Vintertester 2007/08.
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Phillip Island MotoGP 2008 winter test – day two – best lap
times (Number of laps in brackets)
1. STONER, DUCATI MARLBORO - 1'29.938 (45)
2. DE ANGELIS, HONDA GRESINI - 1'30.449 (54)
3. DOVIZIOSO, JiR TEAM SCOT - 1'31.074 (60)
4. NAKANO, HONDA GRESINI - 1'31.316 (74)
5. HAYDEN, REPSOL HONDA TEAM - 1'31.373 (72)
6. TOSELAND, YAMAHA TECH3 - 1'31.451 (55)
7. MELANDRI, DUCATI MARLBORO - 1'31.478 (80)
8. CAPIROSSI, RIZLA SUZUKI - 1'31.545 (62)
9. DE PUNIET, LCR HONDA - 1'31.575 (72)
10. EDWARDS, YAMAHA TECH3 - 1'31.593 (44)
11. VERMEULEN, RIZLA SUZUKI - 1'31.774 (50)
12. WEST, KAWASAKI RACING - 1'32.242 (75)
13. ELIAS, ALICE TEAM - 1'32.246 (59)
14. GUINTOLI, ALICE TEAM - 1'32.431 (64)
15. HOPKINS, KAWASAKI RACING - 1'42.130 (27)
times (Number of laps in brackets)
1. STONER, DUCATI MARLBORO - 1'29.938 (45)
2. DE ANGELIS, HONDA GRESINI - 1'30.449 (54)
3. DOVIZIOSO, JiR TEAM SCOT - 1'31.074 (60)
4. NAKANO, HONDA GRESINI - 1'31.316 (74)
5. HAYDEN, REPSOL HONDA TEAM - 1'31.373 (72)
6. TOSELAND, YAMAHA TECH3 - 1'31.451 (55)
7. MELANDRI, DUCATI MARLBORO - 1'31.478 (80)
8. CAPIROSSI, RIZLA SUZUKI - 1'31.545 (62)
9. DE PUNIET, LCR HONDA - 1'31.575 (72)
10. EDWARDS, YAMAHA TECH3 - 1'31.593 (44)
11. VERMEULEN, RIZLA SUZUKI - 1'31.774 (50)
12. WEST, KAWASAKI RACING - 1'32.242 (75)
13. ELIAS, ALICE TEAM - 1'32.246 (59)
14. GUINTOLI, ALICE TEAM - 1'32.431 (64)
15. HOPKINS, KAWASAKI RACING - 1'42.130 (27)
Hade Hopkings problem eller? 27 varv och som bäst 42? Körde han på regndäck i torrt? =)
sandstream
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Det regnade på förmiddagen. Hopper kraschade i vått och fick åka till sjukhus.
Han slog pungen alltså....och ådrog sig en "delicate groin injury".
Om jag inte är helt fel ute så betyder groin ljumske..kanske sträckt ljumsken......och ådrog sig en "delicate groin injury".
Förstår att d regnat när Nakano e bra med! 80 varv på Marco som säkert kommer att vara bättre överens med Ducatin ju mer tiden går! Annars tidsmässigt tätt som vanligt 
DE ANGELIS och DOVIZIOSO med i topp e ju underbart att se, där får Nicky o lilleman nått att bita i 2008..
DE ANGELIS och DOVIZIOSO med i topp e ju underbart att se, där får Nicky o lilleman nått att bita i 2008..Rolle Rotax
Ny medlem
Det var en dag med blandat regn och torrt... Tror "Hopper" kastade sig rätt tidigt och inte fick in så många torra varv... Men allas snabbaste-tid var nog garanterat satta på torrt...
Visst e d så och jag kunde lagt till en
i mitt påstående, men 1.31 tiden talar såklart för sig själv..sandstream
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Capirossi kraschade i slutet av dagen på kvaldäck. Han klarade sig bra och kommer att köra som vanligt i morgon.
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
January 30, 2008
Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen got through a huge amount of testing today, as they completed the first day of the Phillip Island test in Australia.
Following on from last week's positive Malaysian test, both riders had another large workload to undertake to evaluate many new parts and settings onboard their Rizla Suzuki GSV-Rs. Today the two Rizla Suzuki racers focussed their efforts on mainly getting a good base setting for the 2008 machine at Phillip Island - a track which has proved difficult for the Suzuki in the past.
