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Link please
and on whose bike?
A Ducati (nope)
A jap bike (maybe)
With red fairings - the DuHonAya !!!
full name (QuattroPostie DuHonAya)
Link please
and on whose bike?
A Ducati (nope)
A jap bike (maybe)
With red fairings - the DuHonAya !!!
full name (QuattroPostie DuHonAya)
Joined Feb 2007
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Rovrum S,Yorks Eng
Valentino Rossi was back at work today, once again testing the Ducati Desmosedici 1000cc prototype, this time at Jerez. On Tuesday and Wednesday it was test rider Franco Battaini putting the bike through its paces, while the Doctor used his seventh of eight allowable 1000cc test days today when his turn came.
Rossi arrived at the track early in the morning, and his day lasted until the final technical meetings late in the evening. Unofficial sources claim that Valentino was concentrating on short runs of around five laps each, which could indicate that there were various solutions available for him to try. Some information has also leaked out regarding lap times, with rumors suggesting that the Italian started his day lapping around the 1’41” area, and continued to improving throughout the session to an eventual 1’39”. As a basis for comparison, Casey Stoner's pole time from the last Jerez race was a 1'38.757, but the Australian also tested the Honda 1000cc there in May. There were no official lap times released on that occasion either, but word of mouth put Casey's lap times similar to those recorded by Rossi today. If true, this is positive news for Ducati, as their previous versions of the GP12 were apparently slower than the Honda equivalent at Mugello.
As with the last test session, there was no official word on the type of chassis being used, but it was almost certainly something different to the aluminum unit mounted to the GP11.1 for the recent race at Aragon. That design was fairly similar to the previous carbon fiber airbox unit, with the main differences being the construction material employed and the appearance of two braces which extended back to the seat unit. Today Rossi could have been using something similar to a Deltabox frame, or a "mixed" solution with two aluminum spars joined at the rear by the semi-stressed engine, and the rear suspension still pivoting on the motor. This compromise would actually be somewhat similar in concept to the previous Ducati trellis frames, with aluminum spars substituting the tubes.
http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/201109224929/Jerez-Rossi-come-Stoner-sulla-1000.html
Rossi best time @jerez in april was in fp3
Jerez de la Frontera, Saturday, April 02, 2011 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev. 1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 277.6 1'38.864 2 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 277.4 1'39.171 0.307 / 0.307 3 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 280.2 1'39.355 0.491 / 0.184 4 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 273.9 1'39.682 0.818 / 0.327 5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 273.7 1'39.695
0.831 / 0.013
6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 277.5 1'39.822
0.958 / 0.127
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 271.8 1'40.163 1.299 / 0.341 8 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 272.9 1'40.188 1.324 / 0.025 9 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 279.5 1'40.202 1.338 / 0.014 10 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 278.4 1'40.210 1.346 / 0.008 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 280.2 1'40.335 1.471 / 0.125 12 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 272.8 1'40.477 1.613 / 0.142 13 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 276.4 1'40.511 1.647 / 0.034 14 21 John HOPKINS USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 279.0 1'40.903 2.039 / 0.392 15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 277.1 1'41.052 2.188 / 0.149 16 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 264.6 1'41.056 2.192 / 0.004 17 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 276.9 1'41.063 2.199 / 0.007
http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2011/SPA/MotoGP/FP3
Rossi arrived at the track early in the morning, and his day lasted until the final technical meetings late in the evening. Unofficial sources claim that Valentino was concentrating on short runs of around five laps each, which could indicate that there were various solutions available for him to try. Some information has also leaked out regarding lap times, with rumors suggesting that the Italian started his day lapping around the 1’41” area, and continued to improving throughout the session to an eventual 1’39”. As a basis for comparison, Casey Stoner's pole time from the last Jerez race was a 1'38.757, but the Australian also tested the Honda 1000cc there in May. There were no official lap times released on that occasion either, but word of mouth put Casey's lap times similar to those recorded by Rossi today. If true, this is positive news for Ducati, as their previous versions of the GP12 were apparently slower than the Honda equivalent at Mugello.
