MotoGP '07....a thing of the past...

Snowy · Post by **Snowy** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:23 am

Their missing the surgeons knife that is the Doctor

The testing is on Eurosport I think I'll tune in, find out how those Ducati's are doing and sounding yum yum

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:32 am

On a soaking wet track, Colin Edwards won the BMW M Award today at the MotoGP Official Test.

After James Ellison put in the fastest lap, John Hopkins and Valentino Rossi took over, swapping the top spot until Rossi went on a charge, continually improving his times until a crash put him out.

With ten minutes left in the session, Colin Edwards came through to take the fastest lap, and the car.

In the final free practice session, only 11 riders decided to take to the track and continue testing, with Sete Gibernau taking the fastest lap, and proving that he is a true wet weather specialist.

Times: Final day

1. Sete Gibernau - 1'56.355
2. Colin Edwards - 1'56.449
3. Kenny Roberts jr. - 1'57.508
4. James Ellison - 3 1'57.899
5. Carlos Checa - 3 1'58.589
6. Loris Capirossi - 1'59.560
7. Toni Elias - 2'00.209
8. Tadayuki Okada - 2'03.912
9. Jose Luis Cardoso - 2'05.468
10. Vittoriano Guareschi - 2'06.455

The next MotoGP Official Test takes place in Jerez, with three days of testing starting from next Friday.

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:11 am

Testing at Jerez began on wednesday, with the 125cc and 250cc classes taking to the track......

Today was another day for them, and was held under overcast skies, with only a handful of riders taking to the track......Out of those braving the conditions, Anthony West has been the fastest so far, although his time of 1?48 is well off the laps clocked in yesterday?s first session....

Tomorrow the big boys of MotoGP come out for the first time....will keep you posted...

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:20 am

Ant West is riding for whom ?
In what class?
How many laps did he do ?
On what tyres ?
What is the lap record for the class he is in ?
How did his times compare to others who ventured out ?

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:54 am

The last session of day 2 at jerez, which was finally held under dry conditions ended up like this.....

Jerez Test-250cc

Times: Final day

1. Jorge Lorenzo - Fortuna Aprilia 1'42.873
2. Alex de Angelis - Master MVA Aspar 1'43.326
3. H?ctor Barber? - Fortuna Aprilia 1'43.541
4. Yuki Takahashi - Humangest Racing 1'44.210
5. Jakub Smrz - Cardion AB 1'44.241
6. Marco Simoncelli - Metis Gilera 1'44.751
7. Roberto Locatelli - Team Toth 1'44.817
8. Anthony West - Kiefer BOS Racing 1'44.845
9. Hiroshi Aoyama - Red Bull KTM 1'44.869
10. Taro Sekiguchi - Ticino Hosting Campetella 1'44.893

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 7:55 am

<T-K> wrote: Today was another day for them, and was held under overcast skies, with only a handful of riders taking to the track

My Apologies.....I was meant to say yesterday, a misprint on my behalf......

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:08 am

Sigh, what is a Keifer Bos ?
Please.....what make of motor cycle are they on

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:09 am

Do they run a control tyre

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:11 am

hHow are the times compared to the lap........

Oh never mind ...I will go and get Foxtel at $88.00 a month

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:12 am

Julian Mayo wrote:Ant West is riding for whom ?
In what class?
How many laps did he do ?
On what tyres ?
What is the lap record for the class he is in ?
How did his times compare to others who ventured out ?

Kiefer Bos Racing
250cc
I will let you know the rest as soon as the results become official....

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:14 am

Kawasaki Racing have suffered an unfortunate setback whilst travelling from Barcelona, scene of last week?s MotoGP Official Test, to the Circuito de Jerez for the final preseason gathering.

One of the Japanese team?s lorries suffered an accident near Valencia this morning, caused by ferocious winds on the Spanish roads. Thankfully the only physical damage was a foot injury to the driver of the vehicle.

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:21 am

Julian Mayo wrote:Sigh, what is a Keifer Bos ?
Please.....what make of motor cycle are they on

Aprilia

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:11 pm

Yesterday saw the premier class of MotoGP gathering in Jerez for the first of three testing sessions, which will serve as the final chance for fine-tuning ahead of the 2006 season.

The factory Ducati team dominated proceedings on day one, with Loris Capirossi clocking the fastest time of the session with a lap very close to that which earned Valentino Rossi the pole position last season. With teammate Sete Gibernau second on the leaderboard, Ducati were the first of a series of teams to post strong times on Bridgestone-shod bikes, demonstrating the tyre?s suitability for the Jerez track.

Following on from a great showing at the MotoGP Official Test in Catalunya last week, Shinya Nakano gave his Kawasaki team a welcome boost, coming after the news that one of their trucks had crashed on the way to the circuit.

From my opinion it is good to see Rossi down the time sheets

(no offense to the Rossi supporters

)

Final Times of Day one ended up as follows:

Times: Day One

1. Loris Capirossi - Ducati Marlboro 1'40.910
2. Sete Gibernau - Ducati Marlboro 1'41.176
3. Shinya Nakano - Kawasaki Racing 1'41.477
4. Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda 1'41.499
5. Toni El?as - Fortuna Honda 1'41.680
6. Colin Edwards - Camel Yamaha 1'41.730
7. Carlos Checa - Tech 3 Yamaha 1'41.732
8. John Hopkins - Rizla Suzuki 1'41.740
9. Valentino Rossi - Camel Yamaha 1'41.861
10. Randy de Puniet - Kawasaki Racing 1'41.915

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:05 am

I agree with that sentiment, and understand that we all just want to see close racing in all classes of motor sport.
The fact that there is a guy called Jeremy Burgess calling the shots on Rossi's bike, along with a lot of other crew who moved across with Rossi, and JB, makes me think that rossi will still be the boy to beat.....( I hve trouble calling Rossi a man

)

Snowy · Post by **Snowy** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:41 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:I agree with that sentiment, and understand that we all just want to see close racing in all classes of motor sport.
The fact that there is a guy called Jeremy Burgess calling the shots on Rossi's bike, along with a lot of other crew who moved across with Rossi, and JB, makes me think that rossi will still be the boy to beat.....( I hve trouble calling Rossi a man )

JB is a remarkable man, he and Rossi (The Man) have shown just how good they are by transforming the Yamaha from a bike on the edge of a crash into a Honda basher. They have done to Moto GP what RB and MS have done to F1. They show that it is team work that wins races not individuals yet still we cling to idolising the rider/driver. Rossi did exactly what Schui did, we are all supposed to think they are gods but they both had to take their engineers to turn those ailing teams around. Lets see someone turn a team around without taking the best engineers in the business.