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US GP-Laguna Seca
Topic Started: Jul 21 2007, 09:30 AM (243 Views)
ppparkinson9
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Free practice times (combined) - Laguna Seca.

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 22.997 secs
2. Marco Melandri ITA Honda Gresini (B) 1min 23.177 secs
3. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 23.452 secs
4. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 23.535 secs
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 23.548 secs
6. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 23.550 secs
7. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 23.576 secs
8. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 23.768 secs
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 23.912 secs
10. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 23.965 secs
11. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 23.998 secs
12. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 24.043 secs
13. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 24.077 secs
14. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 24.173 secs
15. Roger Lee Hayden USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 24.325 secs
16. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 24.457 secs
17. Kurtis Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 24.666 secs
18. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 24.850 secs
19. Miguel Duhamel USA Honda Gresini (B) 1min 25.550 secs *
20. Chaz Davies GBR Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 26.459 secs

No surprise at the top but a real surprise at the bottom! Chaz Davies has been drafted in to replace the injured Alex Hoffman. Of course having missed first practice and being a Laguna rookie anything other than last place will be a total triumph. I'm chuffed that Chaz has got a half decent GP ride at last.

Roger Lee Hayden is the best of the American one-offs though, he ran in 10th for a lot of the session, putting Kwakka's regular riders under pressure.

Other than that difficult to see who has the race pace edge. Bridgestone seem to be faster, but Michelin seem to have better longevity.
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Qualifying has been red flagged owing to a HUGE accident for Melandri
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That was a strange one.
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Very odd indeed.
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Yeah, there was a similar accident in the 125's a few races back. It's always going to be a risk unfortunately.

Then there was Hopper trying to kick Blocker Checa for getting in his way <roflmao>

For which he's copped a fine: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61029

Qualfying Times

Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:22.292
2. Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1:22.501 + 0.209
3. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1:22.590 + 0.298
4. Nicky Hayden Honda 1:22.624 + 0.332
5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:22.683 + 0.391
6. Loris Capirossi Ducati 1:22.914 + 0.622
7. John Hopkins Suzuki 1:22.933 + 0.641
8. Colin Edwards Yamaha 1:22.943 + 0.651
9. Shinya Nakano Honda 1:23.006 + 0.714
10. Marco Melandri Honda 1:23.018 + 0.726
11. Makoto Tamada Yamaha 1:23.036 + 0.744
12. Anthony West Kawasaki 1:23.091 + 0.799
13. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki 1:23.113 + 0.821
14. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha 1:23.207 + 0.915
15. Carlos Checa Honda 1:23.263 + 0.971
16. Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki 1:23.425 + 1.133
17. Alex Barros Ducati 1:23.557 + 1.265
18. Kurtis Roberts KR 1:23.662 + 1.370
19. Miguel Duhamel Honda 1:23.923 + 1.631
20. Chaz Davies Ducati 1:24.098 + 1.806
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What's wrong with a bit of passion? :P
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