The Moto GP 08' discussion thread

five46 · 18th May 2008, 10:39

Qualifying reults - Le Mans

01. Dani Pedrosa 1min 32.647 secs
02. Colin Edwards 1min 32.774 secs
03. Casey Stoner 1min 32.994 secs
04. Valentino Rossi 1min 33.157 secs
05. Jorge Lorenzo 1min 33.269 secs
06. Nicky Hayden 1min 33.286 secs
07. James Toseland 1min 33.396 secs
08. Chris Vermeulen 1min 33.440 secs
09. John Hopkins 1min 33.628 secs
10. Andrea Dovizioso 1min 33.689 secs
11. Loris Capirossi 1min 33.707 secs
12. Randy de Puniet 1min 33.723 secs
13. Shinya Nakano 1min 34.077 secs
14. Toni Elias 1min 34.561 secs
15. Alex de Angelis 1min 34.670 secs
16. Sylvain Guintoli 1min 34.747 secs
17. Marco Melandri 1min 35.081 secs
18. Anthony West 1min 35.349 secs

five46 · 18th May 2008, 18:46

All YAMAHA podium at Le Mans...
1. Valentino Rossi
2. Jorge Lorenzo
3. Colin Edwards

Very special moment for Yamaha and for Vale for his 90th victory, sportily acknowledged by Angel Nieto who too has victories to his name. Nieto escorting Vale on the victory lap to parke ferme. Great scenes from Le Mans.

nitrous · 18th May 2008, 22:56

What a race!
Rossi about 10 sec+ from #2.

I loved the part when the it starts drizzling.Pedrosa, Colin are ahead of Lorenzo who's at #5. Dani and Colin slow down and decide to drive a safe race in the rain on slick tyres. Lorenzo finds the opportunity and rides like he's got nothing to lose. He overtakes both of them in a just a couple of corners and finishes the race in #2. Dani and Colin didnt even know what hit them! Lol!

And the sight of watching ankle-injured Lorenzo walking to the podium on crutches tells a lot about him and the sport. I was stunned,actually. This guy did all the stunts(described above) in the wet with broken ankles. I cant imagine another sport where one participates injured and comes triumphant.

im_srini · 19th May 2008, 09:42

Very entertaining race, to say the least

And it's nice to see Rossi on the podium again !

The best drivers / riders shine in the rain...

SohailPistawala · 19th May 2008, 11:10

nitrous: exactly my words... Lorenzo... what a race!! a total stunner, comes out of no where and take the podium. He is so good after the first few laps of the race.. once he starts going God there is no looking behind, as i said earlier i have been observing the way he rides. IN the 1st few laps he is little eased and then suddenly he just takes of. Happened in China too where he was trailing behind at 9th or 11th and then ended the race at 4th position. Lots more to go for him, he is very young at this and has good years ahead. A total Threat to Pedrosa..

Highwayblaze: I think its vintage rossi again, and i am sure you'll be smiling the most

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Stoner was looking so good, but then how long could he hold Rossi behind him. Hope he comes back strong.

turbo_v12 · 19th May 2008, 15:04

Was damn happy to see Rossi riding that way yesterday. Passing Stoner momentarily to let him know he was there and then breaking away from the pack. Was his best ride for me since Donington Park and Sepang in '06.

As much as I dislike Lorenzo's cocky attitude, his grit and mental strength have just got me in awe. Saw those 2 incidents he had in qualifying and I was shuddering in my seat...And he still rode to a podium from 10th place in lap 1!

Don't think it would be an exaggeration if we say that Lorenzo is the best premier class rookie after Rossi in the 500s.

highwayblaze · 19th May 2008, 19:42

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Originally Posted by SohailPistawala

Highwayblaze: I think its vintage rossi again, and i am sure you'll be smiling the most

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Stoner was looking so good, but then how long could he hold Rossi behind him. Hope he comes back strong.[/quote]
I gotta agree with all you guys. After all who would'nt. Rossi RODE that bike man! It was interesting to see Dani Pedrosa drop positions super quick the instant it started drizzling. And Mr. Lorenzo who was at no.10 at one point in the race finished podium.

