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[JPM]

2nd practics/combined times...

Shakey now last RCV...


1. Valentino Rossi ITA Gauloises Yamaha Team 1min 58.714 secs
2. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Yamaha Team 1min 58.86 secs
3. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 59.044 secs
4. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 59.152 secs
5. Carlos Checa ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 59.466 secs
6. Colin Edwards USA Gauloises Yamaha Team 1min 59.493 secs
7. Marco Melandri ITA Team Movistar Honda 1min 59.568 secs
8. John Hopkins USA Team Suzuki MotoGP 1min 59.814 secs
9. Max Biaggi ITA Repsol Honda Team 1min 59.978 secs
10. Alex Barros BRA Camel Honda 2min 0.084 secs
11. Kenny Roberts USA Team Suzuki MotoGP 2min 0.276 secs
12. Sete Gibernau SPA Team Movistar Honda 2min 0.28 secs
13. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 2min 0.425 secs
14. Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 2min 0.878 secs
15. Roberto Rolfo ITA D'Antin Ducati Pramac 2min 1.82 secs
16. Ruben Xaus SPA Fortuna Yamaha Team 2min 2.089 secs
17. Shane Byrne GBR Camel Honda 2min 2.678 secs
18. James Ellison GBR Blata WCM 2min 3.584 secs
19. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 2min 4.582 secs
20. Franco Battaini ITA Blata WCM 2min 4.706 secs

[Rob B]

Shakey, what's wrong with him? Anyone have an informed view?

Rgds, Rob

[Tantrum992]

Yeah ! He's simply not as good as he made out, shame though would have liked to see him do well on it, let James Ellison have a go on it, ....Toni Elias how ever was a man on a mission on the Yam.
Good to see Max and Melandri getting on well again i thought Melandri was gonna push "Biatchy" off the track.

[stuart hill]

Toni Elias how ever was a man on a mission on the Yam

Riding for his career kind of has that effect this time of year!

Shame to see Shakey struggling on the Honda tho. Definately Ellison should get an equal opportunity.

[GsxrAge]

Well I think shakey is doing a great job.
He went well at Sepang considering he had not sat on the bike untill the Thursday Morning. He then went about getting his times down all weekend, except on race day but then most mich shod riders were struggling for grip as well.

So to this weekends race He is doing the same as last weekend going out putting in some goodtimes and most importantly getting in laps.

If he Had gone out last weekend and tried to break the lap record but binned the bike in the proccess, Do you think Mr honda would be Happy?

Would you all be ripping the pee out of him ?


Remember that the former wsb champ had been riding it all year with testing time and he was not setting MOTO GP on fire was he !

So back off and support him instead.

Age

[Tantrum992]

Point taken, wrists well and truly slapped :P................come on shakey

[Stu748R]

Jodie Marsh,thats Shakeys problem !!!!!!!

[Tantrum992]

Would sooner ride the Honda than the Jodie

[JPM]

Just watched qualifying.... Oh boy oh boy oh boy.... Capirossi does it again

[Steve M]

In Randy Mamola's MCN column he was sayiing how he wished that after the last 3 races we were only 3 races into the season so that Loris would be leading with a second and 2 firsts - how true.