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[Marknz]

Ant West quickest in a wet Friday free practice.

'nuf said.

[k14]

Huh? Says Hopkins, Capirex then West on motogp site?

Nothing to be read into though, race will be dry. Rossi to win.

[quallman1234]

Did i read that right?

[k14]

No, it is incorrect. FP2 up in a few minutes. Pissing with rain, track absolutely soaked.

Here are FP1 times:

1. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 54.053 secs
2. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 54.520 secs
3. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 55.021 secs
4. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 55.141 secs
5. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 55.528 secs
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 55.718 secs
7. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 55.774 secs
8. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 55.805 secs
9. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 58.618 secs
10. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 58.672 secs
11. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 59.240 secs
12. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 59.436 secs
13. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 59.899 secs
14. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 2min 0.004 secs
15. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 2min 0.162 secs
16. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 2min 1.718 secs
17. Tady Okada JPN Repsol Honda Team (M) 2min 2.810 secs
18. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 2min 3.305 secs
19. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 2min 3.774 secs

[quallman1234]

Well that's a almost pointless pratice.

[White trash]

Ant West quickest in a wet Friday free practice.

'nuf said.

Actually, it's nowhere near 'nff said.

Everybody (mostly the Aussies) laud on and on and about what a great rider Ant West must be, just look at how he performs in the rain.

I wanna know why he's almost dead last on the machine everytime it's not wet. Don't hand me that Kawasaki aint competitive shit either, Hopper doesn't have much of a problem with it.

[Marknz]

Huh? Says Hopkins, Capirex then West on motogp site?

Nothing to be read into though, race will be dry. Rossi to win.

You know what, you're absolutely right. I read Hopkins on the site and typed West. What a cock. Apologies all round.

[Marknz]

Actually, it's nowhere near 'nff said.

Everybody (mostly the Aussies) laud on and on and about what a great rider Ant West must be, just look at how he performs in the rain.

I wanna know why he's almost dead last on the machine everytime it's not wet. Don't hand me that Kawasaki aint competitive shit either, Hopper doesn't have much of a problem with it.

Jiminy jiminy, my 'nuff said was a suggestion that if he's top of the timesheets then the rest of the list was so unreliable that I wouldn't bother listing them. I, like you, am completely amazed that he can be so good in the wet and crap in the dry, but then I'm not a top racer so WTFDIK.

[Drew]

Always wondered why some people are so great in the wet and suck in the dry.

You'd think that if they have so much feel for the bike and it's available traction in bad conditions, they could push it untill it was at the same limit under normal circumstances.

But then, I suck in the wet, so what would I know?

[Skunk]

I believe the Kwakas do well in the wet due to their handling characteristics. I know they have issues with getting the power down on the exit - this is a lesser issue in the wet of course...

Remember that all but one of their good finishes was in the wet. The best being second in China a few years ago.

[roogazza]

Actually, it's nowhere near 'nff said.

Everybody (mostly the Aussies) laud on and on and about what a great rider Ant West must be, just look at how he performs in the rain.

I wanna know why he's almost dead last on the machine everytime it's not wet. Don't hand me that Kawasaki aint competitive shit either, Hopper doesn't have much of a problem with it.

Echo your thoughts Mr Trash, same might be said about the Aussie on the Suzuki. But thats the way it is for whatever reason ?
I read somewhere (maybe AMCN) that West's boss was taking him in hand to get his head right and improve his fitness.
Why is anyone fast in the wet , (for that matter I thought I was good in the wet for a brief spell many many years ago) must be in the head or something,and you just believe it ? Gaz.

[White trash]

Always wondered why some people are so great in the wet and suck in the dry.

You'd think that if they have so much feel for the bike and it's available traction in bad conditions, they could push it untill it was at the same limit under normal circumstances.

But then, I suck in the wet, so what would I know?

Actually, you're only any good at running into stacks of tyres and plowing fields.

Nuff said.

[R6_kid:Me]

Cant be that wet if the Mole and DePoontang aren't up the top...

What was the race last year where it was pissing down, Rossi was leading by fuckloads and then lost the race by staying out one lap too long on wets after the track dried up (or maybe it was slicks and should have been on wets)... That was an interesting race.

[White trash]

1 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'01.500 304.139
2 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'02.010 309.012 0.510
3 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'02.305 317.367 0.805
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'02.327 310.344 0.827
5 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'02.412 304.225 0.912
6 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2'02.562 308.219 1.062
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 2'02.569 303.030 1.069
8 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2'03.568 297.193 2.068
9 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 2'03.586 307.079 2.086
10 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'03.699 309.278 2.199
11 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'03.765 307.254 2.265
12 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'03.950 308.043 2.450
13 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2'04.049 308.395 2.549
14 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2'05.397 308.307 3.897
15 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2'05.634 299.417 4.134
16 8 Tadayuki OKADA JPN Repsol Honda Team Honda 2'06.103 295.971 4.603
17 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team Ducati 2'06.257 310.077 4.757
18 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team Ducati 2'08.980 308.219 7.480
19 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2'14.112 310.701 12.612

[k14]

Yeah I watched the whole 2nd session. Toseland was fastest for first 50 mins, then the other four above him put in fast laps in their last flying laps. Not sure if they have qualifying wets?? But toseland looked really smooth and strong, stoner was right on the edge to do that lap time. Nakano and Okada both took nasty falls, capirossi also binned it. Was very wel, could see them getting out of shape at what? 280ish on the main, not my idea of fun!!