FP1:
1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'02.693 305.775
2 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'03.179 305.862 0.486
3 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'03.195 308.571 0.502
4 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'03.439 302.013 0.746
5 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2'03.535 296.784 0.842
6 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'03.649 304.225 0.956
7 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'03.735 302.775 1.042
8 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'03.785 304.568 1.092
9 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 2'03.839 298.837 1.146
10 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'03.964 300.000 1.271
11 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'04.137 298.507 1.444
12 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'04.169 309.810 1.476
13 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'04.256 294.518 1.563
14 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'04.267 305.170 1.574
15 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'04.383 304.826 1.690
16 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 2'04.399 309.278 1.706
17 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'04.460 302.775 1.767
18 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 2'04.833 307.955 2.140
19 9 Nobuatsu AOKI JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'07.530 302.605 4.837
* denotes HAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHA! Suck it midget!
Should start a Hate Dani thread ;D
FP2
1 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.667 305.602
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'02.838 305.343 0.171
3 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'02.970 310.612 0.303
4 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'03.050 308.131 0.383
5 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'03.232 308.043 0.565
6 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'03.346 303.882 0.679
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 2'03.430 300.417 0.763
8 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2'03.474 297.111 0.807
9 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'03.550 303.541 0.883
10 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'03.598 304.311 0.931
11 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'03.723 300.333 1.056
12 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'03.925 304.568 1.258
13 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 2'04.183 308.395 1.516
14 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'04.190 298.342 1.523
15 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 2'04.204 308.924 1.537
16 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'04.281 299.003 1.614
17 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'04.391 309.012 1.724
18 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'04.568 303.797 1.901
19 9 Nobuatsu AOKI JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'05.998 302.775 3.331
QUALIFYING
1 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 2'01.548 [bang]
2 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.409
3 J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.623
4 N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 0.644 [clap]
5 C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha + 0.697
6 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 1.288
7 C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 1.405
8 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.530
9 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 1.562
10 J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 1.636
11 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.723
12 J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 1.734
13 A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 1.844
14 M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 2.287
15 S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 2.453
16 S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 2.830
17 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 3.131
18 N. AOKI JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 3.287
19 T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 3.572
This is going to be a good race. I have the alarm clock set ;D
warm-up times
1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 2min 1.921 sec
2. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.416 sec
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 2min 2.495 sec
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 2min 2.526 sec
5. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 2min 2.623 sec
6. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 2min 2.764 sec
7. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 2min 2.813 sec
8. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 2min 2.980 sec
9. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 2min 3.038 sec
10. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 2min 3.040 sec
11. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 2min 3.186 sec
12. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 2min 3.198 sec
13. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 2min 3.284 sec
14. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 2min 3.328 sec
15. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 2min 4.144 sec
16. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 2min 4.284 sec
17. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 2min 4.515 sec
18. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 2min 4.643 sec
19. Nobuatsu Aoki JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 2min 4.853 sec
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amazing and kinda boring.. good race. hard to imagine doing that in 107 degrees.
good battle for 3rd.
Quote from: gm2 on October 18, 2008, 11:57:01 PM
amazing and kinda boring.. good race. hard to imagine doing that in 107 degrees.
good battle for 3rd.
Yeah, no shit. I was thinking the same thing.
My first race was in 108 degree heat (thank Antelope Valley) and I only had to do 6 laps and was dead-ass tired afterwards. I can't even imagine doing the equivalent of say 30 laps would've been like.
And yes, the race was kinda boring. It was pretty obvious from the moment that Rossi got onto Dani's back wheel that he was gonna win the race.
I was really disappointed in Hayden. When he took 3rd, he left the inside line COMPLETELY open going into the next corner. If he would've taken even a slightly defensive line, he coulda had 3rd.
Nicky made way too many mistakes to podium today, both with strategy and technique.
I'd like to have seen Nicky on the podium just to hear what the interview question could be.
QuoteNicky made way too many mistakes to podium today, both with strategy and technique.
+1
Even had Nicky closed up and not let Dovi by after he made the pass, Hayden was running wide far too often and Dovi would have gone underneath him within a lap anyway. Hayden rode ok, but not worthy of the podium.
Quote from: ducpainter on October 19, 2008, 02:07:38 PM
Nicky made way too many mistakes to podium today, both with strategy and technique.
agreed... i actually thought he had breaking issues or something.
...at least dani didn't win :) YaY!
Quote from: darylbowden on October 19, 2008, 09:57:18 AM
I was really disappointed in Hayden. When he took 3rd, he left the inside line COMPLETELY open going into the next corner. If he would've taken even a slightly defensive line, he coulda had 3rd.
It was the tires. [laugh]
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/mgp/maylay/1/2w.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/mgp/maylay/1/2w.htm)
caption... ouch.
Pedrosa: Honda are closing on Yamaha (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71590)
"At the end Rossi was faster than me," he admitted. "Usually at the end he puts on pressure and it's difficult to follow him, but we were closer this time."
no doubt that he obviously got a lot faster from friday to sunday.. but 4 second gap = closer? ....ooook....
The way Valentino left Pedrosa immediately after the pass the gap could have been 10 seconds...
if Rossi wanted. ;)
Quote from: ducpainter on October 20, 2008, 08:27:48 AM
snip
if Rossi wanted. ;)
If Rossi wanted - we could have cold fusion ;)
Quote"At the end Rossi was faster than me," he admitted. "Usually at the end he puts on pressure and it's difficult to follow him, but we were closer this time."
The only reason Pedrosa was within spitting distance was due to him pulling out an advantage on the straights. Rossi closed it up on the technical sections every time. I enjoy Rossi not having the outright speed the last um... 4 years though. It would be back to his ridiculous "management" of victories.
if there was an RC advantage in the straights it was teeny. rossi stayed on his back wheel for many laps then gapped him by 4 seconds. that sounds like faster everywhere.
granted, as per pedro vs rossi all the time, if there was any straight line advantage rossi made it up in braking on the very next corner.
Quote from: gm2 on October 20, 2008, 08:10:50 AM
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/mgp/maylay/1/2w.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/mgp/maylay/1/2w.htm)
caption... ouch.
They need to get that guy some green boots and gloves. If you can't win, might as well match while trying! [laugh]
Quote from: Triple J on October 20, 2008, 10:42:02 AM
They need to get that guy some green boots and gloves. If you can't win, might as well match while trying! [laugh]
agreed, that looks terrible... is that West or Hop?
hopper
thats punk rock