Vintertester 2007/08.

Ett ekipage som kommer ta segrar 2009? Nästa års Stoner till och med? Numera känns ingenting omöjligt i MotoGP.

Jag gillar Dovi skarpt! Vad ska han köra med för nummer??? #34 Får väl inte användas,eller? Vilka däck ska han köra på?

Slan Cruel skrev:

Jag gillar Dovi skarpt! Vad ska han köra med för nummer??? #34 Får väl inte användas,eller? Vilka däck ska han köra på?

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4 och Michelin? Iaf om man ska tro bilden.

Peccus skrev:

4 och Michelin? Iaf om man ska tro bilden.

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Dekaltrimmad enligt 2008-reglementet som tillåter en att bara ha sitt startnummer framtill.

Vintertest 2007/08

Idag var det tester för journalister och gamla raceråkare på Valencia.

Schumacher skulle köra Stoners Ducati idag bl.a
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/071105085922.shtml


Ny Honda MotoGP-hoj 2008.

Nicky Hayden
“I’ve seen it this morning. Well, I mean, looks don’t tell you much. I’ve met a lot of good looking girls until you get to know them, when you get to find out.

“It actually looks like quite a nice piece. This one (the 2007) was quite a prototype when it came out. (The 2008) looks more finished. I wasn’t even looking at the fairing on it. I’m just talking about the chassis, the way it’s put together, the exhaust and stuff. It’s a lot more opened up. Exhaust back up the middle like last year’s bike and stuff.

“Pneumatic valves. We’ll see when we sit on it. It definitely looks pretty neat.

“The chassis looks a lot different. The swingarm looks a lot different. The exhaust system’s a lot different, looks a lot more normal, which should be better. Just looking around the pneumatic valves and hearing them talk about it. That’s going to be a lot different for the teams.

“They’ve got these pressure things. They’ve got to travel with the air in the engines. The engine in the bike, I know they had something they had to hook up. And I would assume that the ones in the crate would have to be the same."

“I didn’t get to sit on it, tank’s not on it. It’s certainly going to be interesting.”





Datumen
2007
6-7 november. Valencia Spain

15-17 november. Jerez Spain
To be confirmed

27-29 november. Jerez Spain

2008
22-24 januari. Sepang Malaysia

29-31 januari. Phillip Island Australia

4-6 februari. Sepang Malaysia

16-18 februari. Jerez Spain

27-28 februari. Losail Qatar

Ahhhh nu ser jag ju!

Schumacher vs Mamola.





Bästa tid för Schumacher blev 1’37”9.

Schwantz och Spies.


Schwants 1.36-tider och Spies 1.34:8

Axxexs skrev:

Bästa tid för Schumacher blev 1’37”9.

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Respektabel tid för Schumacher!

Honda fortsätter på suceétemat från 2007 med gigantisk bakstänka och introducerar nu en enorm framskärm.

Wayne Gardner körde 1.44:0 på Lorenzos aprilia RSW250 idag. I morgon kör han Stoners Ducati.

Kevin Schwantz, Alex Criville och fd. F1 föraren Gehard Berger kommer köra dom flesta MotoGP märkena för olika tidningar. Berger körde Honda och Kawasaki idag.





Kevin Schwantz, som är mentor åt Ben Spies, sa så här om Spies körning idag.

Kevin Schwantz
“He still rides the thing a lot like a Superbike and it’s one of his weaknesses on the Superbike is into the corner, (that he gets) back into initial throttle too early, but he rolls so much speed through the center of the corner that he gets so much more speed in the center that he’s got to wait, wait, wait, wait until he can open the throttle wide open.

“Whereas, if he just went in, waited a little bit longer, turned it a little more…and he’s doing that in a couple of spots here; turn two, the U-turn in the middle, and then the last turn a little bit. And those are the only spots I could make any ground on him at all.

“He was really good getting in on the brakes, even when the thing’s off the center of the tire.”

Tom Houseworth, Spies’ Yoshimura Suzuki team chef
“I think he did a great job to just jump on it, hadn’t been to the track, and going,”

“You have that long left and then you have the left-right and then he goes over the paint, over the paint. And the paint, no matter how grippy it is, I just don’t use it. He had a big smile on his face, like the first time he tested with us. I was amazed. Big smile.

