The Moto GP mega thread

BigDonWizzle · June 9, 2007

Full MotoGP free practice times (3) from the Catalan Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya, round seven of the 2007 world championship.

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 42.562 secs

2. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 43.045 secs

3. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 43.105 secs

4. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 43.212 secs

5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 43.257 secs

6. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 43.377 secs

7. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 43.649 secs

8. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 43.675 secs

9. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 43.780 secs

10. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 43.806 secs

11. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 43.986 secs

12. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 43.995 secs

13. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 43.998 secs

14. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 44.181 secs

15. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 44.268 secs

16. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 44.287 secs

17. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 44.511 secs

18. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 44.646 secs

19. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 44.923 secs

20. Kurtis Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 45.304 secs

2007 Catalan Grand Prix:

Fastest Friday time: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (M) 1min 43.099secs

Catalunya (Spain)

Saturday 9 June

Qualifying, BBCi and BBC Sport website, 1245-1400

Sunday 10 June

Race live, BBC Two and BBC Sport website, 1230-1400

MotoGP Extra, BBCi and BBC Sport website, 1400-1430

medusa · June 10, 2007

What a fantastic race between Stoner and Rossi today. Couldn't have been closer without wiping each other out. I was just itching for Rossi to get past on the last corner.

Can't wait for being there in person for the next one

BigDonWizzle · June 12, 2007

great race ,now just 2 weeks to donnington wa hay...........

cmon rossi

fredsredhat · June 16, 2007

I'd like to see Rossi do a race on the Ducati. He'd be unstoppable. Anyone think Stoner would be up Rossi's exhaust if they swapped bikes?

WhiteHawk · June 18, 2007

Absolutely no chance. Rossi would absolutely obliterate everything in its path. Saying that though, the Ducati isn't built for cornering, its built for speed on the straights. Still think Rossi would walk most races though.

Not long now till Donington. I'll be making my way down there on Thursday, I'm dreading seeing what state the campsite is in though after all the rain.

I've got a VIP pass for Saturday aswell. From what I've been told I'll be spening the day with the Tech 3 team :this is where the cool smiley goes, the one on this forum looks more like a blind man though.....:

fredsredhat · June 22, 2007

let us know how you get on with the vip pass *I'm not jealous*

WhiteHawk · June 25, 2007

What a superb weekend. Weather wasn't the greatest but we were in the caravan so it didn't really bother us, also, it didn't rain too heavy whilst we were by the track, not by the biblical amounts of rain there was in 2005 anyway!!

The VIP passes were ace, got to wander all around the paddock and into the Tech 3 garage, got some decent pics as we were stood in the pit lane bang next to the Fiat Yamaha garage. I didn't get any autographs but my mate got lads when he went round. He got his photo with Capirossi and about 8 autographs. The first time we went into the paddock we saw Rossi straightaway, didn't have a marker or anything then though so couldn't get him to sign anything.

I'll post some pics later that I've taken myself then once I get some more what the other guys took, I'll post them aswell.