Sepang Suzuki

[The Basket]

Suzuki had a great go in Sepang...Maybe this year will be Suzukis year.

[Peter Henry]

Suzuki had a great go in Sepang...Maybe this year will be Suzukis year.

But then again just maybe not! :D :D :D

[STRAMASHER]

Would be good, and if anybody knows how to win a GP title without winning a race, suzuki does. RobertsJnr 2000 :roll: :)

[The Basket]

Suzuki had a great go in Sepang...Maybe this year will be Suzukis year.

But then again just maybe not! :D :D :D

Well PH, with Max on the WSB and Hopper and CV flying then I can see only a brill year for the big 'S'.

How did Ducati do in Sepang? I only read the bit about the top 5 :D

[kwak zzr]

i think suzuki might get a few podiums this year.

[Peter Henry]

Suzuki had a great go in Sepang...Maybe this year will be Suzukis year.

But then again just maybe not! :D :D :D

Well PH, with Max on the WSB and Hopper and CV flying then I can see only a brill year for the big 'S'.

How did Ducati do in Sepang? I only read the bit about the top 5 :D

Basket...You are indeed a bounder sir! You obviously stopped checking the time charts after the first day. :wink: My man Loris is warming up nicely. Much as I love Ducati, it would please me no end to see Max battle it out all the way to the wire throughout the season with Super Troy in WSB,(and yer know? I think it just might happen.)

[Alpinestarhero]

Would be good, and if anybody knows how to win a GP title without winning a race, suzuki does. RobertsJnr 2000 :roll: :)

He did win races in his title winning year...?

Matt

[Jelster]

Basket...You are indeed a bounder sir! You obviously stopped checking the time charts after the first day. :wink: My man Loris is warming up nicely. Much as I love Ducati, it would please me no end to see Max battle it out all the way to the wire throughout the season with Super Troy in WSB,(and yer know? I think it just might happen.)

There is a certain man on a Honda that may have something to say about that..... JT - Fastest over a "race distance" apparently......

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[Peter Henry]

And so it's now playtime at Phillip Island and Rolly Polly Barros (Ducati GP7 :) ) )heads the time charts! :shock: WTF? But it is not going unnoticed that a certain diminutive Italian riding a glorious red machine is showing unerring constancy once more.

Another of the "Diddy Men" Marco is locked on equal time to Loris just 100th second down on the copious Brazilian. :D

[Jdubya]

1. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoG (B) 1min 30.60 secs
=2. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 30.70 secs
=2. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 30.70 secs
4. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 31.18 secs
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 31.29 secs
6. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 31.40 secs
7. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 31.50 secs
=.8 Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 31.80 secs
=8. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 31.80 secs
10. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 31.90 secs
=11. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 32.00 secs
=11. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 32.00 secs
13. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 32.23 secs

Makes for interesting readig after Sepang... :-k

[The Basket]

Max Biaggi has one chance and WSB is it. If he goes moody in this then he can kiss motogp goodbye.

I think Suzuki still have a strong set-up and should at least get in amongst them.

[Peter Henry]

Basket...Just you wait until mid season when Suzuki need a replacement rider for a couple of Moto GP races! You know who will get the call! The Roman Emperor himself.

However I think he has more chance of being competitive in WSB than Hoppers and Verruca who after all, even without Kawasaki and Yamaha in attendance, could only manage 8th and 11th today?

But then again...tomorrow is a whole new day! :lol:

[Alpinestarhero]

Loris is Lurking!

And good to see melandri up there. Suprised with barros though; he should be entering his twighlight years :shock: Happy for him though; i think being in wsbk last season was a confidence booster for him. He'll get wins this season. Super-dark horse IMO.

Matt

[Jdubya]

Even Faller Stoner is right up there above the suzuki crowd...I wonder if home turf advantage has something to do with that :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Peter Henry]

Unless you like your time sheets with a very strong Italian flavour to them, I would not even bother checking how everyone faired today! :wink:

Looks like someone has attached an anvil to the back of Hoppers bike though! :D :D

[Jdubya]

Yes PH, but there is a certain brazilian (oo er missus) at the top :wink:


1. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 30.01 secs
2. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 30.34 secs
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 30.39 secs
4. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 30.45 secs
5. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 30.60 secs
6. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 30.61 secs
7. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 30.74 secs
8. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 30.84 secs
9. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 31.18 secs
10. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 31.35 secs
11. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 31.51 secs
12. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 31.55 secs
13. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 31.63 secs

[Peter Henry]

Jdubya......

We will forgive him his transgression due to the machine he is riding! :D

[Jdubya]

Jdubya......

We will forgive him his transgression due to the machine he is riding! :D

Nice one... :lol: :lol:

[Jdubya]

Look who's on top today...































1. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 29.52 secs
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 29.72 secs
3. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 30.15 secs
4. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 30.21 secs
5. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 30.21 secs
6. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 30.43 secs
7. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 30.46 secs
8. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 30.50 secs
9. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 30.72 secs
10. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 30.80 secs
11. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 30.80 secs
12. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 30.97 secs
13. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 31.10 secs

[The Basket]

one-off testing isn't important.

A suzuki 1,2 for the first race is a deffo.

Anyway, Honda want Pedrosa...i hope Hayden doesn't ruin it for Honda again like he did last year...winning the championship was just not in the contract.

[Peter Henry]

Naturally the usual suspects will rise to the top and the showing by the HRC boys comes as no surprise. Let's not forget up to now it has all been "unoficial" testing. The serious work begins from now.

Much as I would love to see a goofy toothed Italian winning the championship on his rather red bike. If I was a betting man, it would all go on Pedrosa this season, despite the added determination that will be in evidence from Valentino.


You read it here first race fans! :lol:

[The Basket]

I would make a bold prediction.

Alex Barros wins a race this year.

[Razor]

I would make a bold prediction.

Alex Barros wins a race this year.

With the current pack, unlikely.

[Jdubya]

:laughat:
I would make a bold prediction.

Alex Barros wins a race this year.

Really :?:
:smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043

[The Basket]

I stand by my prediction. :wink: