Moto GP

Who's injured again (hand and collarbone) and Carlos Checa will replace Stoner !!

Originally Posted by nomad

Who's injured again (hand and collarbone)

Which Stoner provoked ploughing into him yesterday

Just wrote aload of txt and hit Esc by accident and lost the lot!!

What a mad eventfull GP!!! Tony riding like a "devil" and winning his first GP which has secured his future with honda, Wasnt sure if Vale was going to battle with him as much as he did but its just the fighter, winner and entertainer in him that we have to thank for that Kenny also doing really well thought he may pounce on the last lap,

Talking point has to be Dani punting Nicky into next week!! for me its Dani's arrogance that he was still in with a definate chance of winning the title which caused him to make the move god knows what he was thinkin as im not sure he would of made the corner anyway judging by the speed he hit Nicky at, Feel real sorry for Nicky as i think the guys a real good rider with great consitancy and character and when i see the interview he gave after the race it really saddens me,

I really hope to see him on the podium at Valencia but for Rossi to win it as for some1 who's had 4 dnf' from poor tyres and blowing engines and also being taken out by Tony at the start of the season at the top of the leaderboard is a great acheivement and worth of being crowned 8 times world champion!!

Johnny


Just booked the rent a car for Valencia next week!!!! C'MON VALENTINO!!!

Originally Posted by Johnny Rossi

C'MON VALENTINO!!!

What he said !!

What Johnny and nomad said

Just two days before the Valencia showdown!

Can’t wait

Originally Posted by BigFoot

Which Stoner provoked ploughing into him yesterday

I think you will find that Stoner was in front of Sete and then fell off and Sete rode over his bike .......

Rossi has rattled Sete and until Rossi leaves, Sete is going no where fast

Originally Posted by BigFoot

Just two days before the Valencia showdown!

Can’t wait

It will also be nice to see Bayliss back for one last ride on a MotoGP bike before Stoner moves in next year when the 800 cc class takes over.

Originally Posted by Stori

I think you will find that Stoner was in front of Sete and then fell off and Sete rode over his bike .......

Rossi has rattled Sete and until Rossi leaves, Sete is going no where fast

Yep, you're right there Stori, got it mixed up

Agreed on the second point. Fact is, Vale is 27, Sete is 34. So, he must be hoping on an early retirement.

Originally Posted by BigFoot

Agreed on the second point. Fact is, Vale is 27, Sete is 34. So, he must be hoping on an early retirement.

Somehow I do not think Sete is going to get his wish before he is too old to appreciate it

Vale setting the pace early on

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 33.310 secs
2. Casey Stoner AUS Honda LCR 1min 33.316 secs
3. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 33.317 secs
4. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 33.474 secs
5. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 33.513 secs
6. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 33.545 secs
7. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 33.643 secs
8. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 33.699 secs
9. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 33.774 secs
10. Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna Honda 1min 33.791 secs
11. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 33.815 secs
12. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 33.845 secs
13. Carlos Checa SPA Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 33.860 secs
14. Kenny Roberts Jr USA Team Roberts 1min 33.988 secs
15. Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 34.050 secs
16. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Honda 1min 34.449 secs
17. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 34.767 secs
18. Jose Luis Cardoso SPA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 35.947 secs
19. James Ellison GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 1min 36.042 secs
20. Garry McCoy AUS Ilmor SRT (800cc) 1min 36.566 secs

lets hope it'll be one hell of a race

Vale is on Pole

Bayliss and Capirossi in P2 and P3, Hayden is P5.

Can't wait for tomorrow's race

1 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Camel Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'31.002 28 30 311.5
2 12 Troy BAYLISS AUS Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'31.210 23 25 0.208 0.208 312.9
3 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'31.307 23 23 0.305 0.097 318.2
4 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'31.341 28 29 0.339 0.034 308.4
5 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'31.378 22 29 0.376 0.037 312.0
6 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'31.385 28 30 0.383 0.007 313.0
7 27 Casey STONER AUS Honda LCR HONDA 1'31.470 21 22 0.468 0.085 314.2
8 71 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'31.606 29 30 0.604 0.136 310.2
9 21 John HOPKINS USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'31.663 27 28 0.661 0.057 310.3
10 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Camel Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'31.711 27 28 0.709 0.048 312.9
11 17 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'31.892 15 26 0.890 0.181 308.2
12 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Fortuna Honda HONDA 1'32.062 25 28 1.060 0.170 314.9
13 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Fortuna Honda HONDA 1'32.144 18 24 1.142 0.082 315.1
14 10 Kenny ROBERTS JR USA Team Roberts KR211V 1'32.358 21 24 1.356 0.214 311.1
15 6 Makoto TAMADA JPN Konica Minolta Honda HONDA 1'32.467 31 31 1.465 0.109 313.9
16 7 Carlos CHECA SPA Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 1'32.747 30 31 1.745 0.280 306.1
17 66 Alex HOFMANN GER Pramac d'Antín MotoGP DUCATI 1'33.289 26 27 2.287 0.542 307.8
18 30 Jose Luis CARDOSO SPA Pramac d'Antín MotoGP DUCATI 1'33.755 21 23 2.753 0.466 301.5
19 77 James ELLISON GBR Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 1'33.953 14 25 2.951 0.198 306.4
20 8 Garry McCOY AUS Ilmor SRT ILMOR X3 1'34.811 24 25 3.809 0.858 294.5

Hayden and Pedrosa side by side. that'll be interesting

This is gonna be one hell of a race. As far as Hayden's concerned the Bridgestone runners ahead of him hold the key. If they've got a good race tyre, he's got no chance.

It was kinda telling that all of the Bridgestone runners ran qualifier tyres yesterday to get to the top of the timesheets. Their true race pace should be quite a bit slower than the Michelins, meaning that Hayden has to pass them asap if he's gonna catch Rossi.

Bayliss should be entertaining. No pressure and a great bike, he'll be competitive

DC

Nice to see Bayliss on the Front row next to Rossi !!!!