By the way it was also a welcome change to see Mr. Texas Tornado -Colin Edwards on the podium. He qualifies front row soo many times but looses the race battling.

You're so right sohail. I was jumping on my sofa seeing Rossi ride yesterday. Btw did you guys notice Rossi's hand gestures when he crossed the finish line?! Wasnt that great him doing the "dusting everyone off" action. LOLL I loved it man I loved it.

I'm happy with Lorenzo as long as Rossi comes in first!

Btw didnt stoner have engine trouble? thats why he slowed down and got lapped even!

nitrous · 19th May 2008, 20:27

Did you guys watch the chain snap off a Kawasaki?
Whoa! It was like a snake crawling all over the track. I think a Honda even went over it.

highwayblaze · 19th May 2008, 21:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

Did you guys watch the chain snap off a Kawasaki?
Whoa! It was like a snake crawling all over the track. I think a Honda even went over it.

Saw that, John Hopkins kawasaki! Sure did look like a snake.

five46 · 31st May 2008, 18:53

MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi took his first pole position of the year in front of his home crowd at Mugello today, ahead of Italian Grand Prix.
The Fiat Yamaha rider, who tomorrow will try to win for the seventh consecutive time on the Tuscan track, set a time of 1:48.130 with eight minutes of the one-hour session remaining.
Catching the draft of the Yamaha on that same lap was Rizla Suzuki's Loris Capirossi, who took full advantage by following Rossi and set the second fastest time, less than two tenths away.
Capirossi's time, however, was beaten in the closing moments by Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa, who pipped the veteran Italian by 16 thousands of a second. This is still Capirossi's best qualifying result since joining Suzuki, however.
Like Pedrosa, reigning champion Casey Stoner put in his fastest time of the session right at the end. The Ducati Marlboro rider's time, a quarter of a second slower than Rossi, was good enough for fourth on the grid.
Fifth fastest was Tech 3 Yamaha's Colin Edwards, who had held the fastest time for some 20 minutes before Rossi beat it with 15 minutes of the session remaining.
Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden was sixth fastest, ahead the Yamahas of Jorge Lorenzo and James Toseland.
The two Honda Gresinis took the last top ten grid places, respectively with Shinya Nakano and Alex de Angelis.

01 V.Rossi 1'48"130
02 D.Pedrosa +0"167
03 L.Capirossi +0"183
04 C.Stoner +0"245
05 C.Edwards +0"253
06 N.Hayden +0"536
07 J.Lorenzo +0"775
08 J.Toseland +"895
09 S.Nakano +0"965
10 A. de Angelis +1"015
11 C.Vermeulen +1"090
12 R. de Puniet +1"116
13 A.Dovizioso +1"435
14 J.Hopkins +1"471
15 T.Okada +1"699
16 T.Elias +1"721
17 S.Guintoli +2"145
18 M.Melandri +2"335
19 A.West +2"759

five46 · 1st June 2008, 18:34

Seventh consecutive win for Vale at Mugello and third consecutive win of the season.

1. Valentino Rossi
2. Casey Stoner
3. Daniel Pedrosa

The best rider of the race apart from Vale was Alex De Angelis, who rode a stunnin pace to climb from amongst the last to 4th place.

aaggoswami · 1st June 2008, 22:51

Today Valentino Rossi won the race. Second was Stoner.

SohailPistawala · 2nd June 2008, 11:04

I happy that ROssi won the race

, am upset because i could'nt watch it :(

SohailPistawala · 6th June 2008, 14:20

Saw the repeat last nite on Ten Sports, gooood run by rossi, great lead from stoner and hayden. One man was extremely quick and that was Alex de Angelis , started 11, ended 4th, he was on fire....

