Sepang test times

[skidlids]

After day one

Max Biaggi (Honda) 2'02.693
Colin Edwards (Honda) 2'02.939
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 2'03.1
Sete Gibernau (Honda) 2'03.121
Loris Capirossi (Ducati) 2'03.883
Nicky Hayden (Honda) 2'03.915
Makoto Tamada (Honda) 2'04.072
Troy Bayliss (Ducati) 2'04.208
Carlos Checa (Yamaha) 2'04.
Shinya Nakano (Kawasaki) 2'04.906
Alex Hofmann (Kawasaki) 2'05.506
Marco Melandri (Yamaha) 2'05.6
Alex Barros (Honda) 2'05.980
Norick Abe (Yamaha) 2'06.35
Neil Hodgson (Ducati) 2'06.948
Ruben Xaus (Ducati) 2'07.

[Gordy]

Oh yes, will be an interesting year methinks, roll on Donny!!. (missed it last year as the wife booked a holiday, i think this year she may check the dates first:lol:).

[skidlids]

It is a new track to the ex WSB boys, not sure if it was on the GP calender when Hodgson was with WCM, so both maybe learning a new track as well as bike.

[skidlids]

Latest result of poll on motoGP site for best looking bike at Sepang, Why am I not suprised by the result ?

Ducati 4179
Yamaha 1879
Honda 2158
Kawasaki 842
Suzuki 237

Total: 9295

[Felix]

Looks like the "Rossi factor" is worth roughly a second a lap, even on a Yamaha. Good to see Edwards being right up there. Honda is not being very nice to him, me thinks. I hope he stuffs them by beating all other Hondas!

[skidlids]

Still not alot between the Hondas and Rossi's Yamaha and Bayliss has found 0.5 Secs

Colin Edwards (Honda) – 2’02.845
Nicky Hayden (Honda) – 2’02.855
Sete Gibernau (Honda) – 2’02.914
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) – 2’03.001
Carlos Checa (Yamaha) – 2’03.317
Makoto Tamada (Honda) – 2’03.490
Troy Bayliss (Ducati) – 2’03.748
Loris Capirossi (Ducati) – 2’03.914
Shinichi Itoh (Honda) – 2’03.936
Kousuke Akiyoshi (Suzuki) – 2’03.943
Shinya Nakano (Kawasaki) – 2’04.318
Alex Barros (Honda) – 2’04.427
Alex Hofmann (Kawasaki)– 2’04.568
Norick Abe (Yamaha) – 2’04.577
Marco Melandri (Yamaha) – 2’05.137
Gregorio Lavilla (Suzuki) – 2’05.290
Neil Hodgson (Ducati) – 2’05.524
Ruben Xaus (Ducati) – 2’05.628
Jeremy McWilliams (Aprilia) – 2’05.934
Shane Byrne (Aprilia) – 2’06.255
Andrew Pitt (Moriwaki) – 2’06.416

[Iconic944ss]

I wonder if Hayden was using the 'new' RCV ?

Frank(e)bay

[skidlids]

i think he may well be on the new bike, I think the bike Edwards is on has the same engine spec as Hayden had at the last test. For some reason Biaggi isn't on the list maybe he didn't manage to go any faster than he did on day one.

[skidlids]

And the final day

Nicky Hayden (Honda) – 2’02.041
Max Biaggi (Honda) – 2’02.108
Sete Gibernau (Honda) – 2’02.496
Colin Edwards (Honda) – 2’02.597
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) – 2’02.746
Makoto Tamada (Honda) – 2’02.962
Carlos Checa (Yamaha) – 2’03.100
Loris Capirossi (Ducati) – 2’03.530
Troy Bayliss (Ducati) – 2’03.554
Alex Barros (Honda) – 2’03.558
Kousuke Akiyoshi (Suzuki) – 2’03.729
Shinichi Itoh (Honda) – 2’04.076
Shinya Nakano (Kawasaki) – 2’04.625
Neil Hodgson (Ducati) – 2’04.674
Marco Melandri (Yamaha) – 2’04.753
Gregorio Lavilla (Suzuki) – 2’05.756
Alex Hofmann (Kawasaki)– 2’04.817
Ruben Xaus (Ducati) – 2’04.929
Norick Abe (Yamaha) – 2’05.059
Shane Byrne (Aprilia) – 2’05.150
Jeremy McWilliams (Aprilia) – 2’06.574
Andrew Pitt (Moriwaki) – 2’06.912

[Desmondo]

I'll still put money on it that Rossi is toying with 'em. He won't get pole at the first race but he'll pull away mid race and win it. How's that for a prediction. If I'm wrong you can all buy me a beer :D

[KeefyB]

Phew,glad to see Hodgy jump up the order.He's still got to find another 2 secs tho!
Pretty close at the top,I reckon the guy with the biggest grin on his face is Colin Edwards.The Texas Tornado is back!:D

[skidlids]

Good news is Hodgson improved his times a fair bit over the 3 days, ending up just over a second behind Bayliss on the new bike and 1/4 second ahead of Xaus on equivalent machinery.
Would like to see the amount of laps each rider did within a couple of percent of their quickest time, may give a indication of those searching for a race setup as opposed to those just catching a draft or something to fit in the odd quick lap