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The Motegi Thread...; from FP1 to the race itself...
Topic Started: Sep 21 2007, 09:33 AM (442 Views)
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FP1....

1. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:48.249
2. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:48.491 + 0.242
3. Marco Melandri Honda (B) 1:48.679 + 0.430
4. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki (B) 1:48.689 + 0.440
5. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (M) 1:48.736 + 0.487
6. John Hopkins Suzuki (B) 1:48.766 + 0.517
7. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:48.826 + 0.577
8. Toni Elias Honda (B) 1:48.827 + 0.578
9. Carlos Checa Honda (M) 1:48.847 + 0.598
10. Shinya Nakano Honda (M) 1:48.986 + 0.737
11. Kousuke Akiyoshi Suzuki (B) 1:49.127 + 0.878
12. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha (D) 1:49.207 + 0.958
13. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:49.368 + 1.119
14. Loris Capirossi Ducati (B) 1:49.527 + 1.278
15. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:49.960 + 1.711
16. Alex Barros Ducati (B) 1:50.037 + 1.788
17. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:50.210 + 1.961
18. Makoto Tamada Yamaha (D) 1:50.237 + 1.988
19. Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki (B) 1:50.606 + 2.357
20. Kurtis Roberts KR (M) 1:51.167 + 2.918
21. Shinichi Ito Ducati (B) 1:52.374 + 4.125













FP2.....

1. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:47.865
2. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki (B) 1:48.254 + 0.389
3. Marco Melandri Honda (B) 1:48.351 + 0.486
4. John Hopkins Suzuki (B) 1:48.361 + 0.496
5. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:48.444 + 0.579
6. Kousuke Akiyoshi Suzuki (B) 1:48.457 + 0.592
7. Loris Capirossi Ducati (B) 1:48.499 + 0.634
8. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:48.529 + 0.664
9. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:48.552 + 0.687
10. Makoto Tamada Yamaha (D) 1:48.581 + 0.716
11. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:48.614 + 0.749
12. Shinya Nakano Honda (M) 1:48.697 + 0.832
13. Carlos Checa Honda (M) 1:48.715 + 0.850
14. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (M) 1:48.782 + 0.917
15. Toni Elías Honda (B) 1:48.881 + 1.016
16. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha (D) 1:49.383 + 1.518
17. Alex Barros Ducati (B) 1:49.392 + 1.527
18. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:49.555 + 1.690
19. Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki (B) 1:50.229 + 2.364
20. Shinichi Itoh Ducati (B) 1:50.769 + 2.904
21. Kurtis Roberts KR (M) 1:51.563 + 3.698


all times courtesy of autosport.com


pedrosa on top and now confirmed for 2008 and 2009...

with repsol honda pushing for a switch to bridgestone rubber.... <think>
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What happened to Rossi in FP2? <unsure>
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u4coffee,Sep 21 2007
10:40 AM
What happened to Rossi in FP2? <unsure>

you could ask that of this entire season too!

<roflmao> <roflmao> <roflmao>







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Flatdog,Sep 21 2007
10:54 AM
u4coffee,Sep 21 2007
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What happened to Rossi in FP2?  <unsure>

you could ask that of this entire season too!

<roflmao> <roflmao> <roflmao>







<peek>

Well, yes.. Most of it anyway <unsure>
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His engine went <kaboom>
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everythingoes,Sep 21 2007
11:27 AM
His engine went <kaboom>

That would do it
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thats also what happened to hondas idea of getting bridgestones next year...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/62595


<doh>
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<think>

Good to see some Michelin bikes up there in what really should be a Bridgestone lock out, them having won here regularly under the old tyre rules.

With all these Japanese wildcards it's actually looking like a proper sized grid for once.
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Qualifying Results

Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Daniel Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:45.864
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (M) 1:46.255 + 0.391
3. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:46.575 + 0.711
4. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki (B) 1:46.643 + 0.779
5. Toni Elias Honda (B) 1:46.804 + 0.940
6. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:46.912 + 1.048
7. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:46.997 + 1.133
8. Loris Capirossi Ducati (B) 1:47.047 + 1.183
9. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:47.121 + 1.257
10. Marco Melandri Honda (B) 1:47.136 + 1.272
11. John Hopkins Suzuki (B) 1:47.163 + 1.299
12. Shinya Nakano Honda (M) 1:47.295 + 1.431
13. Kousuke Akiyoshi Suzuki (B) 1:47.316 + 1.452
14. Carlos Checa Honda (M) 1:47.334 + 1.470
15. Alex Barros Ducati (B) 1:47.367 + 1.503
16. Makoto Tamada Yamaha (D) 1:47.714 + 1.850
17. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:47.914 + 2.050
18. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha (D) 1:48.085 + 2.221
19. Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki (B) 1:48.569 + 2.705
20. Shinichi Ito Ducati (B) 1:49.548 + 3.684
21. Kurtis Roberts KR (M) 1:50.035 + 4.178

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The Michelin revival continues. I guess Bridgestone are suffering here because they can't bring new tyres overnight.


Dorna want a single tyre rule next year. But whether there's any chance is unknown.

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Pedrosa has looked good all weekend. What has happened Stoner? It's uncharacteristic of his season to be down in 9th, especially with Rossi starting second
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big shock. Japanese teams dominate in Japan. Italian Ducati's struggle. <whistle>
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Morpun94,Sep 22 2007
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big shock. Japanese teams dominate in Japan. Italian Ducati's struggle. <whistle>

hence the reason why loris capirossi won ther last year......on a ducati... <whistle>

the temperatures have been higher than bridgestone expected and so, they are struggling a bit more....
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Rossi's decision to pit after he ran wide sort of handed the championship to Stoner on a plate. I doubt he will regret it too much because Stoner was never going to lose his championship lead...but not the greatest decision ever made, I don't think.
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He had no choice really, the wets were never going to last the distance. What really did for him was the fact that his (and Edwards) spare bikes didn't work on cut slick tyres. Link.
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