MOTOGP - Phillip Island thread

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 09:00

I see Rossi is finally getting serious...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...es/5348846.stm

He knows he can deal with Hayden, so is getting stuck into the little man... good work.

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 13:28

fm mcnews.com.au...

MotoGP Third Practice (Dry)

Checa 1m30.202

Hayden 1m30.272

Capirossi 1m30.273

Elias 1m30.366

Rossi 1m30.522

Stoner 1m30.524

Edwards 1m30.582

Roberts 1m30.597

Gibernau 1m30.604

Nakano 1m30.727

De Puniet 1m30.881

Melandri 1m31.056

Hopkins 1m31.303

Vermeulen 1m31.393

Pedrosa 1m31.468

Hofmann 1m31.638

Tamada 1m32.143

Cardoso 1m32.293

Ellison 1m32.452

**skelstar** · 16th September 2006, 13:31

Good stuff....keep this info going mate.

**Korea** · 16th September 2006, 13:34

Man, those times are SO close - two-thirds of the field within 1 second of each other. Should be a good battle; it's not quite as much fun when you're just watching the two at the front.

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 13:45

It'll be a great qualifying session this afternoon as long as it doesn't rain. It's overcast over there right now. And must of the top riders haven't ridden a qualifying tyre yet... Vale is usually good for another half a second when he dumps one of those donuts on the rear end.

Really pissed that I'm not there with the rest of the crowd as planned, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

And reports are that there were 20,000 in attendance yesterday... i think that might have to be some sort of record.

**skelstar** · 16th September 2006, 13:59

Youre getting this info off a site somewhere? Please tell me there aint some channel in TV somewhere actually broadcasting this. At this rate Ill be recording the prime coverage on Sun night.

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 14:36

Originally Posted by skelstar

Youre getting this info off a site somewhere? Please tell me there aint some channel in TV somewhere actually broadcasting this. At this rate Ill be recording the prime coverage on Sun night.

fm mcnews.com.au

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 16:08

MotoGp Qualifying session starting now...

Here is the grid for the 125's

Kallio 1m36.62

Bautista 1m36.80

Pesek 1m37.05

Luthi 1m37.08

Olive 1m37.22

Pasini 1m37.29

De Rosa 1m37.29

Faubel 1m37.33

Lai 1m37.41

Simon 1m37.53

Talmacsi 1m37.59

Gadea 1m37.68

Koyama 1m37.76

Zanetti 1m37.79

Di Meglio 1m37.82

Terol 1m37.83

Smith 1m37.92

Cortese 1m38.22

Nieto 1m38.28

Rabat 1m38.75

Toth 1m38.79

Sandi 1m38.93

Abraham 1m39.02

Hernandez 1m39.07

Conti 1m39.23

Litjens 1m39.33

Tamburini 1m39.36

Corsi 1m39.36

Kuzuhara 1m39.52

Ranseder 1m39.59

Espargaro 1m40.01

Lombardi 1m40.28

Leigh-Smith 1m40.36

Lacalendola 1m40.53

Braillard 1m40.79

Pirro 1m40.88

Grotzkyj 1m40.99

Moller 1m42.08

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 16:17

Gibernau quickest after 11 minutes with a 1.30.47

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 16:26

Rossi finally out on the track, 20 mins into the session...

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 16:34

Capirossi the fastest through every sector on the half hour, but he had to get off the throttle coming on the straight. That cost him a few tenths. Gibernau still on top at this stage

**Marknz** · 16th September 2006, 16:36

Top 10 after 30 minutes are Gibernau, Nakano, De Puniet, Rossi, Capirossi, Roberts, Elias, Checa, Edwards, Hayden. But as we all know, all the real action comes in the last 20 minutes.