Shanghai Practice & Qualifying

After Qatar Rossi said he needed 0.6 seconds on the straights to beat Stoner. When asked what he needed this time he said "This time I need a gun. When I look at the top speeds, I cry a little."

Look at the difference between hayden and pedrosa's top speeds an 11 km/hr difference in favor of pedrosa wtf!?!?

way to go hopper!!

If Hopper can't bag a podium at Shanghai this year, I'll never consider him a legitimate racer.

That dude needs to produce.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sheri @ May 5 2007, 10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Look at the difference between hayden and pedrosa's top speeds an 11 km/hr difference in favor of pedrosa wtf!?!?

way to go hopper!!

Oh, what is Pedrosa adding in gasoline to reach that speed?

327 km/s while nick only 316!! there is something smelling strange... would have pedrosa took lend any ducati bike?

Incredible lap by Rossi, that lap is just about the perfection, i can figure out Hopkins and Stoner face looking at TV when Rossi crushed down all their work.

Once time Stoner giving excuses: "oh, we are unlucky. Again, for the 398th time in qualifying session."

Stoner is not that good to qualify in any circuit.

The race will be very interesting, i thing Rossi will become a Cardoso in a just few laps. His race tyres and bike setup sucked a lot for the race, a 4th place would be lucky for him.

The race is intended to be disputed by Stoner and Hopkins, but Hopkins will spend his tyre recovering the loss caused by ducati on the straight, and in the finals laps stoner will set the pace because his tyres was saved by a smooth pace, while hopkings kept killing himself and your tyres, trying to catch stoner in turns.

PS> where is my country flaaaag!!!????

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gui22a @ May 5 2007, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The race will be very interesting, i thing Rossi will become a Cardoso in a just few laps. His race tyres and bike setup sucked a lot for the race, a 4th place would be lucky for him.

The race is intended to be disputed by Stoner and Hopkins, but Hopkins will spend his tyre recovering the loss caused by ducati on the straight, and in the finals laps stoner will set the pace because his tyres was saved by a smooth pace, while hopkings kept killing himself and your tyres, trying to catch stoner in turns.


Do you actually think Michelin will make the same mistake? Come on, this will go down to a Rossi vs Ducati power, Rossi will come on top.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ed24 @ May 5 2007, 11:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Do you actually think Michelin will make the same mistake? Come on, this will go down to a Rossi vs Ducati power, Rossi will come on top.

Not the same mistake, this is improbable, but just look at free practicies, it shows up how the riders will perform along the race and Rossi's race tires sucked, even himself is not confident for this race. Not to mention the speed disadvantage. No fanboyism today please, lets keep realists. What is Rossi's chances for China? Some duo or trio riders broken down.

Set the pole position means no big thing.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>"Despite both of us being on the front row, maybe we're not favourites for tomorrow and the race is a very different story."

Rossi comes claiming this all along the week.

i cant see real chances for rossi in china, unless he could count with a very lucky weekend.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gui22a @ May 5 2007, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>No fanboyism today please, lets keep realists...

Q - 1st (Don’t mean much but starting in front has always helped a lot)
FP3 – 5th
FP2 – 6th
FP1 – 3 th

"lets keep realists" ???
Let's not forget he's 'the doctor' and has stunted out in lots of trouble times before...


PS. Mindless cheerleader as always Jumkie!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gui22a @ May 5 2007, 05:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Not the same mistake, this is improbable, but just look at free practicies, it shows up how the riders will perform along the race and Rossi's race tires sucked, even himself is not confident for this race. Not to mention the speed disadvantage. No fanboyism today please, lets keep realists. What is Rossi's chances for China? Some duo or trio riders broken down.

Set the pole position means no big thing.
Rossi comes claiming this all along the week.

i cant see real chances for rossi in china, unless he could count with a very lucky weekend.

What practices have you been watcheing? Rossi was right there with hopper and stoner on all pracitices, including the Q-sesion.
Qualifying doesn't mean everything, but it sure show how far some can push the bike for a lap or two. If Rossi get first into turn on, with edwards right behind we could easily see more tha a socond lead after the first lap. That could make for an intersting race. It's not what I expect, just speculating here, but any way, you will get quite high odds for betting Rossi off the podium. Thats not cheerleading, thats realism.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ May 5 2007, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What practices have you been watcheing?