Capirossi and Vermeulen also concentrated on improving the aerodynamics of the bike as they tried new fairings around the 4.4km circuit. With a cold wind blowing directly off the sea - as it was today - Phillip Island is one of the best circuits in the world to test new aerodynamics and assess the data collected by both riders. Capirossi completed 82 laps of the track today and team-mate Vermeulen recorded 99. The Italian's quickest time of 1'31.274 gave him ninth place overall on the time sheets with Vermeulen just behind in 10th, as he set a fastest time of 1'31.317.
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP has two more days in Australia to continue with its in-depth analysis of the 2008 GSV-R, with further tests on aerodynamics, chassis settings, a comprehensive Bridgestone tyre test, plus a thorough assessment of other mechanical improvements and electronic control strategies.
Loris Capirossi:
"Today has been quite a tough day, but we have certainly made advances. We set out to get a good base setting for the bike and we have improved it over the day, but we still have quite a way to go. We have lots of stuff to test on the bike and we started to do that today but we still have a lot of work to do over the next two days. My crew worked really hard today and because of them we have made a lot of progress, the bike is improving all the time, but as I have said before this is a difficult track for the Suzuki so we have lots to do!"
Chris Vermeulen:
"It's good to be back in Australia to test again, although we could do with it being a bit warmer. I got a lot of laps in today as we need to get through as much work as possible here this week. The Factory has certainly acted on the information Loris and I gave them towards the end of last year, but before we can thoroughly test the new parts we need to get the settings right, and like Loris I spent a large part of today sorting those out. I know there is more to come over the week and I hope we will improve dramatically on those times and positions."
Alice Team Ducati
January 30, 2008
After the three hard days of work in the Sepang heat, the Alice Team has moved to Australia, where today it has continued to work on the development of its Ducati Desmosedici GP8 Sat. The weather conditions have allowed the riders to work in the best way possible, even if a strong wind has picked up in the final part of the day limiting their performances. At one point there was an unexpected break, when the Phillip Island marshals waved the red flag, as a big bird decided to step onto the circuit, luckily, without causing any accidents. Two more days of work are in program for the Alice Team tomorrow and Friday.
Sergio Verbena – Track Engineer
“Today’s temperature gave us perfect working conditions. We have tried different settings and in the end we found a better one, even if we are still too far from the firsts positions. Throughout the morning we have encountered some problems with the front part of the bike, but after some modifications we have found the solution to the problem. We have also concentrated on testing various front tyre solutions, to see which one would suit our riders better.”
Toni Elias – Alice Team Rider (15th best lap time in 1’32.573 – Total laps 90)
“Phillip Island is surely one of the most difficult tracks, but at the same time really fascinating. Today it has been a hard day, we managed to complete many laps which is really positive for us. We concentrated on working on the chassis and suspensions, trying different solutions to find the best approach to follow. I am sure that in the next two days we will improve.”
Sylvain Guintoli – Alice Team Rider (14th best lap time in 1’32.484 – Total laps 68)
“Today was pretty good, also thanks to the weather conditions. As the days go on, I feel more comfortable on the bike, maintaining a good rhythm. Throughout the morning we have worked on the front part of the bike trying different tyre solutions. Physically I feel really good, I am happy and ready for the next two days of work.”
Honda LCR
January 30, 2008
Phillip Island, 30 January: After last week’s three-day of testing in Malaysia, the majority of the premier class riders have moved onto Australian circuit of Phillip Island for another test session started today. The riders have enjoyed good conditions with a little wind and a temperature of 27°.
The first day saw Edwards on the top of the timesheets with a best lap time of 1’29.566 on qualifiers whilst the LCR Honda MotoGP Team rider Randy De Puniet clocked a 1’31.436 lap on race tyres (11th). The Frenchman completed a marathon 103 laps aboard his Michelin-shod Honda RC212V as he worked hard with his team on suspension setting and tyres testing.
De Puniet:
“When I came out this morning, after three laps only, I had the wrong feeling with the front and decided to work on suspension setting throughout the day. We focused our work on the front fork setting and race tyres testing aiming to find a better feeling for this track. We tested many things and I made 103 runs. At the end of the day the feeling was much better and we found the right way to proceed with our set-up work tomorrow.”
JiR Team Scot
January 30, 2008
Today marked the start of the three-day Australian MotoGP test at the Phillip Island circuit, near Melbourne. Andrea Dovizioso and his JiR Team Scot squad enjoyed a very positive first day with Andrea further getting to grips with the Honda RC212V machine that he will race in the 2008 MotoGP championship and securing the fourth fastest time of the day.
Despite previously not enjoying the mile circuit on the smaller capacity 125 and 250cc two-stroke machines that he’s used to, the 21-year-old Italian found that he loved the circuit and its blend of fast corners and gradient changes much more than previously, thanks in part to the extra power from the four-stroke 800cc machine.
The track was in excellent conditions today, with very good Tarmac condition and weather which – although a little windy – was otherwise very good for testing.
Such was the progress of Dovi and his team that they were able to put in 80 laps of the circuit and complete the day’s work and end the session an hour earlier than anticipated. The test continues tomorrow and Friday.
Andrea Dovizioso – Rider, JiR Team Scot MotoGP HONDA RC212V - Laps: 80
Time 4th: 1’ 30”.70
“I’m very satisfied with today’s progress. This was a very positive day from the technical point of view and also from the riding point of view. I arrived in Phillip Island a little bit apprehensive as in 250 and 125s I never found myself comfortable on the track and I never enjoyed it too much. With the 800 it’s fantastic! I love to go around on the track and it’s very good going into those fast, long corners getting the bike sliding a lot, too! I still have some small problems in braking at the rear, which is affecting the lap time a little. The whole thing doesn’t bother me too much and we will find a solution. I’m adapting my riding position on the bike, but I would like to have foot-pegs a little to the rear, so we shall change this. Today I concentrated very hard on the track to give a good performance and I’m happy that I have done this. The next two days will be full of intense and very hard work, where the team and myself will work hard with Michelin and try and find the optimum setting for the chassis.”
Gianni Berti - Technical Coordinator, JiR Team Scot
“The programme of the first day at Phillip Island was to put Andrea in the most confident frame of mind with both the bike and the track especially as the circuit isn’t a favourite of Andrea’s in the smaller capacity classes. So, overall we’re pretty satisfied that we were able to work very well on the general setting of the bike, particularly the setting of the suspension and by testing different Michelin tyres. We had the bike in the same technical configuration that we had in Malaysia. We still have a small problem with engine braking, which still needs to be solved. We shall aim to do this in the next two days. We have enjoyed good weather conditions despite a light wind and in some areas of track this can be affect the rider. Andreas was able to do 80 laps and he ended his testing day one hour before the end of the official session, which shows how satisfied we were with the work completed today.”
Tech 3 Yamaha
January 30, 2008
Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards continued his impressive pre-season form today by setting the fastest time at the start of a three-day test session at the Phillip Island circuit.
Just six days after an exhausting but successful test at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, Edwards clocked his best lap of 1.29.566 on the first of two Michelin qualifying tyres he tried shortly after 1pm.
Evaluating new Michelin tyres and the latest electronics upgrades from Yamaha, the American’s best time on race tyres today was a 1.30.832 set in a seven-lap run this afternoon as the Texan completed 77 laps in close to perfect conditions. That was the third fastest time on race tyres with reigning world champion Casey Stoner quickest in race trim.
James Toseland also impressed by setting the fifth quickest time on only his fourth appearance on the Tech 3 Yamaha YZR-M1. His best time of 1.30.864 on race tyres came on his 46th lap of an 81-lap stint today, with the British rider immediately on the pace as he returned to familiar territory at Phillip Island. Toseland’s extensive track knowledge gained in his World Superbike career at Phillip Island immediately came to the fore as he broke into the 1.32 bracket on only his fourth lap. He then reeled off a series of consistent laps of 1.31 laps and finished just 0.03s slower than Edwards.
Today’s action marked the start of the second of four 2008 pre-season tests for the Tech 3 squad, with tests in Jerez and Qatar to follow before the first race in Doha on March 9.
