2005 MotoGP tests

[gav]

Woohoo, race time, love this when all the guys rock up in new colours, some seem a little weird though.....just dont look right?

Like this, Max Biaggi on the Repsol Honda?

Colin Edwards....

Damn, this is a cool shot, look how tight he is!!

ex 250 man Toni Elias on the Yamaha!

Troy Bayliss waiting for some yellow paint

Along with his team mate Alex Barros.

Fastest man at tests, Loris Capirossi

[XTC]

Cool pics....

If only we could live thier life for one day...... Would be the last day of my life probably - but what a way to go!!!

[Motoracer]

Go Loris!!! He's probably my fav MotoGP rider.

[Blakamin]

i had to look twice to make sure it was the doctor... black bike looks shite!
Max has always looked wrong!
go Loris!!!!!

[6Chris6]

Look out for Temada this year!!

BTW whens kick off?

[fliplid]

bloody hell! peeps talkin about proper sport, not the usual tripe!

[Riff Raff]

Great shots. Makes me horny just looking at them!!!!

[Coyote]

Those pics took a few years to load

I need broadband

[James Deuce]

Colin Edwards looks like he just found the 12" dildo someone left on the seat.

Ouch.

Very nice pics Gav!

[Joni]

Thanks Gav, some nice pics!
Yeah this is always one of my favourite times of the season, in fact Im really looking forward to this year...
Capirossi looks great on the Duc - maybe this is the year?

.... Max on that Repsol??

[erik]

Nice pics gav.
Oh man, I'm looking forward this. MotoGP is the only sport I've gotten into enough to watch more than half a race/game on the telly.

[Skunk]

Great shots. Makes me horny just looking at them!!!!

Seesh girl...

BTW whens kick off?

Jerez April 10

Colin Edwards looks like he just found the 12" dildo someone left on the seat.

The whole team look uncomfortable somehow

[gav]

Colin Edwards looks like he just found the 12" dildo someone left on the seat.

Ouch.

Very nice pics Gav!

He's probably gutted he couldnt score a yellow Suzuki
Heres the times from Day 1
Capirossi Ducati 2’ 02” 18
Rossi Yamaha 2’ 02” 31
Barros Honda 2’ 02” 71
Hayden Honda 2’ 03” 17
Roberts Suzuki 2’ 03”00
Hopkins Suzuki 2’ 03” 29
Biaggi Honda 2’ 03” 35
Gibernau Honda 2’03” 49
Melandri Honda 2’ 03” 57
Checa Ducati 2’ 03” 57
Tamada Honda 2’ 03” 63
Hofmann Kawasaki 2’ 03” 80
Edwards Yamaha 2’ 03” 94
Aoki Suzuki 2’ 04” 00
Nakano Kawasaki 2’ 04” 20
Bayliss Honda 2’ 04” 81
Xaus Yamaha 2’ 04” 98
Elias Yamaha 2’ 05” 20

Here's Day 2:

Unofficial lap times provided by the teams:

Loris Capirossi (Ducati): 2’01.98 (60 laps)
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha): 2’02.16 (55)
Sete Gibernau (Honda): 2’02.2 (60)
Alex Barros: (Honda): 2’02.307 (77)
Max Biaggi (Honda): 2'02.35 (43)
Kenny Roberts (Suzuki): 2'02.38
Colin Edwards (Yamaha): 2’02.48 (62)
Nicky Hayden (Honda): 2’02.49 (81)
Troy Bayliss: (Honda) 2’03.918 (52)
Toni Elías: (Yamaha): 2’03.20 (51)
Rubén Xaus (Yamaha): 2’03.40 (62)
Marco Melandri (Honda): 2’02.70 (69)
Makoto Tamada (Honda): 2’02.69

[gav]

Carlos Checa - Ducati mounted this year

Hmm, guess Rossi has sold enough replica helmets, looking at the state of his latest design

Would love to see Bayliss kick Ducati butt this year!

Marco Melandri joins Sete Gibernau this year

Nicky Hayden, time to deliver the goods, sunshine....

[James Deuce]

Nicky Hayden, time to deliver the goods, sunshine....

Always remember that it took Mick Doohan three years of steady improvement to become consitently competitive. He was also quietly understated in his approach to the media and the paddock until his actions were sufficiently "loud".