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Sepang Malaysia Test Thread

Nicky Hayden's Ducati just came by media centre window on back of truck. No crash damage so it obviously broke down
 
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.yeah, lots of buzz over her new movie where she plays that chick that was accused of killing her roommate in Italy. And she's still doing Kohl commercials.





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2PM test times









1. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 2m 1.294s (34)

2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team 2m 1.732s (25)

3. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2m 1.996s (21)

4. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 2m 1.999s (28)

5. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 2m 2.042s (26)

6. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2m 2.059s (21)

7. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 2m 2.248s (19)

8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 2m 2.270s (22)

9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 2m 2.680s (30)

10. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 2m 2.692s (42)

11. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2m 2.747s (25)

12. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2m 3.314s (30)

13. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 2m 3.363s (28)

14. Hector Barbera ESP Aspar Team 2m 3.605s (27)

15. Bike #T1 JPN Yamaha Test Rider 2m 3.676s (31)

16. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 2m 3.890s (33)

17. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 2m 4.101s (22)

18. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 2m 4.352s (31)

19. Bike #T2 JPN Yamaha test Rider 2m 5.006s (18)

20. Nobuatsu Aoki JPN Suzuki Test Rider 2m 5.691s (26)
 
18. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 2m 4.352s, the moto2 champ seems to struggling with his 200cc upgrade. Whats going on there?
 
Rossi Rossi Rossi!!!! As the season gets closer you can see the testing getting more serious. There must be plenty of relief for those who want Rossi to win, fear for those who don't. My money is still on Stoner
 
Stoner is looking the goods. Honda does seem to be ahead of the others at this stage but obviously too early in the test to judge that for sure.
 
Rossi is the big revelation in this test.



Lorenzo no doubt was telling the truth about Spies.



Stoner is the man to beat (if he keeps it on two wheels.)



Honda! 123





Nicky, oh Nicky...











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Rossi Rossi Rossi!!!! As the season gets closer you can see the testing getting more serious. There must be plenty of relief for those who want Rossi to win, fear for those who don't. My money is still on Stoner

For the fastest test time or for the championship? I wouldn't be removing my money from lorenzo for the latter yet.
 
Rossi is the big revelation in this test.



Lorenzo no doubt was telling the truth about Spies.



Stoner is the man to beat (if he keeps it on two wheels.)



Honda! 123





Nicky, oh Nicky...

Ducati times at this stage resemble those during much of stoner's tenure; looks like it is still an idiosyncratic bike.
 
End of Day1



1 Stoner C. Repsol Honda Team 2:00.987

2 Pedrosa D. Repsol Honda Team +0.373

3 Lorenzo J. Yamaha Factory Racin +0.481

4 Edwards C. Monster Yamaha Tech +0.667

5 Dovizioso A. Repsol Honda Team +0.760

6 Spies B. Yamaha Factory Racin +0.821

7 Aoyama H. San Carlo Honda Gresi +0.952

8 Simoncelli M. San Carlo Honda Gresi +1.009

9 Rossi V. Ducati Marlboro Team +1.012

10 Bautista A. Rizla Suzuki MotoGP +1.237

11 Barbera H. Mapfre Aspar Team +1.658

12 Hayden N. Ducati Marlboro Team +1.693

13 Elias T. LCR Honda MotoGP +1.792

14 Puniet R. Pramac Racing Team +1.933

15 Crutchlow C. Monster Yamaha Tech +1.949

16 Capirossi L. Pramac Racing Team +2.095

17 Abraham K. Cardion AB Motoracin +2.180

18 T. Yamaha Test Team +2.689

19 Aoki N. Rizla Suzuki MotoGP +3.652

20 T. Yamaha Test Team +3.971



(motogp.com)
 
I appreciate it is early days but this is not exactly one of Stoner's favorite tracks. Ominous? Time will tell but I think so.
 
Hmm I do not see such a big improvement for Rossi. And pace-wise he's slow. Considering Sepang is one of his favorite tracks...
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If Stoner can replicate on the Honda what he used to do at Ducati -- being at least 0.5 seconds consistently faster than his teammates -- then it is bad news for all others and the title may be his to lose.

Correct me, but it seems that the pace of the Yamahas is always very good so the position of Lorenzo and Spies could be deceiving.
 

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