Colin Edwards 1st 1.29.566 – 77 laps
“It was a good day. I started with the same setting I finished in Malaysia and played around with that for the day. The bike feels good at this track compared to what I raced with a few months ago. Yamaha has been working hard and the new parts are definitely a step in the right direction, particularly with the electronics, which has helped on corner entry and exit. With a qualifying tyre in Malaysia my time didn’t get any better. I had a couple of handling issues with the qualifier in Sepang so once I got a good pace going I chucked a couple of qualifiers in. It is the first day but you never know what the weather is going to do down here, and it could be raining tomorrow. We wanted to make sure with the adjustments we were going to make for the qualifier that it was the right way. In Sepang I had too much weight on the rear. The rear was taking over and running me wide and we made a change to get more weight on the front and get it to turn a bit better. It seemed fine and I’m happy with the lap time.”
James Toseland 5th 1.30.864 – 81 laps
“The first few laps I was able to hit the exact same six inches of track and I got up to speed much quicker than I did in Sepang and Jerez. It was nice to be at the sharp end of the times and I didn’t realise but track knowledge is even more important with these bikes to help things come together. When you can hit the same spot lap after lap without thinking about it then you can really concentrate on the bike set-up and that makes a big difference to help gradually improve. I’ve got a slight problem with entry to the fast corners. Just as I tip in I get a bit of chatter from the front. I’m losing quite a lot of time because of that problem because they are in such fast parts of the track.I could make up quite a lot of time if it wasn’t for that. I’ll try a new setting tomorrow morning to try and help before I do a race simulation. But it’s nice to be doing decent lap times with a few problems. And I actually passed somebody on the brakes for the first time ever in MotoGP. I passed Chris Vermeulen going into the first corner turn which I was pretty proud of.”
January 30, 2008
Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen got through a huge amount of testing today, as they completed the first day of the Phillip Island test in Australia.
Following on from last week's positive Malaysian test, both riders had another large workload to undertake to evaluate many new parts and settings onboard their Rizla Suzuki GSV-Rs. Today the two Rizla Suzuki racers focussed their efforts on mainly getting a good base setting for the 2008 machine at Phillip Island - a track which has proved difficult for the Suzuki in the past.
Capirossi and Vermeulen also concentrated on improving the aerodynamics of the bike as they tried new fairings around the 4.4km circuit. With a cold wind blowing directly off the sea - as it was today - Phillip Island is one of the best circuits in the world to test new aerodynamics and assess the data collected by both riders. Capirossi completed 82 laps of the track today and team-mate Vermeulen recorded 99. The Italian's quickest time of 1'31.274 gave him ninth place overall on the time sheets with Vermeulen just behind in 10th, as he set a fastest time of 1'31.317.
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP has two more days in Australia to continue with its in-depth analysis of the 2008 GSV-R, with further tests on aerodynamics, chassis settings, a comprehensive Bridgestone tyre test, plus a thorough assessment of other mechanical improvements and electronic control strategies.
Loris Capirossi:
"Today has been quite a tough day, but we have certainly made advances. We set out to get a good base setting for the bike and we have improved it over the day, but we still have quite a way to go. We have lots of stuff to test on the bike and we started to do that today but we still have a lot of work to do over the next two days. My crew worked really hard today and because of them we have made a lot of progress, the bike is improving all the time, but as I have said before this is a difficult track for the Suzuki so we have lots to do!"
Chris Vermeulen:
"It's good to be back in Australia to test again, although we could do with it being a bit warmer. I got a lot of laps in today as we need to get through as much work as possible here this week. The Factory has certainly acted on the information Loris and I gave them towards the end of last year, but before we can thoroughly test the new parts we need to get the settings right, and like Loris I spent a large part of today sorting those out. I know there is more to come over the week and I hope we will improve dramatically on those times and positions."
Alice Team Ducati
January 30, 2008
After the three hard days of work in the Sepang heat, the Alice Team has moved to Australia, where today it has continued to work on the development of its Ducati Desmosedici GP8 Sat. The weather conditions have allowed the riders to work in the best way possible, even if a strong wind has picked up in the final part of the day limiting their performances. At one point there was an unexpected break, when the Phillip Island marshals waved the red flag, as a big bird decided to step onto the circuit, luckily, without causing any accidents. Two more days of work are in program for the Alice Team tomorrow and Friday.
Sergio Verbena – Track Engineer
“Today’s temperature gave us perfect working conditions. We have tried different settings and in the end we found a better one, even if we are still too far from the firsts positions. Throughout the morning we have encountered some problems with the front part of the bike, but after some modifications we have found the solution to the problem. We have also concentrated on testing various front tyre solutions, to see which one would suit our riders better.”
