Qatar Night Test

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Feb 28 2008, 11:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Starting in 26 minutes I think.

www.gpone.com do hourly updates
26 minutes?..... u mean the test start? i think it's been running for nearly 3 hours already

Meh, who cares, I have the times.

I tempi alle 19 locali (le 17 in Italia)

1. Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro) – 1’55”368
2. Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech3) – 1’58”231
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda JiR Scot) – 1’58”385
4. Randy De Puniet (Honda LCR) – 1’58”824
5. Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) – 1’58”846
6. James Toseland (Yamaha Tech3) – 1’59”167
7. John Hopkins (Kawasaki Monster) – 1’59”214
8. Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) – 1’59”464
9. Alex De Angelis (Honda San Carlo) – 1’59”561
10. Anthony West (Kawasaki Monster) – 1’59”819
11. Shinya Nakano (Honda San Carlo) – 2’00”147
12. Marco Melandri (Ducati Marlboro) – 2’00”365
13. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) – 2’00”368
14. Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda) – 2’00”490
15. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) – 2’00”491
16. Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) – 2’00”555
17. Sylvain Guintoli (Alice Ducati) – 2’00”669
18. Toni Elias (Alice Ducati) – 2’00”870

Someone seems to be on a mission. Already 1.2 seconds faster than last years lap record. No wonder the Japs want a 19k rpm limit.

damn everybody else looks like thier out for a sunday strole.

I tempi alle 20 locali (le 18 in Italia)

1. Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro) – 1.55.368 al 14° (giri 22)
2. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda JiR Scot) – 1.57.202 al 18° (21)
3. Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) – 1.57.277 al 26° (30)
4. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) – 1.57.537 al 25° (26)
5. Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech3) – 1.57.679 al 28° (29)
6. James Toseland (Yamaha Tech3) – 1.57.691 al 18° (27)
7.Randy De Puniet (Honda LCR) – 1.57.719 al 25° (28)
8. John Hopkins (Kawasaki Monster) – 1.57.900 al 18° (18)
9. Alex De Angelis (Honda San Carlo) – 1.557.935 al 28° (28)
10. Anthony West (Kawasaki Monster) – 1.58.226 al 18° (18)
11. Shinya Nakano (Honda San Carlo) – 1.58.436 al 23 (26)
12. Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) – 1.58.437 al 25° (25)
13.Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) – 1.58.617 al 21° (23)
14. Toni Elias (Alice Ducati) – 1.58.748 al 27° (27)
15.Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda) – 1.58.861 al 23° (26)
16. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) – 1.59.042 al 22° (23)
17. Marco Melandri (Ducati Marlboro) – 1.59.052 al 21° (21)
18. Sylvain Guintoli (Alice Ducati) – 1.59.997 al 20° (26)

Might Casey have tried out a Q tyre? He hasn't improved, and his time was mighty fast.

Happy JT's at the sharp end, proving he's not a one trick pony, equalling CEII aswell.

BTW, I'm calling it now. Marco is going to struggle badly this year on the Duke.

Well it looks like Primadrosa's hand is not 100% for sure but I am surprised to see Stick Daddy out of the top ten as well as Rizla. Repsol could be in for a long row to hoe.

1. Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro) – 1.55.368 al 14° (giri 40)
2. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda JiR Scot) – 1.56.442 al 33° (33)
3. Randy De Puniet (Honda LCR) – 1.56.649 al 35° (46)
4.Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech3) – 1.56.870 al 41° (43)
5. Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) – 1.57.038 al 44° (47)
6. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) – 1.57.100 al 32° (36)
7. Alex De Angelis (Honda San Carlo) – 1.57.210 al 34° (38)
8. James Toseland (Yamaha Tech3) – 1.57.691 al 18° (27)
9. Shinya Nakano (Honda San Carlo) – 1.57.837 al 40° (40)
10. Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) – 1.57.872 al 31° (37)
11. John Hopkins (Kawasaki Monster) – 1.57.900 al 18° (23)
12. Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda) – 1.58.208 al 38° (39)
13. Anthony West (Kawasaki Monster) – 1.58.226 al 18° (31)
14. Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) – 1.58.318 al 36° (36)
15. Marco Melandri (Ducati Marlboro) – 1.58.530 al 31° (33)
16. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) – 1.58.570 al 32° (32)
17. Toni Elias (Alice Ducati) – 1.58.629 al 34° (40)
18. Sylvain Guintoli (Alice Ducati) – 1.58.847 al 38° (39)

1. Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro) – 1.55.330 al 41° (giri 42)
2. James Toseland (Yamaha Tech3) – 1.56.251 al 49° (51)
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda JiR Scot) – 1.56.442 al 33° (45)
4. Randy De Puniet (Honda LCR) – 1.56.591 al 52° (53)
5. Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech3) – 1.56.870 al 41° (43)
6. Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) – 1.57.038 al 44° (47)
7. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) – 1.57.100 al 32° (36)
8. Alex De Angelis (Honda San Carlo) – 1.57.210 al 34° (38)
9. John Hopkins (Kawasaki Monster) – 1.57.900 al 18° (23)
10. Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) – 1.58.318 al 36° (36)
11. Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) – 1.57.872 al 31° (37)
12. Sylvain Guintoli (Alice Ducati) – 1.58.847 al 38° (39)
13. Anthony West (Kawasaki Monster) – 1.58.226 al 18° (31)
14. Shinya Nakano (Honda San Carlo) – 1.57.837 al 40° (40)
15. Marco Melandri (Ducati Marlboro) – 1.58.530 al 31° (33)
16. Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda) – 1.58.208 al 38° (39)
17. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) – 1.58.570 al 32° (32)
18. Toni Elias (Alice Ducati) – 1.58.629 al 34° (40)

Excuse me while I do a jig of joy and mourn the RC212V.

