Rossi and BMW

[resist]

Rossi's latest ride is a BMW after he won this years Qualifying shoot out at Jerez.

Rossi broke the previous lap record of 1min 39.064sec set by Capirossi last year by half a second with a time of 1min 38.394. Young gun Dani Pedrosa pushed hard, and his final time was just two tenths off that set by Rossi as he also eclipsed the record set by Capirossi.

Aussie Casey Stoner finished sixth, before highsiding and being sent to hospital for possible head injuries after a crash during a race simulation in the last session of the day.

The times are below.

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Factory Yamaha Team M 1min 38.394 secs
2. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team M 1min 38.527 secs
3. Colin Edwards USA Factory Yamaha Team M 1min 39.300 secs
4. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team M 1min 39.556 secs
5. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team B 1min 39.832 secs
6. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team B 1min 39.873 secs
7. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team B 1min 39.887 secs
8. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP B 1min 40.043 secs
9. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts M 1min 40.083 secs
10. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR M 1min 40.100 secs
11. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda B 1min 40.202 secs
12. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda M 1min 40.242 secs
13. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha D 1min 40.307 secs
14. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda B 1min 40.396 secs
15. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team B 1min 40.551 secs
16. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP B 1min 40.681 secs
17. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP B 1min 41.038 secs
18. Kousuke Akiyoshi JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP B 1min 41.805 secs
19. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha D 1min 42.215 secs
20. Vittoriano Guareschi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team B 1min 43.008 secs
21. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP M 1min 43.026 secs
22. Shinichi Ito JPN Ducati TTT B 1min 43.073 secs
23. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP M 1min 43.202 secs


Thanks to crash.net for the full listing of times.

[Kassper]

Good to see de Puniet up there, and not so good to hear that Stoner's luck still hasn't changed.

[Hornet]

Looks like another interesting year for 'Crashy'.

[Taylor]

Hope the kid's alright.

[vbroom]

gibernau is gone.....who will replace him?

[bikermouse]

"Stoner underwent routine examinations to test for possible head injuries, but was later given the all-clear."

he still got 6th behind the some of the highest ranked contenders this year, so outlook still positive

[Fastgirl]

OK...so lets have a discussion on WHY Casey keeps crashing!...whats going on? It cant be mechanical...so it has to be his approach to riding, and his mental approach to it all. Perhaps he has gone into MotoGP to soon???.......anyone else have theories???

[Batkwaka]

gibernau is gone.....who will replace him?[/b]

The Guy was a wanker anyway, I tried to get a autograph or just a "Fuck off" from him and the obnoxious Spanish Prick wouldn't even acknowledge my presence. Any circumcised penis that fits into leathers could replace him, to think I once admired his efforts on the Twin cylinder 500.

[Billywhizz]

anyone else have theories???[/b]

Me.. Me.. I have dem theories

The voices in my head tell me they live down the bottom of the garden


I actually think he is looking at to many things around him and just loses sight of his line..........

[ButtNekid]

It is the leprichaun in his head telling him to burn, I mean, crash things.....

[smeghead]

.. so thats two for the Leprechaun theory, any more takers ... if so we might need to pass this bit of in depth analysis onto the team cos I'm sure they've missed it themselves

[FireStorm]

OK...so lets have a discussion on WHY Casey keeps crashing!...whats going on? It cant be mechanical...so it has to be his approach to riding, and his mental approach to it all. Perhaps he has gone into MotoGP to soon???.......anyone else have theories???[/b]

He'd out lap you on a GPX....



Glass houses and the like.

[Orson]

.. so thats two for the Leprechaun theory, any more takers ... if so we might need to pass this bit of in depth analysis onto the team cos I'm sure they've missed it themselves[/b]

Dunno about the high-sides but i had a theory on all the low-side crashes last year, where he skittled the bike into the 'litter on numerous occasions (and albeit fewer times, but Pedrosa did it too) and that is that the riding style that the guys use on the 250s just isn't really transferable to the much bigger 4-stroke GP bikes, and he's just trying to lie it on it's side too much in the corners.

[PrestigeCBR]

OK...so lets have a discussion on WHY Casey keeps crashing!...whats going on? It cant be mechanical...so it has to be his approach to riding, and his mental approach to it all. Perhaps he has gone into MotoGP to soon???.......anyone else have theories???[/b]

I remember Doohan saying you need to crash to find your limit, and that is the only way to find it, but find the limit prior to Sundays race. Some thing like that?

Stoner needs to get his shit sorted earlier...

[RathoRA]

i read an interview with casey in amcn last season, and he said something about the way he let off the front brakes was causing it to go, and that he "had it sussed now".... i wonder