Toni Elias – Alice Team Rider (15th best lap time in 1’32.573 – Total laps 90)
“Phillip Island is surely one of the most difficult tracks, but at the same time really fascinating. Today it has been a hard day, we managed to complete many laps which is really positive for us. We concentrated on working on the chassis and suspensions, trying different solutions to find the best approach to follow. I am sure that in the next two days we will improve.”
Sylvain Guintoli – Alice Team Rider (14th best lap time in 1’32.484 – Total laps 68)
“Today was pretty good, also thanks to the weather conditions. As the days go on, I feel more comfortable on the bike, maintaining a good rhythm. Throughout the morning we have worked on the front part of the bike trying different tyre solutions. Physically I feel really good, I am happy and ready for the next two days of work.”
Honda LCR
January 30, 2008
Phillip Island, 30 January: After last week’s three-day of testing in Malaysia, the majority of the premier class riders have moved onto Australian circuit of Phillip Island for another test session started today. The riders have enjoyed good conditions with a little wind and a temperature of 27°.
The first day saw Edwards on the top of the timesheets with a best lap time of 1’29.566 on qualifiers whilst the LCR Honda MotoGP Team rider Randy De Puniet clocked a 1’31.436 lap on race tyres (11th). The Frenchman completed a marathon 103 laps aboard his Michelin-shod Honda RC212V as he worked hard with his team on suspension setting and tyres testing.
De Puniet:
“When I came out this morning, after three laps only, I had the wrong feeling with the front and decided to work on suspension setting throughout the day. We focused our work on the front fork setting and race tyres testing aiming to find a better feeling for this track. We tested many things and I made 103 runs. At the end of the day the feeling was much better and we found the right way to proceed with our set-up work tomorrow.”
JiR Team Scot
January 30, 2008
Today marked the start of the three-day Australian MotoGP test at the Phillip Island circuit, near Melbourne. Andrea Dovizioso and his JiR Team Scot squad enjoyed a very positive first day with Andrea further getting to grips with the Honda RC212V machine that he will race in the 2008 MotoGP championship and securing the fourth fastest time of the day.
Despite previously not enjoying the mile circuit on the smaller capacity 125 and 250cc two-stroke machines that he’s used to, the 21-year-old Italian found that he loved the circuit and its blend of fast corners and gradient changes much more than previously, thanks in part to the extra power from the four-stroke 800cc machine.
The track was in excellent conditions today, with very good Tarmac condition and weather which – although a little windy – was otherwise very good for testing.
Such was the progress of Dovi and his team that they were able to put in 80 laps of the circuit and complete the day’s work and end the session an hour earlier than anticipated. The test continues tomorrow and Friday.
Andrea Dovizioso – Rider, JiR Team Scot MotoGP HONDA RC212V - Laps: 80
Time 4th: 1’ 30”.70
“I’m very satisfied with today’s progress. This was a very positive day from the technical point of view and also from the riding point of view. I arrived in Phillip Island a little bit apprehensive as in 250 and 125s I never found myself comfortable on the track and I never enjoyed it too much. With the 800 it’s fantastic! I love to go around on the track and it’s very good going into those fast, long corners getting the bike sliding a lot, too! I still have some small problems in braking at the rear, which is affecting the lap time a little. The whole thing doesn’t bother me too much and we will find a solution. I’m adapting my riding position on the bike, but I would like to have foot-pegs a little to the rear, so we shall change this. Today I concentrated very hard on the track to give a good performance and I’m happy that I have done this. The next two days will be full of intense and very hard work, where the team and myself will work hard with Michelin and try and find the optimum setting for the chassis.”
Gianni Berti - Technical Coordinator, JiR Team Scot
“The programme of the first day at Phillip Island was to put Andrea in the most confident frame of mind with both the bike and the track especially as the circuit isn’t a favourite of Andrea’s in the smaller capacity classes. So, overall we’re pretty satisfied that we were able to work very well on the general setting of the bike, particularly the setting of the suspension and by testing different Michelin tyres. We had the bike in the same technical configuration that we had in Malaysia. We still have a small problem with engine braking, which still needs to be solved. We shall aim to do this in the next two days. We have enjoyed good weather conditions despite a light wind and in some areas of track this can be affect the rider. Andreas was able to do 80 laps and he ended his testing day one hour before the end of the official session, which shows how satisfied we were with the work completed today.”