“He said it seemed like an electric motor. The bottom end power is not as torquey as what he’s used to, but overall pretty fast.

“The tires don’t move around at all. He hasn’t gotten to the point where he’s complained about any grip issues yet. I know in the race they were having grip issues, but he hasn’t gotten to that point yet.”

“Normally, in a situation like this, where you’re just trying to see how it goes, you really don’t mess with much, He needs to learn the tires, the bike, the suspension, there’s a lot of stuff. So if you start playing with things it can get out of control.”

Några fler bilder från körningarna idag.

Marcus skrev:

Respektabel tid för Schumacher!

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Han ser ut att ha klart mer fart på bilderna den här gången, första gången han var ute på duccen såg det ju ut som bambi på hal is. Fast han lär ju ha lite känsla för fart om man säger så

Han e en stor förare..., men ack så liten...

Blidde lite tokigt när jag slog ihop trådarna men innehållet är ju väldigt snarlikt så jag hoppas det är ok med Nyteknik och axxexs.

Casey Stoner (Ducati) – 1’32”348
Nicky Hayden (Honda) – 1’33”176
Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) – 1’33”186
Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) – 1’33”266
Dani Pedrosa (Honda) – 1’33”387
Toni Elias (Ducati) – 1’33”508
Randy De Puniet (Honda) – 1’33”563
Shinya Nakano (Honda) – 1’33”901
John Hopkins (Kawasaki) – 1’34”277
Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) – 1’34”330
Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati) – 1’34”367
Marco Melandri (Ducati) - 1’34”433
Alex De Angelis (Honda) – 1’34”471
Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) – 1’34”760
Nobuatsu Aoki (Suzuki) – 1’35”564
Olivier Jacque (Kawasaki) – 1’35”727
Vittoriano Guareschi (Ducati) – 1’36”115

av nyteknik

"Ett ekipage som kommer ta segrar 2009? Nästa års Stoner till och med? Numera känns ingenting omöjligt i MotoGP."

nej i gamla konica minolta vinner ingen, tyvärr.

Vad är det för fel på Hondas designavdelning? Deras hojar blir ju fulare och fulare för varje år....
Lorenzo snabbaste rookie. Någon som är förvånad?

Valencia MotoGP test times - Tuesday.
Tuesday, 6th November 2007

Following Sunday's season-ending Valencian Grand Prix, preparations for the 2008 season began on Tuesday afternoon with the start of a test session at the Spanish circuit...

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 32.348 secs
2. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 33.176 secs
3. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 33.186 secs
4. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 33.266 secs
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 33.387 secs
6. Toni Elias SPA Pramac d'Antin (B) 1min 33.508 secs
7. Randy de Puniet FRA Honda LCR (M) 1min 33.563 secs
8. Shinya Nakano JPN Honda Gresini (B) 1min 33.901 secs
9. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 34.277 secs
10. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 34.330 secs
11. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Pramac d'Antin (B) 1min 34.367 secs
12. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 34.433 secs
13. Alex de Angelis RSM Honda Gresini (B) 1min 34.471 secs
14. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot (M) 1min 34.760 secs
15. Nobuatsu Aoki JPN Suzuki Test Rider (B) 1min 35.564 secs
16. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Test Rider (B) 1min 35.727 secs
17. Vittoriano Guareschi ITA Ducati Test Rider (B) 1min 36.115 secs

2007 Valencian Grand Prix:
Pole position: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (M) 1min 31.517secs



Fastest lap by manufacturer:
Honda: Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (M) 1min 32.748secs
Ducati: Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 1min 32.775secs
Suzuki: John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki (B) 1min 33.064secs
Kawasaki: Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing (B) 1min 33.199secs
Yamaha: Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (M) 1min 33.696secs (injured)
KR212V: Kurtis Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 34.768secs

Spännande att följa Capirossi vs Vermeulen och Hopkins vs Capirossi....

Vem är föraren i vitt daineseställ och med vit X-lite hjälm som kör den helvita hojjen?