Guintoli should be on 18 with that time.

So the Ducatis are on positions 1, 15, 17, 18. Melandri, the second fastest Ducati rider, is 3.2(!) seconds behind Stoner. Yamahas are on 2, 5, 6, 7.

Is there still anyone who thinks that Stoner's bike is so much better than Rossi's?

some just don't want to hear that.
Been no updates for 3 hours now, and it should have just finished at the extended time of 1AM local.
Why is there no live timing on motogp.com?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Roadrunner @ Feb 29 2008, 09:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Is there still anyone who thinks that Stoner's bike is so much better than Rossi's?

That Ducati is a mysterious beast. Unfortunately for us, it looks like another run away year for stoner and many boring races

Well it's not his fault the others need to get their act together. I would take a guess that the cooler night conditions have something to do with the times being so much faster than last years race weekend.

Still no updates. Looks like we'll have to wait till 10PM GMT for the final times.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ospi @ Feb 28 2008, 09:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Well it's not his fault the others need to get their act together. I would take a guess that the cooler night conditions have something to do with the times being so much faster than last years race weekend.
At Le Mans the denser air, along with the cooler temperatures makes the cars run faster at night. However, due to my mechanical knowledge being that of a mouldy lemon, I don't know if the same would apply to GP bikes.

As a Hayden fan I'm contemplating suicide if things don't improve. Nonetheless, I will continue to root for him regardless. Go Hayden!

Oh, BTW, I’ve been thinking about this, I'm gonna root for Toseland this year as my foreign rider. While all the Brits still have Rossi as their favorite on their avatar (there're so in love with him); but no worries James, you'll have some English speakers rooting for you on this side. I wonder how long it will be before they jump on the JT bandwagon? As for me, I'm doing it now before I can be accused of a band wagoner as the Stoner fans have been called this year.

Cool dense air is conducive to higher horsepower, that's why some have experimented with things like water injection, and why turbos have intercoolers.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Feb 28 2008, 09:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>As a Hayden fan I'm contemplating suicide if things don't improve. Nonetheless, I will continue to root for him regardless. Go Hayden!

Oh, BTW, I’ve been thinking about this, I'm gonna root for Toseland this year as my foreign rider. While all the Brits still have Rossi as their favorite on their avatar (there're so in love with him); but no worries James, you'll have some English speakers rooting for you on this side. I wonder how long it will be before they jump on the JT bandwagon? As for me, I'm doing it now before I can be accused of a band wagoner as the Stoner fans have been called this year.
Already did four years ago

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Feb 29 2008, 08:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>As a Hayden fan I'm contemplating suicide if things don't improve. Nonetheless, I will continue to root for him regardless. Go Hayden!

Oh, BTW, I’ve been thinking about this, I'm gonna root for Toseland this year as my foreign rider. While all the Brits still have Rossi as their favorite on their avatar (there're so in love with him); but no worries James, you'll have some English speakers rooting for you on this side. I wonder how long it will be before they jump on the JT bandwagon? As for me, I'm doing it now before I can be accused of a band wagoner as the Stoner fans have been called this year.


He's doing a great job so far isn't he?
He also seems a decent level headed guy. I'm hoping he has a great year too.

Final Day 1 times.

1. Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro) – 1.55.330 al 41° (giri 61)
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) – 1.56.019 al 76° (77)
3. Randy De Puniet (Honda LCR) – 1.56.062 al 85° (88)
4. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda JiR Scot) – 1.56.121 al 63° (81)
5. James Toseland (Yamaha Tech3) – 1.56.251 al 49° (90)
6. Alex De Angelis (Honda San Carlo) – 1.56.571 al 56° (69)
7. John Hopkins (Kawasaki Monster) – 1.56.614 al 71° (71)
8. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) – 1.56.621 al 72° (72)
9. Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) – 1.56.749 al 70° (82)
10. Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech3) – 1.56.762 al 61° (82)
11. Toni Elias (Alice Ducati) – 1.57.007 al 82° (85)
12. Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda) – 1.57.010 al 89° (91)
13. Shinya Nakano (Honda San Carlo) – 1.57.223 al 78° (79)
14. Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) – 1.57.522 al 76° (80)
15. Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) – 1.57.551 al 42° (66)
16. Marco Melandri (Ducati Marlboro) – 1.57.593 al 46° (70)
17. Sylvain Guintoli (Alice Ducati) – 1.57.644 al 44° (66)
18. Anthony West (Kawasaki Monster) – 1.57.787 al 34° (51)

Wow ..... all the Rookies!! .....

Young eyes it must be !! LOL




Edit: ....ignoring Stoner that is ....... I think many will have to ignore him again this year ...... I think he is an alien ...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BarryMachine @ Feb 28 2008, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Wow ..... all the Rookies!! .....

Young eyes it must be !! LOL




Edit: ....ignoring Stoner that is ....... I think many will have to ignore him again this year ...... I think he is an alien ...
there needs to be some restriction to not allow anyone to pull away like stoner does, even when rossi was dominating, it wasnt this bad.....