Tech 3 Yamaha
January 30, 2008
Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards continued his impressive pre-season form today by setting the fastest time at the start of a three-day test session at the Phillip Island circuit.
Just six days after an exhausting but successful test at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, Edwards clocked his best lap of 1.29.566 on the first of two Michelin qualifying tyres he tried shortly after 1pm.
Evaluating new Michelin tyres and the latest electronics upgrades from Yamaha, the American’s best time on race tyres today was a 1.30.832 set in a seven-lap run this afternoon as the Texan completed 77 laps in close to perfect conditions. That was the third fastest time on race tyres with reigning world champion Casey Stoner quickest in race trim.
James Toseland also impressed by setting the fifth quickest time on only his fourth appearance on the Tech 3 Yamaha YZR-M1. His best time of 1.30.864 on race tyres came on his 46th lap of an 81-lap stint today, with the British rider immediately on the pace as he returned to familiar territory at Phillip Island. Toseland’s extensive track knowledge gained in his World Superbike career at Phillip Island immediately came to the fore as he broke into the 1.32 bracket on only his fourth lap. He then reeled off a series of consistent laps of 1.31 laps and finished just 0.03s slower than Edwards.
Today’s action marked the start of the second of four 2008 pre-season tests for the Tech 3 squad, with tests in Jerez and Qatar to follow before the first race in Doha on March 9.
Colin Edwards 1st 1.29.566 – 77 laps
“It was a good day. I started with the same setting I finished in Malaysia and played around with that for the day. The bike feels good at this track compared to what I raced with a few months ago. Yamaha has been working hard and the new parts are definitely a step in the right direction, particularly with the electronics, which has helped on corner entry and exit. With a qualifying tyre in Malaysia my time didn’t get any better. I had a couple of handling issues with the qualifier in Sepang so once I got a good pace going I chucked a couple of qualifiers in. It is the first day but you never know what the weather is going to do down here, and it could be raining tomorrow. We wanted to make sure with the adjustments we were going to make for the qualifier that it was the right way. In Sepang I had too much weight on the rear. The rear was taking over and running me wide and we made a change to get more weight on the front and get it to turn a bit better. It seemed fine and I’m happy with the lap time.”
James Toseland 5th 1.30.864 – 81 laps
“The first few laps I was able to hit the exact same six inches of track and I got up to speed much quicker than I did in Sepang and Jerez. It was nice to be at the sharp end of the times and I didn’t realise but track knowledge is even more important with these bikes to help things come together. When you can hit the same spot lap after lap without thinking about it then you can really concentrate on the bike set-up and that makes a big difference to help gradually improve. I’ve got a slight problem with entry to the fast corners. Just as I tip in I get a bit of chatter from the front. I’m losing quite a lot of time because of that problem because they are in such fast parts of the track.I could make up quite a lot of time if it wasn’t for that. I’ll try a new setting tomorrow morning to try and help before I do a race simulation. But it’s nice to be doing decent lap times with a few problems. And I actually passed somebody on the brakes for the first time ever in MotoGP. I passed Chris Vermeulen going into the first corner turn which I was pretty proud of.”
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Ducati Marlboro
January 30, 2008
Bright sunshine and 25 degrees celsius temperatures provided perfect conditions for Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri as they took to the Phillip Island circuit for the first of three days of testing alongside the majority of MotoGP teams in Australia.
It proved to be a positive day for both Ducati Marlboro Team riders, who recorded impressive lap times on a race setting. Stoner racked up 29 laps in 1'30 whilst experimenting with set-up and tyres, giving highly encouraging feedback on the new Bridgestone rubber. The World Champion is also continuing to regain strength in the shoulder he injured at Jerez towards the end of November, so much so that today he was able to complete a total of 73 laps.
Marco Melandri was also satisfied after completing just shy of 100 laps, making good progress with the base setting of his GP8 in both the cycle part and engine. He did not try the Japanese tyre manufacturer's latest offerings today but will start to do so tomorrow.
Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro Team), best time: 1'30.178 (73 laps)
"Everything went really well today, the feeling with the bike was perfect almost straight away. The new Bridgestones, which had already given us positive feedback at Sepang, also worked perfectly here at Phillip Island - one of them in particular improves the bike a lot in the exit of the corners, especially in the final section of the track. We've also taken a step forward with some small changes to the front, which have made the bike more stable and improved grip to the point where my best time came without pushing, on a tyre that already had 17 laps on it. I'm also really happy with the latest specs of the engine and the way it is responding under acceleration coming out of the corners. The weather was basically perfect all day apart from when the wind picked up a little in the afternoon but the smaller fairing, which we used for the race here in October, meant that it wasn't a problem. Towards the end of the day my shoulder was a little sore because this is such a physical track, with a lot of fast corners, but it is still better than it was in Malaysia."
Marco Melandri (Ducati Marlboro Team), best time: 1'30.869 (99 laps)
"I'm really happy today because I finally feel as though I'm riding the bike more or less as I should. We knew that Phillip Island would be better for us and that's proved to be the case. The feeling was good from the first lap, thanks also to the things we learnt in the last test. At Sepang I probably changed the balance of the bike too much, trying to make it more similar to what I have ridden in the past, whereas here we've just tried to find a good base set-up, which has made it more manageable in the corners and less nervous. I am happy even though we're still not at 100%. We've actually got plans to try something new with the weight distribution tomorrow and we want to continue working on the electronics to try and improve the power delivery even more, then we can start tyre testing. In any case we've made a great start here."
Repsol Honda
January 30, 2008
Nicky Hayden put in a typically determined day’s work at Phillip Island today, riding an amazing 107 laps of the high-speed Australian circuit aboard his Repsol Honda RC212V. Once again the American tried both Honda’s latest pneumatic-valve engine and the conventional spring engine, focusing on the conventional engine in the afternoon. Fastest at Sepang last week with qualifying tyres, the 2006 MotoGP World Champion only used race tyres today, making plenty of progress in excellent weather conditions with ambient temperature at 21 degrees and track temperature reaching 40 degrees. Tomorrow he will continue working on chassis and suspension settings and he will commence tyre testing – Phillip Island is a particularly challenging racetrack for tyres.
Hayden is currently Repsol Honda’s sole rider on track. His team-mate Dani Pedrosa is in Europe recuperating from an operation to fix the broken hand he suffered in Malaysia last week.
Nicky Hayden, fastest lap: 1m 31.226s (lap 96 of 107)
“This is a completely different track to Sepang so we needed to reconfirm what we learned last week. That’s been the plan today, so we’ve been using reference tyres, we’ve not been doing any tyre testing so far, mainly just checking settings. This morning we checked both engines because the team needs data with the pneumatic valve engine too. The track seems to be in great shape and the weather’s good, so we’ve gotten a lot done.
"So far preseason is going well for us but nothing really matters till we get to that first race. I’m just working as hard as I can with the team so I can make the most of the opportunities and hopefully when we get to that race we’ll be ready to make some noise. Michelin is definitely working hard and we’ve seen some progress. Right now we’re positive.”
January 30, 2008
Bright sunshine and 25 degrees celsius temperatures provided perfect conditions for Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri as they took to the Phillip Island circuit for the first of three days of testing alongside the majority of MotoGP teams in Australia.
It proved to be a positive day for both Ducati Marlboro Team riders, who recorded impressive lap times on a race setting. Stoner racked up 29 laps in 1'30 whilst experimenting with set-up and tyres, giving highly encouraging feedback on the new Bridgestone rubber. The World Champion is also continuing to regain strength in the shoulder he injured at Jerez towards the end of November, so much so that today he was able to complete a total of 73 laps.
Marco Melandri was also satisfied after completing just shy of 100 laps, making good progress with the base setting of his GP8 in both the cycle part and engine. He did not try the Japanese tyre manufacturer's latest offerings today but will start to do so tomorrow.
Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro Team), best time: 1'30.178 (73 laps)
"Everything went really well today, the feeling with the bike was perfect almost straight away. The new Bridgestones, which had already given us positive feedback at Sepang, also worked perfectly here at Phillip Island - one of them in particular improves the bike a lot in the exit of the corners, especially in the final section of the track. We've also taken a step forward with some small changes to the front, which have made the bike more stable and improved grip to the point where my best time came without pushing, on a tyre that already had 17 laps on it. I'm also really happy with the latest specs of the engine and the way it is responding under acceleration coming out of the corners. The weather was basically perfect all day apart from when the wind picked up a little in the afternoon but the smaller fairing, which we used for the race here in October, meant that it wasn't a problem. Towards the end of the day my shoulder was a little sore because this is such a physical track, with a lot of fast corners, but it is still better than it was in Malaysia."
Marco Melandri (Ducati Marlboro Team), best time: 1'30.869 (99 laps)
"I'm really happy today because I finally feel as though I'm riding the bike more or less as I should. We knew that Phillip Island would be better for us and that's proved to be the case. The feeling was good from the first lap, thanks also to the things we learnt in the last test. At Sepang I probably changed the balance of the bike too much, trying to make it more similar to what I have ridden in the past, whereas here we've just tried to find a good base set-up, which has made it more manageable in the corners and less nervous. I am happy even though we're still not at 100%. We've actually got plans to try something new with the weight distribution tomorrow and we want to continue working on the electronics to try and improve the power delivery even more, then we can start tyre testing. In any case we've made a great start here."
Repsol Honda
January 30, 2008
Nicky Hayden put in a typically determined day’s work at Phillip Island today, riding an amazing 107 laps of the high-speed Australian circuit aboard his Repsol Honda RC212V. Once again the American tried both Honda’s latest pneumatic-valve engine and the conventional spring engine, focusing on the conventional engine in the afternoon. Fastest at Sepang last week with qualifying tyres, the 2006 MotoGP World Champion only used race tyres today, making plenty of progress in excellent weather conditions with ambient temperature at 21 degrees and track temperature reaching 40 degrees. Tomorrow he will continue working on chassis and suspension settings and he will commence tyre testing – Phillip Island is a particularly challenging racetrack for tyres.
Hayden is currently Repsol Honda’s sole rider on track. His team-mate Dani Pedrosa is in Europe recuperating from an operation to fix the broken hand he suffered in Malaysia last week.
Nicky Hayden, fastest lap: 1m 31.226s (lap 96 of 107)
“This is a completely different track to Sepang so we needed to reconfirm what we learned last week. That’s been the plan today, so we’ve been using reference tyres, we’ve not been doing any tyre testing so far, mainly just checking settings. This morning we checked both engines because the team needs data with the pneumatic valve engine too. The track seems to be in great shape and the weather’s good, so we’ve gotten a lot done.
"So far preseason is going well for us but nothing really matters till we get to that first race. I’m just working as hard as I can with the team so I can make the most of the opportunities and hopefully when we get to that race we’ll be ready to make some noise. Michelin is definitely working hard and we’ve seen some progress. Right now we’re positive.”
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sandstream
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Wow, vilken merit
Wow, vilken merit
Jag skulle nog också vara rätt glad första gången jag körde om nån i MotoGP. Särskilt om jag satt på en "privathoj" och körde om en Austaliensare på en "fabrikshoj" på sin hemmabana...
Teddy
"...I been here for years"
Wow, vilken merit
Fast det är ju inte det som är grejen. Det roliga (eller irriterande, om man är Gustav) är att han är brittiskt gentlemannamässig, spelar klassiska stycken på piano, har ett snyggt utseende och är WSBK-mästare. De flesta ordinrie MotoGP-förarna kanske inte tycker att det är en jättegrej att ha bromsat sig förbi CW på en träning och om de mot all förmodan tyckte det skulle de alldrig öppet erkänna det, men helylle-Tåsse är tillräckligt ödmjuk för att öppet erkänna det.
Han har det där NÅGOT som gör att man reagerar, en klar kandidat till underhållande forumdiskussioner. En del blir irriterade av blotta tanken på honom, andra bara myser.
sandstream
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"Privathojen" som var snabbast av alla i går...
JT tillhör en av mina favoritförare efter tiden i WSBK och vad han gör på sin fritid bryr jag mig inte om. Men att ta med en ombromsning i sin träningsrapport känns mer som att "Wow, jag lyckades ta mig förbi någon, det hade jag aldrig trot".Han har det där NÅGOT som gör att man reagerar, en klar kandidat till underhållande forumdiskussioner. En del blir irriterade av blotta tanken på honom, andra bara myser.
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