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BarryMachine

Joined Jun 2007

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Norah Head

Discussion Starter
• Mar 6, 2008

• #1

I'm impatient!! 16 hours to go and I can't wait!!

How about we just declare the first guy out on the track for FP1 the champion

No! ..... ok maybe just chat about it all here?

 

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phleg

Joined Nov 2006

2K Posts | 0+

North Wales

• Mar 6, 2008

• #2

I've missed these threads so much.

Stoner to be P1 by .7.

 

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Pinky

Joined Jun 2007

2K Posts | 0+

• Mar 6, 2008

• #3

hayden to P1, but stoner on race day will win by 5+ seconds

 

BarryMachine

Joined Jun 2007

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Norah Head

Discussion Starter
• Mar 6, 2008

• #4

No No calm down you guys this isn't the predictions thread!! we have that one allready .... this is the dissapointement reporting thread!! ....... gee and I thought I was hanging out!!

 

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SackWack

Joined Nov 2007

3K Posts | 1+

Paso Robles, CA USA

• Mar 6, 2008

• #5

The race was awesome, Stoner won by 2.7 seconds.

 

BEN

Joined Sep 2005

4K Posts | 3+

Lancashire UK

• Mar 7, 2008

• #6

The return of discussion threads, wooooooooo!!!

 

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Dazza

Joined May 2005

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Shanghai

• Mar 7, 2008

• #7

Amen to that!

 

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BigAl

Joined Oct 2007

2K Posts | 0+

• Mar 7, 2008

• #8

so close now, i can almost taste it!

hurry up and start racing already...

 

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Burky

Joined Dec 2006

1K Posts | 0+

• Mar 7, 2008

• #9

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SackWack @ Mar 7 2008, 12:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The race was awesome, Stoner won by 2.7 seconds.

....and JT 2nd, shocker!

 

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mylexicon

Joined Mar 2007

8K Posts | 2K+

Texas

• Mar 7, 2008

• #10

23 minutes

I will be watching the timing sheet while I'm pretending to pay attention to my tax clients.

Somebody might accidentally get a deduction for 1'54:552

 

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Roadrunner

Joined Jul 2007

20 Posts | 0+

• Mar 7, 2008

• #11

Stoner leading by 3.7 seconds. Give him the winner's cup already!

 

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phleg

Joined Nov 2006

2K Posts | 0+

North Wales

• Mar 7, 2008

• #12

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Roadrunner @ Mar 7 2008, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Stoner leading by 3.7 seconds. Give him the winner's cup already!

.1

 

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phleg

Joined Nov 2006

2K Posts | 0+

North Wales

• Mar 7, 2008

• #13

Nicky doing ok on the 07 bike right now. JT seems to be keeping up his testing pace so far.

 

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Roadrunner

Joined Jul 2007

20 Posts | 0+

• Mar 7, 2008

• #14

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Mar 7 2008, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>

That was after 2 laps.

 

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vale4607

Joined Jan 2007

638 Posts | 0+

Sydney, Australia

• Mar 7, 2008

• #15

Live timing is ...... about 13 125 ruders are still on my screen with all the motoGP guys. Krummenacher is beating guintoli atm.

 

jazkat

Joined Jun 2006

2K Posts | 20+

south wales UK

• Mar 7, 2008

• #16

vale is your live timing ok now?? mine wasnt so i logged out then back in and its ok now


all 4 ducatis showing the highest top speed honda will be whinging again..........

in this early stage de puniet and dovizioso looking pretty quick.

lorenzo, tosseland, edwards are looking pretty quick to.

rossi is in and out looks like hes still trying to set the bike up.

wow stoner is in the 1:55 category

but so is lorenzo now

 

povol

Joined Feb 2007

11K Posts | 2K+

Tennessee

• Mar 7, 2008

• #17

Looks like Casey was trying to make a statement and Lorenzo answered with one of his own.Nicky turned his best lap on #4.WTF.Pedro made steady progress up the charts after sucking hind ... early.As far as Stoner,ITS NOT THE BIKE,look how lousy the other Ducs looked today.Same as they looked last year and the same as they looked in testing.

 

jazkat

Joined Jun 2006

2K Posts | 20+

south wales UK

• Mar 7, 2008

• #18

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Mar 7 2008, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Looks like Casey was trying to make a statement and Lorenzo answered with one of his own.Nicky turned his best lap on #4.WTF.Pedro made steady progress up the charts after sucking hind ... early.As far as Stoner,ITS NOT THE BIKE,look how lousy the other Ducs looked today.Same as they looked last year and the same as they looked in testing.


i agree its not just the bike but its not just the rider either, its a combination of both they suit eachother down to the ground like the perfect relationship.
the only thing i can say about the dukes is they seem to be fast up in the top end, well caseys and marcos do anyway, but it looks like marco can only going quick in a straight line

 

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babelfish

Joined May 2006

3K Posts | 0+

• Mar 7, 2008

• #19

Impressive by 2. Lorenzo and 3. Dovizioso
Rossi slower than Lorenzo both in lap time and top speed. Looks like stil have a job to do with traction out of the corners.

 

J4rn0

Joined Oct 2007

4K Posts | 744+

Tuscany, Italy

• Mar 7, 2008

• #20

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jazkat @ Mar 7 2008, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i agree its not just the bike but its not just the rider either, its a combination of both they suit eachother down to the ground like the perfect relationship.
the only thing i can say about the dukes is they seem to be fast up in the top end, well caseys and marcos do anyway, but it looks like marco can only going quick in a straight line

Hmmm... This IMHO shows that Capirossi was sincere. He told Ducati, look, it's not my fault, but this GP7, as it is, requires a very peculiar riding style that comes natural to Stoner but probably to Stoner only... If you keep developing the bike in that direction it'll suit Stoner more and more but surely not me, so I better go...

Ducati didn't believe him and kept developing the bike for Stoner, thinking that a younger rider would adjust fairly easily and their bike would shine with two different riders. See now where Melandri, Elias and Guintoli are... Capi was right.

Ducati went Stoner's direction with no hesitation and now they are on top, but they're probably not feeling completely satisfied as they are 100% rider-dependent.