This weekend is again Motogp weekend. Pedrosa's Hometown. Rossi looking strong. 1st Practice session is on.

turbo_v12 · 6th June 2008, 20:07

Pedrobot on top...

Lorenzo had yet another highside and crash. Latest news on his condition indicating a fractured right ring finger and an ankle contusion.

18th May 2008, 10:39	#46
five46 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: L-O-S-T!! Posts: 636 Thanked: 714 Times	Qualifying reults - Le Mans 01. Dani Pedrosa 1min 32.647 secs 02. Colin Edwards 1min 32.774 secs 03. Casey Stoner 1min 32.994 secs 04. Valentino Rossi 1min 33.157 secs 05. Jorge Lorenzo 1min 33.269 secs 06. Nicky Hayden 1min 33.286 secs 07. James Toseland 1min 33.396 secs 08. Chris Vermeulen 1min 33.440 secs 09. John Hopkins 1min 33.628 secs 10. Andrea Dovizioso 1min 33.689 secs 11. Loris Capirossi 1min 33.707 secs 12. Randy de Puniet 1min 33.723 secs 13. Shinya Nakano 1min 34.077 secs 14. Toni Elias 1min 34.561 secs 15. Alex de Angelis 1min 34.670 secs 16. Sylvain Guintoli 1min 34.747 secs 17. Marco Melandri 1min 35.081 secs 18. Anthony West 1min 35.349 secs
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18th May 2008, 18:46	#47
five46 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: L-O-S-T!! Posts: 636 Thanked: 714 Times	Le Mans Race Results All YAMAHA podium at Le Mans... 1. Valentino Rossi 2. Jorge Lorenzo 3. Colin Edwards Very special moment for Yamaha and for Vale for his 90th victory, sportily acknowledged by Angel Nieto who too has victories to his name. Nieto escorting Vale on the victory lap to parke ferme. Great scenes from Le Mans. Last edited by five46 : 18th May 2008 at 18:48.
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18th May 2008, 22:56	#48
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	What a race! Rossi about 10 sec+ from #2. I loved the part when the it starts drizzling.Pedrosa, Colin are ahead of Lorenzo who's at #5. Dani and Colin slow down and decide to drive a safe race in the rain on slick tyres. Lorenzo finds the opportunity and rides like he's got nothing to lose. He overtakes both of them in a just a couple of corners and finishes the race in #2. Dani and Colin didnt even know what hit them! Lol! And the sight of watching ankle-injured Lorenzo walking to the podium on crutches tells a lot about him and the sport. I was stunned,actually. This guy did all the stunts(described above) in the wet with broken ankles. I cant imagine another sport where one participates injured and comes triumphant.
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19th May 2008, 09:42	#49
im_srini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 490 Times View My Garage	Very entertaining race, to say the least And it's nice to see Rossi on the podium again ! The best drivers / riders shine in the rain...
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19th May 2008, 11:10	#50
SohailPistawala BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 434 Thanked: 25 Times	nitrous: exactly my words... Lorenzo... what a race!! a total stunner, comes out of no where and take the podium. He is so good after the first few laps of the race.. once he starts going God there is no looking behind, as i said earlier i have been observing the way he rides. IN the 1st few laps he is little eased and then suddenly he just takes of. Happened in China too where he was trailing behind at 9th or 11th and then ended the race at 4th position. Lots more to go for him, he is very young at this and has good years ahead. A total Threat to Pedrosa.. Highwayblaze: I think its vintage rossi again, and i am sure you'll be smiling the most . Stoner was looking so good, but then how long could he hold Rossi behind him. Hope he comes back strong.
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19th May 2008, 15:04	#51
turbo_v12 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 457 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Was damn happy to see Rossi riding that way yesterday. Passing Stoner momentarily to let him know he was there and then breaking away from the pack. Was his best ride for me since Donington Park and Sepang in '06. As much as I dislike Lorenzo's cocky attitude, his grit and mental strength have just got me in awe. Saw those 2 incidents he had in qualifying and I was shuddering in my seat...And he still rode to a podium from 10th place in lap 1! Don't think it would be an exaggeration if we say that Lorenzo is the best premier class rookie after Rossi in the 500s.
