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| The Motegi Thread...; from FP1 to the race itself... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 21 2007, 09:33 AM (440 Views) | |
| Flatdog | Sep 21 2007, 09:33 AM Post #1 |
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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....
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| u4coffee | Sep 21 2007, 09:40 AM Post #2 |
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What happened to Rossi in FP2? <unsure> |
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| Flatdog | Sep 21 2007, 09:54 AM Post #3 |
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you could ask that of this entire season too!
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| u4coffee | Sep 21 2007, 10:08 AM Post #4 |
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Well, yes.. Most of it anyway <unsure> |
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| everythingoes | Sep 21 2007, 10:27 AM Post #5 |
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| u4coffee | Sep 21 2007, 12:11 PM Post #6 |
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That would do it |
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| Flatdog | Sep 21 2007, 12:14 PM Post #7 |
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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
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| ppparkinson9 | Sep 21 2007, 01:09 PM Post #8 |
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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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| everythingoes | Sep 22 2007, 06:29 AM Post #9 |
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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 LINK |
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| ppparkinson9 | Sep 22 2007, 08:40 AM Post #10 |
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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. Link |
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| Paul_Murtagh | Sep 22 2007, 10:03 AM Post #11 |
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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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| Morpun94 | Sep 22 2007, 10:18 AM Post #12 |
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big shock. Japanese teams dominate in Japan. Italian Ducati's struggle.
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| Flatdog | Sep 22 2007, 10:48 AM Post #13 |
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hence the reason why loris capirossi won ther last year......on a ducati... the temperatures have been higher than bridgestone expected and so, they are struggling a bit more.... |
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| safc_fan89 | Sep 23 2007, 08:05 PM Post #14 |
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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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| ppparkinson9 | Sep 23 2007, 08:09 PM Post #15 |
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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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