Moto GP Testing results

[Dal]

Anyone follow it?

Looks like it could be more than a one horse race this year although Jerez is a Michelin track. So we won't get the real picture until the lights go out on the 9th March. Not long now! :grin2

Come on JT!

[stu600cc]

I watched the testing on tv on sunday JT's Bike looks lovely

[STEALTH52]

I reckon Toseland will do ok, some of he's testing times have been impressive so far considering the short time that he has been on the bike.

All i want to happen this year is to see that Smug look wiped off of that Smug little **** Stoner & he's extremely boring riding....

Ok yes i admit the lad didnt put a foot wrong last year but it was so boring to watch..

I reckon Rossi will be back in full force this year though!




This is the person i have got real faith in though...

(Taken from another forum)

Britain's Bradley Smith sent a major warning to the rest of the 125cc world championship field as he set the fastest time at the first major test of 2008 at Jerez.

Smith, 17, finished tenth in the championship last year, becoming the first Briton for 18 years to stand on a 125cc podium at the French Grand Prix.

He has switched over the winter from Repsol Honda to replace 250-bound Mattia Pasini at the Polaris World Aprilia team and was quickest on the second and third days of the test at the Spanish Grand Prix venue.

But it was his 1:46.869 on the final day - the best time of the entire pre-season at the circuit so far - that got heads turning. He even had time for a light crash, which failed to disrupt his excellent progress.

Leading the chasers was world champion Gabor Talmacsi, who was trying out Aspar Aprilia's 2008-spec bike for the first time. His best time over the three days was almost three tenths of a second slower than Smith's though.

Simone Corsi was third quickest on his Fontana Aprilia with new Ajo Derbi signing Mike di Meglio and Aspar sophomore Sergio Gadea the only other riders to break the 1:47 barrier.

Sandro Cortese, on his Caffe Latte Aprilia was sixth quickest with Pol Espargaro ending his first test on a works Derbi in seventh.

Stefan Bradl's Kiefer Aprilia and Dominique Aegerter's Ajo Derbi completed the top ten.

Britain's Scott Redding, 15, who was trying out his full GP-spec Blusens Aprilia, was 12th fastest. That put him one place behind Esteve Rabat, who was the best KTM rider on his Repsol version.

Rabat though, had an unsavoury end to his test as he crashed heavily with just an hour of the final day's running to go - fracturing his collarbone and being forced to potentially miss the first two races of the season.

125 Test times

1. Bradley Smith (Aprilia) – 1’46"869
2. Gabor Talmacsi (Aprilia) – 1’47"113
3. Simone Corsi (Aprilia) – 1’47"487
4. Mike Di Meglio (Derbi) – 1’47"572
5. Sergio Gadea (Aprilia) – 1’47"655
6. Sandro Cortese (Aprilia) – 1’48"012
7. Pol Espargarò (Derbi) – 1’48"053
8. Joan Olive (Derbi) – 1’48"334
9. Nicolas Terol (Aprilia) – 1’48"412
10. Stefan Bradl (Aprilia) – 1’48"501
11. Dominique Aegerter (Derbi) – 1’48"513
12. Esteve Rabat (KTM) – 1’48"602
13. Scott Redding (Aprilia) – 1’48"770
14. Alex Pons (Aprilia) – 1’48"972
15. Efren Vazquez (Aprilia) – 1’49"061
16. Ivan Maestro (Aprilia) – 1’49"076
17. Robert Muresan (Aprilia) – 1’49"312
18. Pere Tutusaus (Aprilia) – 1’49"837
19. Roberto Lacalendola (Aprilia) – 1’49"993
20. Dino Lombardi (Aprilia) – 1’50"009
21. Marc Marquez (KTM) – 1’50"043
22. Lorenzo Savadori (Aprilia) – 1’50"251
23. Julian Miralles (Aprilia) – 1’50"573
24. Cristian Trabalon (Aprilia) – 1’50"785
25. Robin Lasser (Aprilia) – 1’50"985
26. M. Rabbioli (Aprilia) – 1’51"121
27. Luca Vitali (Aprilia) – 1’51"

[DoodleBug]

Didnt see it ;)

Toseland could be interesting if yam ever give him the engine they promised, hes doing pretty well with the current one!

I really hope stoner isnt going to give us another F1 style year, too fecking dull, hopefully Rossis bike will handle this year and he will be able to turn in more consistant genius.

[Dal]

Even if it turns into another Ducati white wash (which I don't think it will) there are enough good riders in their squad to keep it interesting. Hayden did well on qualifiers but then he always does. That little **** Lrenzo looks quick but I can't stand him. 2008 should be a good year in every class!

[STEALTH52]

Even if it turns into another Ducati white wash (which I don't think it will) there are enough good riders in their squad to keep it interesting. Hayden did well on qualifiers but then he always does. That little **** Lrenzo looks quick but I can't stand him. 2008 should be a good year in every class!

At least he has some character to him....as opposed to Stoner!

[Dal]

At least he has some character to him....as opposed to Stoner!

If you like that obnoxious type of thing, it may have got him fans in 250 I don't think it will do him any favours in MotoGP

[Dan]

They had Rossi on the front of MCN last week saying he is gonna give Stoner a run for his money this hear... i do hope so...

Although i'm a pretty dedicated motogp fan, i've never really had a chance to follow the 125's and 250's... will def. take a look this year after reading about Bradley Smith.

[STEALTH52]

They had Rossi on the front of MCN last week saying he is gonna give Stoner a run for his money this hear... i do hope so...

Although i'm a pretty dedicated motogp fan, i've never really had a chance to follow the 125's and 250's... will def. take a look this year after reading about Bradley Smith.

I have to watch the 125's & 250's the racing is normally a alot more interesting....fairing bashing, crashing & a lot closer!

[falcophil]

yea i watched some good 125 racing last year, a lot better than the bigger stuff.