Moto GP.... looks like we will have a war this year.

[signguy]

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</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" width="64" height="34">Pos</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Rider</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">Session 1</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">Session 2</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">Lead. Gap</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Casey Stoner</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3393171296296295E-3" width="64" align="right">01:55.7</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3351041666666667E-3" width="64" align="right">01:55.4</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">-</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Valentino Rossi</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3356712962962964E-3" width="64" align="right">01:55.4</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3409722222222223E-3" width="64" align="right">01:55.9</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="4.9000000000000002E-2" width="64" align="right">0.049</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Andrea Dovizioso</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3519791666666665E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.8</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3411921296296297E-3" width="64" align="right">01:55.9</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="0.52600000000000002" width="64" align="right">0.526</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">4</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Ben Spies</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3420601851851851E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.0</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3516087962962963E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.8</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="0.60099999999999998" width="64" align="right">0.601</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Nicky Hayden</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.352488425925926E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.9</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3439236111111111E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="0.76200000000000001" width="64" align="right">0.762</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">6</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Loris Capirossi</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3553125E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.1</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.344849537037037E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="0.84199999999999997" width="64" align="right">0.842</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">7</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Jorge Lorenzo</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3522916666666666E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.8</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3484259259259259E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.151" width="64" align="right">1.151</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">8</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Randy De Puniet</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3493981481481482E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.6</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3484259259259259E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.151" width="64" align="right">1.151</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">9</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Colin Edwards</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3488425925925927E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.5</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3509490740740741E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.7</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.1870000000000001" width="64" align="right">1.187</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">10</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Mika Kallio</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.353275462962963E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.9</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3514699074074074E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.8</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.4139999999999999" width="64" align="right">1.414</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 38.25pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="51">11</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Aleix Espargaro</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3645601851851855E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.9</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3529745370370371E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.9</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.544" width="64" align="right">1.544</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">12</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Alvaro Bautista</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3652777777777778E-3" width="64" align="right">01:58.0</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3529861111111112E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.9</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.5449999999999999" width="64" align="right">1.545</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">13</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Dani Pedrosa</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3547106481481481E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.0</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.353414351851852E-3" width="64" align="right">01:56.9</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.5820000000000001" width="64" align="right">1.582</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">14</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Marco Melandri</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3611689814814814E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.6</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3567361111111113E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.869" width="64" align="right">1.869</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">15</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Hector Barbera</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3636805555555555E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.8</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3567476851851854E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right">1.87</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="34">16</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Hiroshi Aoyama</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3644444444444444E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.9</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3570717592592593E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.3</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.8979999999999999" width="64" align="right">1.898</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"> <td class="xl25" style="height: 38.25pt; width: 48pt;" x:num="" width="64" align="right" height="51">17</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 68pt;" width="90">Marco Simoncelli</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3644791666666666E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.9</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="1.3585532407407407E-3" width="64" align="right">01:57.4</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" x:num="2.0259999999999998" width="64" align="right">2.026</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

[Snafu484]

oooooo... less than 5 one hundredths of a second between Stoner and Rossi.... GOOOOOO ROSSI !!!! :D

[0hi0]

All about consistency. It will be interesting to see who was on the ragged edge and who will be able to do those times lap after lap.

[Oglaladiver]

I just hope to see Nicky, Colin and Ben do well this year. At least be in the hunt for some wins.

[TLR67]

Give Simoncelli a couple stints and he will be on the box at the end of the year for sure....

[signguy]

I wonder if lorenzo was dogging on purpose... odd to see him 1+sec off the lead pace

[Ogre]

I wonder if lorenzo was dogging on purpose... odd to see him 1+sec off the lead pace

No help from Rossi on setup :)

[wallypiper]

He has a badly injured right hand so he's having trouble with hard braking. He's not sandbagging but he's not at 100% yet.

[Trey]

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This made me chuckle.. :lol:

[signguy]

I realize that....

[GEORGIADAWG]

No help from Rossi on setup :)

That's funny right there. I am very interested in seeing how Ben does as far as keeping as near to the front as possible. Nicky i hope gets the bike dialed in better and pulls out some better results.

And i love the way Simoncelli rides, i've loved watching him ride for years. I hope he gives the big class hell this year.

[motodog650]

Give Simoncelli a couple stints and he will be on the box at the end of the year for sure....

Super Sic has struggled up to this point in pre-season testing already landing on his head a couple of time (cracked helmet on most recent flight). He may have a problem staying healthy. My pick for best of the rest of the rookies (behind Elbowz) is Hiroshi Aoyama.

[steve c]

Should be fun watching Ben. Not sure he has the bike to run up front though. Time will tell.
Marco is fast, but we'll see if Rossi can get in his head a la Gibernau. :)
Jorge seems to have the mental toughness. Just needs to stay healthy and avoid altitudes greater than 6' :D
Casey is fast too, but seems to have a physical endurance issue. Hopefully that's behind him now.
Wouldn't hurt them to have a larger grid. Love close racing.

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[TLR67]

Got the HD Subscription again...... Scott... dont worry about what we taked about 2 weeks ago... Its ready to use now...

[motodog650]

Got the HD Subscription again...... Scott... dont worry about what we taked about 2 weeks ago... Its ready to use now...

:D

[Mongo]

For right now Ben's bikes are not going to be an issue...

[TLR67]

For right now Ben's bikes are not going to be an issue...


Especialy considering he didnt even test on a soft tire!!