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Sepang Test | MotoGP January 2008

Nicky Hayden ended up being the fastest for the tests with a time of 2m 00.326s on the final day! :thumbup
1. N. Hayden 2'00.326
2. C. Stoner 2'00.660
3. J. Lorenzo 2'00.765
4. C. Edwards 2'01.179
5. J. Hopkins 2'01.198
6. V. Rossi 2'01.425
7. A. Dovizioso 2'01.447
8. J. Toseland 2'01.745
9. C. Vermeulen 2'01.748
10. L. Capirossi 2'01.778
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Your half-completed art is 200x better than my finished works. :teeth

meanwhile:
Final times - Day Three

1. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda) 2:00.326
2. Casey STONER (Ducati) 2:00.660
3. Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha) 2:00.766
4. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha) 2:01.179
5. John HOPKINS (Kawasaki) 2:01.198
6. Valentino ROSSI (Yamaha) 2:01.425
7. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Honda) 2:01.447
8. James TOSELAND (Yamaha) 2:01.745
9. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki) 2:01.748
10. Loris CAPIROSSI (Suzuki) 2:01.778
11. Randy DE PUNIET (Honda) 2:01.873
12. Shinya NAKANO (Honda) 2:02.032
13. Alex DE ANGELIS (Honda) 2:02.198
14. Marco MELANDRI (Ducati) 2:02.725
15. Anthony WEST (Kawasaki) 2:02.978
16. Toni ELIAS(Ducati) 2:02.995
17. Olivier JACQUE (Kawasaki) 2:03.030
18. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Ducati) 2:03.628
19. Niccolo CANEPA (Ducati) 2:03.703
20. Tamaki SERIZAWA (Kawasaki) 2:04.354
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-jim

edit: oops. stomped on Climber. ;)
 
Thanks for the update, jrace. Mine was hand-typed from the motoGP site so yours is more complete. :thumbup

Interesting that de Puniet was leading the first couple days but couldn't lower his times after that. Does that mean that he was using qualifiers during those first two days and got blown away when others used them?
 
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I'm in ! great thread ..
 
ThermalStone said:
Yeah, but Hayden set his fastest time with the old engine, not the pneumatic valve engine he's supposed to race this year.

http://www.crash.net/motorsport/motogp/news/158940-0/hayden_fastest_-_with_the_'wrong'_bike!.html

I think HRC has screwed the pooch again this year. Too bad Nicky didn't go to Ducati when he had the chance.:kicknuts
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I don't think Honda will run the pneumatic valve engine if they can't get it straight. By the time pre-season tesing is done they will have it sorted.

Why should he have gone to Ducati?? Stoner is the only fast guy on the Duc....look where Melandri is on the chart. Sure, it is early in testing, but HRC will step up and I think it is silly to give Ducati tooo much credit, Stoner won that championship, not the bike he was riding. The way he rode last year they could have put him on a 250 and he would have been up there. This will be a great season, lots of talented "name" riders, hopefully it will not be a landslide for anyone this year.
 
Teddy said:
Stoner won that championship, not the bike he was riding. The way he rode last year they could have put him on a 250 and he would have been up there.
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Stoner ran fabulously and flawlessly. :thumbup

....but the Ducati was a major factor in every drag down the straight. :ride

Lorenzo :wow
 
MotoLiam said:
These guys *thought* they put the fire out, but wouldn't you know it, when you lift up a bike off the ground and onto it's wheels, the fuel is going to drain out onto the hot exhaust pipes. Voila, instant Satay. These guys ended up fine, just singed eyebrows. Those are sunglasses coming off his face. First mistake was coming in towards the machine and not smelling the race fuel . . . . because believe me, that stuff is potent! For all you CW's out there, keep up the good work and leave the burnt roaches to roast for a while after you've put out the flames. The inconnel pipes we're using run red hot, and they stay hot . . .
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this is why I wear cotton when corner working

synthetics like nylon and polypropylene do a great job of wicking sweat and keeping you comfortable on a hot day but when exposed to a flash burn they melt, stick to the skin and cause nasty burns
 
Four Yamaha bikes in the top eight is the biggest news. Maybe they are finally going to make this bike competitive after all - sure hope so as it will make for much more interesting racing this year. If Edwards can make something happen, though doubtful, he'll be the most sought after autobiographer in the MotoGP pits.

And the whole Ducati thing remains mystifying. Though he is not the most consistent guy out there, I believe that Melandri is among the top three in terms of sheer racing talent. Yet he joins what is becoming a pretty long list of guys who just cannot make the Ducati work for them - including Capirossi! But it is early days still.

The one variable not factored in is the relative lack of grip that everybody was mentioning at Sepang. The next test will reveal more, but kudos to Nicky, Edwards and and Hopper! Three Yanks in the top 5, each with a different manufacturer. 2008 could be great.
 
Testing means very, very little especially this early in the pre-season.

Sepang Test - Day 3 (1/24/07) Results:

1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha 2'00.936
2. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki 2'01.026
3. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati 2'01.274
4. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Honda 2'01.664
5. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki 2'01.691
6. Randy de Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki 2'01.878
7. Nicky Hayden (USA) Honda 2'01.884
8. Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 2'02.266
9. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati 2'02.407
10. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda 2'02.489
11. Carlos Checa (SPA) Honda 2'02.583
12. Alex Barros (BRA) Ducati 2'02.630
13. Toni Elias (SPA) Honda 2'02.927
14. Alex Hofmann (GER) Ducati 2'03.040
15. Shinya Nakano (JPN) Honda 2'03.077
16. Makoto Tamada (JPN) Yamaha 2'03.308
17. Kenny Roberts (USA) Team KR 2'03.330
18. Olivier Jacque (FRA) Kawasaki 2'03.592
19. Shinichi Ito (JPN) Bridgestone Test 2'03.973
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-jim
 
Hmmm...interesting stuff.

Take those top four finishers in the Sepang test in 2007 and compare their results with the final 2007 standings. Three out of the four finished in the top four spots - only Stoner did not show up, probably because he had barely ridden the Ducati at all by then. And Vermeulen finished 5th in the test and 6th in the championship.

"Testing means very, very little especially this early in the pre-season." Maybe, maybe not.
 
freshslicks said:
Hmmm...interesting stuff.

Take those top four finishers in the Sepang test in 2007 and compare their results with the final 2007 standings. Three out of the four finished in the top four spots - only Stoner did not show up, probably because he had barely ridden the Ducati at all by then. And Vermeulen finished 5th in the test and 6th in the championship.

"Testing means very, very little especially this early in the pre-season." Maybe, maybe not.
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OK. Take the top four from today:

1. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda) 2:00.326
2. Casey STONER (Ducati) 2:00.660
3. Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha) 2:00.766
4. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha) 2:01.179

I guess it's possible with four world champions contending. Leaves a few someones out of this mix, though.....

Guess we have to wait for awhile and see. Bookmark this post. ;)

-jim
 
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