moto, e questa classifica finale non mi piace per niente. Solo verso la fine della giornata le cose sono migliorate un po’, ma ormai era troppo tardi per migliorarci. Ho un rimpianto sull’ultimo giro veloce, la mia miglior prestazione, sono andato lungo alla sesta curva e senza questo errore avrei finito sicuramente in una posizione migliore. Ma meglio non pensarci e guardare avanti, l’unica modo per migliorarsi è lavoro sodo ed è quello che farò.”
 

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