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19th May 2008, 20:27	#53
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Did you guys watch the chain snap off a Kawasaki? Whoa! It was like a snake crawling all over the track. I think a Honda even went over it.
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31st May 2008, 18:53	#55
five46 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: L-O-S-T!! Posts: 636 Thanked: 714 Times	Gran Premio D'Italia Alice MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi took his first pole position of the year in front of his home crowd at Mugello today, ahead of Italian Grand Prix. The Fiat Yamaha rider, who tomorrow will try to win for the seventh consecutive time on the Tuscan track, set a time of 1:48.130 with eight minutes of the one-hour session remaining. Catching the draft of the Yamaha on that same lap was Rizla Suzuki's Loris Capirossi, who took full advantage by following Rossi and set the second fastest time, less than two tenths away. Capirossi's time, however, was beaten in the closing moments by Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa, who pipped the veteran Italian by 16 thousands of a second. This is still Capirossi's best qualifying result since joining Suzuki, however. Like Pedrosa, reigning champion Casey Stoner put in his fastest time of the session right at the end. The Ducati Marlboro rider's time, a quarter of a second slower than Rossi, was good enough for fourth on the grid. Fifth fastest was Tech 3 Yamaha's Colin Edwards, who had held the fastest time for some 20 minutes before Rossi beat it with 15 minutes of the session remaining. Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden was sixth fastest, ahead the Yamahas of Jorge Lorenzo and James Toseland. The two Honda Gresinis took the last top ten grid places, respectively with Shinya Nakano and Alex de Angelis. 01 V.Rossi 1'48"130 02 D.Pedrosa +0"167 03 L.Capirossi +0"183 04 C.Stoner +0"245 05 C.Edwards +0"253 06 N.Hayden +0"536 07 J.Lorenzo +0"775 08 J.Toseland +"895 09 S.Nakano +0"965 10 A. de Angelis +1"015 11 C.Vermeulen +1"090 12 R. de Puniet +1"116 13 A.Dovizioso +1"435 14 J.Hopkins +1"471 15 T.Okada +1"699 16 T.Elias +1"721 17 S.Guintoli +2"145 18 M.Melandri +2"335 19 A.West +2"759
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1st June 2008, 18:34	#56
five46 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: L-O-S-T!! Posts: 636 Thanked: 714 Times	Gran Premio D'Italia Alice Race Results Seventh consecutive win for Vale at Mugello and third consecutive win of the season. 1. Valentino Rossi 2. Casey Stoner 3. Daniel Pedrosa The best rider of the race apart from Vale was Alex De Angelis, who rode a stunnin pace to climb from amongst the last to 4th place.
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1st June 2008, 22:51	#57
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	Today Valentino Rossi won the race. Second was Stoner.
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2nd June 2008, 11:04	#58
SohailPistawala BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 434 Thanked: 25 Times	I happy that ROssi won the race , am upset because i could'nt watch it :(
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6th June 2008, 14:20	#59
SohailPistawala BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 434 Thanked: 25 Times	Saw the repeat last nite on Ten Sports, gooood run by rossi, great lead from stoner and hayden. One man was extremely quick and that was Alex de Angelis , started 11, ended 4th, he was on fire.... This weekend is again Motogp weekend. Pedrosa's Hometown. Rossi looking strong. 1st Practice session is on.
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6th June 2008, 20:07	#60
turbo_v12 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 457 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Pedrobot on top... Lorenzo had yet another highside and crash. Latest news on his condition indicating a fractured right ring finger and an ankle contusion.
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