As with the last test session, there was no official word on the type of chassis being used, but it was almost certainly something different to the aluminum unit mounted to the GP11.1 for the recent race at Aragon. That design was fairly similar to the previous carbon fiber airbox unit, with the main differences being the construction material employed and the appearance of two braces which extended back to the seat unit. Today Rossi could have been using something similar to a Deltabox frame, or a "mixed" solution with two aluminum spars joined at the rear by the semi-stressed engine, and the rear suspension still pivoting on the motor. This compromise would actually be somewhat similar in concept to the previous Ducati trellis frames, with aluminum spars substituting the tubes.
http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/201109224929/Jerez-Rossi-come-Stoner-sulla-1000.html
Rossi best time @jerez in april was in fp3
Jerez de la Frontera, Saturday, April 02, 2011 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev. 1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 277.6 1'38.864 2 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 277.4 1'39.171 0.307 / 0.307 3 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 280.2 1'39.355 0.491 / 0.184 4 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 273.9 1'39.682 0.818 / 0.327 5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 273.7 1'39.695
0.831 / 0.013
6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 277.5 1'39.822
0.958 / 0.127
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 271.8 1'40.163 1.299 / 0.341 8 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 272.9 1'40.188 1.324 / 0.025 9 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 279.5 1'40.202 1.338 / 0.014 10 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 278.4 1'40.210 1.346 / 0.008 11 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 280.2 1'40.335 1.471 / 0.125 12 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 272.8 1'40.477 1.613 / 0.142 13 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 276.4 1'40.511 1.647 / 0.034 14 21 John HOPKINS USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 279.0 1'40.903 2.039 / 0.392 15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 277.1 1'41.052 2.188 / 0.149 16 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 264.6 1'41.056 2.192 / 0.004 17 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 276.9 1'41.063 2.199 / 0.007
http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2011/SPA/MotoGP/FP3
Oh, thats nice ..... was it Stoner's outlap? a cooldown lap? or the lap when Rossi knocked him off?
I think I'll wit for Rossi'a next race, the Rossi/Ducati train seem surrounded by myth, coulda/woulda, propaganda, "not quite true"'s.
Of course, we'll only know when the bike gets rolled out and compared to others for the first time.
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here
Nope, on the GP11
From Motogp.com
FP3 Jerez de la Frontera, Saturday, April 02, 2011
1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 277.6 1'38.864
2 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 277.4 1'39.171 0.307 / 0.307
3 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 280.2 1'39.355 0.491 / 0.184
4 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 273.9 1'39.682 0.818 / 0.327
5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 273.7 1'39.695 0.831 / 0.013
6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 277.5 1'39.822 0.958 / 0.127
VR!!! Can’t and Never Ever Will DO Or Ride a Duke like Casey Stoner Did!!! Nothing More To Say!!! Hes A Pussy___CAT!!! YOU NEED A MAN A HORSE TO RIDE DUKE 'NOT A VR LAL A MONKEDY ON A STICK'!!!
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Tar Heel State
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Texas
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Leading
That pic never fails.
So the rumour is that Rossi set a 1.39, on a rumoured twin spar. The same time which rumour has it is what Stoner set in May. Although there is a rumour that he was 2 seconds faster than his pole time.
Crystal clear then.
Nice & clear then.
So the rumour is that Rossi set a 1.39, on a rumoured twin spar. The same time which rumour has it is what Stoner set in May. Although there is a rumour that he was 2 seconds faster than his pole time.
Crystal clear then.
Nice & clear then.
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Norah Head
Thank you for your valuable contribution.
The abandonment of the GP3-11 concept for a twin spar aluminum bike is big news for a normal fan - especially in trying to understand the enigma that is Ducati. if you don't care for it, then no-one has compelled you to read it.
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Tennessee
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Scotty as you know I appreciate the insight you bring to the discourse but I am beginning to notice some of your posts seem to be written by completely different people? Do you have multiple personalities (not that there's anything wrong with that) or do you (like most of us) suffer from intermittent substance abuse?
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Tennessee
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Norah Head
Sadly "facetious" may be entertaining to me these days
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