kneedragger

Day 1

1. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda), Michelin, 1:39.200
2. Randy DE PUNIET (Honda), Michelin, 1:39.444
3. Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:39.528
4. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:39.629
5. James TOSELAND (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:39.678
6. Alex DE ANGELIS (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:40.165
7. Shinya NAKANO (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:40.192
8. Valentino ROSSI (Yamaha), Bridgestone, 1:40.641
9. Casey STONER (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:40.651
10. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Honda), Michelin, 1:40.767
11. Loris CAPIROSSI (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:40.843
12. Dani PEDROSA (Honda), Michelin, 1:41.352
13. Marco MELANDRI (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:41.392
14. Toni ELIAS (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:41.703
15. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:41.763
16. Anthony WEST (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:41.821
17. John HOPKINS (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:41.901
18. Olivier JACQUE (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:42.557
19. Niccolo CANEPA (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:42.652
20. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:42.698
21. Vittoriano GUARESCHI (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:43.435

DRD2

Jeezus! Jorge Lorenzo in 3rd. Get used to hearing that name. I wish I had the rag handy but, when asked what it was like to ride the 800's when he first got on them, he eluded that they were actually easier to ride than the 250's because of the electronics. I don't remember what the exact quote was but he almost sounded disappointed at how easy they were to ride.

I think he's going to be a serious contender this year.

fastfoodfred

look at Toseland being a full second faster than Rossi. Rossi one hundredth of a second faster than Stoner.

Hasn't Nikki realized that he has no natural talent, yet? WTF dipshit, get off the top of the list.

late apex

From what I was able to find, it looks like the Bridgestones still have a little on the Michelins as far as race tires go. But not nearly as much as they had at the beginning of last year.

It does look like Michelin has the better Q though.

They're calling for rain for the Z-4 session tomorow so who knows who'll win the car. Hope it stays dry.

Buckwheat

Qualifying:

1. Casey Stoner (Ducati) 1:49.888
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1:50.580
(first time ever on Bridgestone wets)
3. Nicky Hayden (Honda) 1:50.785
4. Anthony West (Kawasaki) 1:50.799
5. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 1:51.312
6. Shinya Nakano (Honda) 1:15.594
7. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) 1:51.894
8. Randy de Puniet (Honda) 1:51.979
9. Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati) 1:52.058
10. Marco Melandri (Ducati) 1:52.238
11. Alex de Angelis (Honda) 1:52.463
12. James Toseland (Yamaha) 1:52.755
13. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) 1:52.779
14. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 1:52.826
15. Olivier Jacque (Kawasaki) 1:53.283
16. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1:53.292
17. Vito Guareschi (Ducati) 1:54.694
18. Niccolo Canepa (Ducati) 1:57.453
19. Toni Elias (Ducati) 1:57.698

PeteN95

Those times are actually wrong, Stoner did a 1:49.2! That's right, 1.3sec ahead of Rossi on the same tires and 3sec ahead of his team mate Melandri!?! Is he human?!?

gixer_racer

Sounds like that article posted a while back discussing the traction control is applicable here...If you trust it completely, it's a lot easier to whack open the throttle when it's wet.

kneedragger

Day 3...

1. Hayden (Honda) 1.38.848 (82)
2. Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1.39.252 (60)
3. Dovizioso (Honda) 1.39.313 (62)
4. De Puniet (Honda) 1.39.351 (6
5. Rossi (Yamaha) 1.39.568 (79)
6. Toseland (Yamaha) 1.39.727 (36)
7. Stoner (Ducati) 1.39.845 (57)
8. De Angelis (Honda) 1.39.932 (56)
9. Nakano (Honda) 1.40.333 (66)
10. Capirossi (Suzuki) 1.40.442 (50)
11. Vermeulen (Suzuki) 1.40.576 (62)
12. West (Kawasaki) 1.41.026 (65)
13. Guintoli (Ducati) 1.41.615 (46)
14. Melandri (Ducati) 1.41.292 (72)
15. Elias (Ducati) 1.41.311 (71)
16. Pedrosa (Honda) 1.41.699 (35)
17. Canepa (Ducati) 1.42.160 (74)
18. Hopkins (Kawasaki) 1.42.970 (20)
19. Jacque (KawasakI) 1.43.496 (1
20. Guareschi (Ducati) 1.45.597 (66)

svfighter

I hope you're joking.