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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL666 @ Apr 5 2006, 03:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>can`t ignore that looong straight -Ducati food

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if it dosnt get sorted soon i cant c them sorting it,, im hoping it aint gunna b a massive problem ere but with many more tracks to cum problems r about,,

also lads u dont have to read things to know wots going on,,,, i just use my eyes as i always do..

also did anyone see wot a good start rossi made at jerez? im thinking if yamaha can sort this chatter vibration out and rossi get pole or close hes gunna be able to get off the line this year with the new yam as last years starts was poor..
 
The new yam looked so promising at the start of the year, at Qatar and Sepang.... its a real shame that chatter seemed to come from nowhere
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ Apr 4 2006, 03:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Sorry Mr Rossi but even you can't 'ride around' everything.
results seem to suggest otherwise skid.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Apr 5 2006, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>results seem to suggest otherwise skid.
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Racepace at Jerez does frosty
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a roumour from somehwere was saying that rossi will be going back to last year's bike ?and having to drag from some Yamaha museum[the yellow one he used at leguna seca].
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dr Costa @ Apr 5 2006, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>a roumour from somehwere was saying that rossi will be going back to last year's bike ?and having to drag from some Yamaha museum[the yellow one he used at leguna seca].
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i dout this rumor. but if true we need some pics of the 05 & 06 bikes to tell. cause i dout the bike would be painted up in the laguna paint. i don't think the 05 & 06 bike look to different, do they?
 
From what I could tell the bodywork went unchanged on the M1 from 2005 to 2006.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Apr 5 2006, 08:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i dout this rumor. but if true we need some pics of the 05 & 06 bikes to tell. cause i dout the bike would be painted up in the laguna paint. i don't think the 05 & 06 bike look to different, do they?

during Jerez weekend, Yam or Burgess or Rossi or whoever sent for the 2005 M1 which was stored in Italy at the time,. they drove it to Jerez in the back of a van for Monday following the race, where they then tested

hence the craic about,. 'Would Rossi have won on the 2005 M1' ?
but lets not go there again, Skidders will crack up and start drinking & Fighting again
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typical paddy
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if the first free practice is anything to gy by, the doctor is in buisness.. is it really a shock to hear that? C'mon my son!

1. Casey Stoner AUS Honda LCR 1min 57.555 secs
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 57.774 secs
3. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 57.781 secs
4. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 57.950 secs
5. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 57.971 secs
6. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda 1min 58.056 secs
7. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 1min 58.626 secs
8. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda 1min 58.630 secs
9. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 59.097 secs
10. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 59.229 secs
11. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 59.385 secs
12. Sete Gibernau SPA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 59.988 secs
13. Chris Vermulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2min 0.011 secs
14. Carlos Checa SPA Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 0.021 secs
15. Jose Luis Cardoso SPA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 2min 0.257 secs
16. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 2min 0.666 secs
17. James Ellison GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 0.813 secs
18. Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 2min 1.908 secs
19. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 2min 3.377 secs
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dan @ Apr 6 2006, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>if the first free practice is anything to gy by, the doctor is in buisness.. is it really a shock to hear that? C'mon my son!

Man........you beat me too it!!
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Wow, impressive time from Stoner
 
3 riders inside the lap record after 1 free practice. All bets are off. Didn't Stoner miss the last test there?



<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TopCat @ Apr 6 2006, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>'Would Rossi have won on the 2005 M1' ?
but lets not go there again, Skidders will crack up and start drinking & Fighting again
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I might have to eat my words TC
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STONER!?! AWW, ....!
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At least those Camels are doin well. I say Hark to all ye nonbelivers in thine Saint Rossi!!!

there I go, looking into laptimes again
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Yer right, Frosty. They don`t mean ........ I mean Stoner? Win a MotoGP race?.........
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1st practice times r not worth looking at they mean nothing to me to where most r gunna b in race.. its only a set up day at best
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ Apr 6 2006, 12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>At least those Camels are doin well.

They are in the desert mate........makes sense really
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gufur

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ Apr 6 2006, 12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>STONER!?! AWW, ....!
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At least those Camels are doin well. I say Hark to all ye nonbelivers in thine Saint Rossi!!!

there I go, looking into laptimes again
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Yer right, Frosty. They don`t mean ........ I mean Stoner? Win a MotoGP race?.........
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rossi 46 winner @ Apr 6 2006, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>1st practice times r not worth looking at they mean nothing to me to where most r gunna b in race.. its only a set up day at best
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Normally I'd agree with you both re: practice times, but I think these times are super fast..........and Camel are tring hard to ensure they get rid of the Jerez bugs.....trust me, they will be trying very hard in todays practice!
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ Apr 6 2006, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>3 riders inside the lap record after 1 free practice. All bets are off. Didn't Stoner miss the last test there?
I might have to eat my words TC
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is it too early for the "I told ya so"
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although some of the guys here have a point that Thursday times are relevant,. but they are a good indication on how the teams are sparring up to the fight,..

My wee buck says "Rossi to win fair & square at Qatar",. surprise surprise eh !
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Looks like I spotted Stoner well eh,. he really was out riding that bike at jerez,. it was fantastic riding,. and like i said, if that was the best setup they could get out of that bike then he's a future champ, but if that is the best he could set it up and it could have been better that he will struggle in technical know how

One to watch for sure

anyhow here goes my tupence worth
1 Rossi
2 Stoner
3 Malandri

my we buck reckons
1. Rossi
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2 Stoner
3 Edwards

Saturday's gonna be interesting
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ Apr 6 2006, 08:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Didn't Stoner miss the last test there?

Yer, he did .... but he won the 250's race there last year by a mile ... he loves this track, im not suprised to see him up so high
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... dont expect him to keep it though

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ Apr 6 2006, 09:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>STONER!?! AWW, ....!
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At least those Camels are doin well. I say Hark to all ye nonbelivers in thine Saint Rossi!!!

there I go, looking into laptimes again
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Yer right, Frosty. They don`t mean ........ I mean Stoner? Win a MotoGP race?.........
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here you go with your grudge again ... haha at least im not beating up on pedrosa again
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GO STONER!
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.... second in the FP2 i see now as well....
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WHOA .... roberts? ... thats came outta nowhere...
 

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