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Valencia MotoGP test times – Wednesday.

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MOTOGP News Wednesday, 1st November 2006

Valencia MotoGP test times – Wednesday.


Leading times from the opening day of post-season testing at Valencia, Spain, where most teams and riders concentrated on development of the new-for-2007 800cc MotoGP machines.


1. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team (800cc) 1min 32.70 secs
2. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda (990cc) 1min 32.73 secs
3. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda (990cc) 1min 32.90 secs
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team (990cc) 1min 33.10 secs
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (800cc) 1min 33.11 secs
6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (800cc) 1min 33.14 secs
7. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (800cc) 1min 33.18 secs
8. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (800cc) 1min 33.21 secs
9. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (800cc) 1min 33.41 secs
10. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (990cc) 1min 33.64 secs
11. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (800cc) 1min 33.66 secs
12. Jerermy McWilliams GBR Ilmor SRT (800cc) 1min 35.80 secs
13. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor SRT (800cc) 1min 36.60 secs


2006 Valencian Grand Prix:
Pole position: Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha 1min 31.002secs

Fastest race laps (by manufacturer):
Ducati: Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro 1min 32.924secs
Honda: Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda 1min 32.976secs
Yamaha: Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha 1min 33.394secs
Kawasaki: Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 33.409secs
Suzuki: Chris Vermeulen AUS Team Suzuki MotoGP 1min 33.465secs
KR211V Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 1min 33.855secs
 
I'm impressed, I thought big H would be miles ahead!
And, what about doubting Rossi's motovation for next year, as some have, looks like he's mad!

Pete
 
Soup is reporting the 1min 32.7 was on the 2006 bike. I think he [Rossi] was still the fastest on the 800s with a 1.33.00. Maybe someone can confirm from another source. Wasn't this Haydens first test on the 800 as his previous test was rained out? I think it won't be until they test at a track that's not so tight that we will see any big difference in times from the 990s. The new 800's do look bad-...!
 
Chris, show them "Good rookies" who's boss
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ Nov 2 2006, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>kawasaki, when do we get to see it I wonder?

Sepang I'd say - when they've built the thing!! No wonder Shinya left...........
 
I wonder Ben, the PR guys at team green have been very quiet of late. I think if we were going to see it at the next test we'd have heard a fanfare about it and how it's been worth waiting for. But I haven't been able to find a single piece of info about it from Kawasaki. Seems strange to me. You heard anything different?
 
Skid - I've sent the press office an email to see what the scoop is.........doubt I'll hear anything exclusive mind! - but the squeaky wheel gets the grease
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4 minutes later.......just got thsi emailed

The 800cc machine ran for the first time at Autopolis two weeks ago, with Naoki Matsudo on board. The results from this first test were positive, with the bike completing more than 350km first time out.

Matsudo and Olivier Jacque will test the bike again at Sepang on 15,16,17 November, and I'm sure there will be images from this test - although Kawasaki won't have a photographer there.

Randy de Puniet and Olivier Jacque will test the new 800cc machine in Sepang at the end of November, just before the annual test ban.
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BEN @ Nov 2 2006, 12:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Skid - I've sent the press office an email to see what the scoop is.........doubt I'll hear anything exclusive mind! - but the squeaky wheel gets the grease
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4 minutes later.......just got thsi emailed

The 800cc machine ran for the first time at Autopolis two weeks ago, with Naoki Matsudo on board. The results from this first test were positive, with the bike completing more than 350km first time out.

Matsudo and Olivier Jacque will test the bike again at Sepang on 15,16,17 November, and I'm sure there will be images from this test - although Kawasaki won't have a photographer there.

Randy de Puniet and Olivier Jacque will test the new 800cc machine in Sepang at the end of November, just before the annual test ban.
Go Ben!
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I wonder if a few guys in Japan are right now hurriedly translating our posts
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Like your style mate.
 
Who said big guys (Rossi/Hayden) would struggle on an 800?
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This proves the bad thinking behind the 800cc rule, they are already lapping as fast as 990's, bearing in mind this is just one circuit.
 
It was written somewhere (I'll try and get it) that Colin wa sent home because there is only ONE bike in existance of the Yammie 800, so Rossi got the 1st test, and rightly so!
 
Ah I see, I hope Colin finally gets some decent luck in 07', he only got a one year contract extension from Yamaha which I think he was pretty lucky getting considering he hasn't been up too much; but if he gets some solid testing in pre-season, I don't see why he couldn't be a title contender if he could find some pace.
 
Wasn't this bike supposed to make Dani dominant?

Mind you, he's faster than Hayden, that being said, it's Haydens firsts go!
 
It's smaller, so it's more compact with Dani's size, but it's still the same weight as the 990.
 

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