FP1
1st - Stoner -> 2'01.538
2nd Hopkins -> 2'01.603
3rd Rossi -> 2'02.050

A half second behind in FP1. This could means tire selection misses or problems with bike setup.

FP2
6th -> Valentino -> Discarted, no progress made by any other top rider except by Rossi that for sure here, he take out the delay in succeeding a good bike setup.

FP3
5th -> Valentino -> one of the worst top rider with Michellin, turning 2 minutes high within a bunch of laps above 2:01.

QF -> Rossis continues to turn 2 minutes high, while a bunch of riders turning 2 minutes low with race tires. This is not good for someone who matchs for the victory.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ May 5 2007, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Rossi was right there with hopper and stoner on all pracitices, including the Q-sesion.

although apparently he was near top riders, most of his laps was bad. This suggests that some "fast" laps in FPs are made by his talent and the rest of it, the bike setup and tires were his bound.

Anyway, we'll see later how Rossi can perform. I am only thinking on what himself "suggests" days ago: this circuit he is no match for both hopkins and stoner and he knows it.

When Rossi is confident, he doesnt keep repeating that he is not favourite. He just keep shuted up and shows a lot of talent in the track.

Hugs for all, I will be back for commenting the race results.

Anyway, good lucky for all!

Run rabbit run rabbit run Run run run, Here comes the farmer with his gun gun gun...

well well well, who said i was crazy for disconting the ducati boys in favor of the doctor.

rossi was awesome today.. iv just rang work to say iv been vomiting all evening so i can watch it (start at 6am) haha losssssssssssssssers!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HiMyNameIsDan @ May 5 2007, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>rossi was awesome today.. iv just rang work to say iv been vomiting all evening so i can watch it (start at 6am) haha losssssssssssssssers!
good move dan,after all this is important.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ May 5 2007, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>well well well, who said i was crazy for disconting the ducati boys in favor of the doctor.

I did...and I still think you are. We'll see come race time!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HiMyNameIsDan @ May 5 2007, 11:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>rossi was awesome today.. iv just rang work to say iv been vomiting all evening so i can watch it (start at 6am) haha losssssssssssssssers!

Now THAT's the drive and dedication we are looking for here! I couldn't get Hopper out of my dreams last night, he pretty much ran away with the win in foggy circumstances...... Hopefully my dream comes true

GO HOPPERS AND EDWARDS!!!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DrDanMD @ May 5 2007, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Now THAT's the drive and dedication we are looking for here! I couldn't get Hopper out of my dreams last night, he pretty much ran away with the win in foggy circumstances...... Hopefully my dream comes true

GO HOPPERS AND EDWARDS!!!!!



fo shizzz!!! oh, what the hell happend with Verm and Capirossi?????

Should be a bloody good race I'm hoping, had a mini Typhoon here last night, it was pi$$ing down! The sun is out now and shall be hopping on the booze bus that wil take us to the circuit in an hour!

have fun dazza

this is going to be an interesting race, Hopper could get his first podium, Edwards may steal his first win.......... ........scratch that.

I'm going to be interested to see what the doctor does at Sepang. He's really good at riding when the tires go off--he has to be b/c the Yamaha never brings the top end and Valentino has to scrub the tires bald every race.

I'm predicting tire failure/problems for Rossi again. Everyone will cry foul on Michelin's part, and they will fail to realize that when your bike is slow in a straight line, you gotta pick it up under braking or in the corners. Sadly, they'll continue to marvel at their own demagoguery.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ May 6 2007, 01:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>this is going to be an interesting race, Hopper could get his first podium, Edwards may steal his first win.......... ........scratch that.

I'm going to be interested to see what the doctor does at Sepang. He's really good at riding when the tires go off--he has to be b/c the Yamaha never brings the top end and Valentino has to scrub the tires bald every race.

I'm predicting tire failure/problems for Rossi again. Everyone will cry foul on Michelin's part, and they will fail to realize that when your bike is slow in a straight line, you gotta pick it up under braking or in the corners. Sadly, they'll continue to marvel at their own demagoguery.

Just out of interest: Are all the others just coasting in the corners, and dragracing on the straights?
And I thought everyone there were pushing their bikes and tires to the maximum all through the race, except edwards of course.