UGGGGGGGG!!!!

It will been interesting if, next year, Giberenau(sp?) joins Stoner?

Stoner was pissed and said Rossi brake checked him at laguna before this race, moot point now!!!

Rossi might retire, going out on top, a perfect way really

Like Ricky Carmichael if you follow US MX

This post has been edited by 0Mix1up: 2008-08-18 15:42:41

WOW! sete giberenau is coming back?!?!?

he was great only one who could take rossi back in the 990cc

Rossi has signed a new 2 year contract with Yamaha, he obviously knows that Yamaha will do all he asks for his bike.

Melandri is moving to Kawasaki next year, bad move on Kawasakis part i rekon!

No news on Gibernau yet, although he was never a real threat to Rossi, they had their moments,but it seems likely if Melandri is going..

Really looking forward to the next one in Italy,
Cheers All, Lickey..

hey guy, here the results for free practice times

Kawasaki's John Hopkins did not set a lap time, choosing instead to rest his rib injury sustained last time out at Brno.

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team ( 1min 35.422 secs
2. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 35.424 secs
3. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini ( 1min 36.145 secs
4. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 36.375 secs
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team ( 1min 36.464 secs
6. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 36.518 secs
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 36.602 secs
8. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( 1min 36.608 secs
9. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 36.740 secs
10. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini ( 1min 36.883 secs
11. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team ( 1min 37.099 secs
12. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 37.196 secs
13. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ( 1min 37.355 secs
14. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 37.380 secs
15. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team ( 1min 37.534 secs
16. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team ( 1min 37.669 secs
17. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team ( 1min 37.929 secs

thanks for the update

look forward to tommoz

hope it will be a better race for stoner

as much as i admire rossi, seeing him walk away with an easy title irks me (country bias)

Front Row Stoner Rossi Lorenzo,

What i think will happen is Stoner will get his usual 'flyer' off the line and Rossi wont, Valle has never been a good starter, simply because he likes to preserve the clutch and rear tyre, and the thrill of carving his way through the pack,,,, ,,,

Today, he really has to stay with Stoner at the front and pressure him, therefore making a good start, Rossi needs to win at home, its his most important race, if he cant get past i hope he settles for 2nd/3rd whatever, but not bin it trying to win.

Racing starts at 4pm thai time with the 125s on D66 UBC, Bradley Smith and Scott Redding are in the 1st 2 rows, will it be a repeat of Donnington for Redding? lets hope so!!!

Happy viewing all, Cheers Lickey..

125's are on the grid.

I intend to be at the pub at about 6pm to watch - not got the channel at home

CB

nice to see some brits on 125s going well, good on em.

stoner is approx .5 sec faster then rossi in qual, nice buffer as long as he doesn't chuck it away.

If Rossi plucks a championship there will be nothing "easy" about it. Stoner has the faster bike.

Rossi of course is the "professor".

OWN GOAL.

Well Casey Stoner threw that one away, 2nd DNF in a row.

Rossi overqualified? The Doctor as well as a Professor!


TBWG

poor stoner must be shattered......i thought he`d be strong for this one BUT i think the preesure was too much or bike issues???

Rossi definently has this year wrapped up......good to see lorenzo come back after all his falls.....ellias.....nice work...thought pedrosa would get 3rd

What a shame Stoner went off again, again on a fast right-hander, it was develping into a good catch-up race after rossi got past dani boy,

So now Rossi has equalled Agostini in prem class race wins, personally, Rossi has had a lot harder racing to achieve that goal.

Seems N Hayden will be Stoners new team mate next year after Melandris move to Kawasaki, and i think they said Hopkins is up for transfer?

H.Barberas antics in the 250 should have got him black flagged!! he was going for gaps that just werent there!

Well done Bradley Smith [125s] 2nd place behind the world champ,

13 days and counting!! Indy Speedway USA, mmmm Cheers Lickey..

one tyre rule 2009 guys.....what do you think of it??
It will signal the end of true "open class Prototype" racing. In effect, its demise!

i think it should be more interesting in the sense that there will more focus and competition on riders and manufactures...right??

michelin are just not cutting it.....no even on wet.Rossi sure made a good move changing to Bridgestone.

Look at podiums since last year, on an average 70% of podium riders are on Bridgestones right?

exceptions ie Dani Pedrosa....but could you see how he would ride on a set off stones???

tell me what you think guys......cheers

Andy

I would say he has bike limit issues, Ducati has a considerably Longer wheelbase(from my visual tv assesment) in racing terms than the Jap bikes, hence yesterdays initial race Rossi would gain in the twisty early lap(SWB good) And Stoner would pull it back in the flowing later lap(LWB good). His downfall literally is that when he is at the limit trying to capitalise on where he is faster(and he has to be to beat Rossi) and he puts the bike over even probably 1mm too much hitting the fairing this reduces his tyres grip for a longer period the result of the longer wheelbase, nano second but enough for him to bite the "dust", in the gracefull fashion he has in the last two GPs.

Kudos also to Thailand's Rattanapark Wilairot for 8th place in the 250cc race.

Perhaps he'll get the Team Scot ride if Yuki Takahashi goes GP but as Honda are not interested in developing 2 strokes, not publicly anyway although it must be in their blood hence Yuki's results.
Wilairot would be on a bike a further year behind the opposition he's in a bit of a fix being i think heavily backed by Honda Thailand, suppose plod on did'nt do Ant West any harm not for this season at least.

This post has been edited by Crow Boy: 2008-09-08 21:25:45

Looks like its going to be Valle this year, how can he be denied? to ride a bike in those conditions defies logic!

And not one crash, ok, a few wobbles ect, Hayden tried hard and got a 2nd, its always the same with home races, but managers and teams want consistant results, not just one offs..

A Picture is worth a thousand words ....

it has been confirmed that hayden will go to factory marlboro ducati next year......and mendri will head to kawasaki.

exciting year next year!

i`ll be at phillip island in a couple of weeks make sure i take alot of snaps for yas!

peace!

Philip Island, now that is a very exciting circuit, some very special views of the riders, at one point they look like they are riding into thin air over a hill crest!

Lets hope the rain,wind and seagulls keep away on the 6th october,[remember Troy Corser in WSB, a seagull shattered his fairing and broke a bone in his hand? ]

And whoever is tailgating the leader into the last bend is the winner!! well known fact at this track..

But Motegi Japan next weekend, home of Honda, will be the decider for the title, Rossi has only to finish 4th and its his, but Motegi is a bogey circuit for him,

Enjoy the race Andy, and looking forward to your pics, Cheers Lickey.

a 1 tyre system is good imo

i know steve martin and he was mostly on second line tyres

he would consistantly finish at the head of the 2nd tyre pack and was hoping that he could get

a top line tyre package.

to get a better result.

i think he was part of the developement of the pirelli tyre they were or are using in the wsb?/

Thanks Lickey,

Phillip island is very exciting i think its fav for most riders.

never knew about corser and the sea gulls incident but that is crazy!

best gp i`ve seen in phillip island would have to be rossi vs gibernau where as i can remember rossi was tailgating sete and took him on the last bend! just amazing!

MOTEGI is BOGEY for alot the riders! Crazy track *___*

I read somewhere that the control tyre issue will be discussed after Motegi, Personally i dont like this idea so much as it dont give other tyre manufacturers to develop tyres at the top level,but it could resolve issues about "seconds" like a previous poster mentioned.
Yes, WSB is still using Pirrelli control tyres.

Andy, heres a link to Troy Corser and the seagulls,

http://www.troycorser.com/news99/htm/testau2.htm It didnt break his hand but made it bloody sore,
Cheers Lickey,,