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Time Schedule
Pramac Grand Prix of China

Friday, 2 May 2008
13:10 - 13:40 (0010-0040 CDT) QP1 125cc
13:55 - 14:55 (0055-0155 CDT) FP2 MotoGP
15:10 - 15:55 (0210-0255 CDT) QP1 250cc

Saturday, 3 May 2008
13:10 - 13:40 (0010-0040 CDT) QP2 125cc
13:55 - 14:55 (0055-0155 CDT) QP MotoGP
15:10 - 15:55 (0210-0255 CDT) QP2 250cc

Sunday, 4 May 2008
12:00 (2300 CDT Saturday night) Race 125cc
13:15 (0015 CDT) Race 250cc
15:00 (0200 CDT) Race MotoGP

Time schedule in local time. Time zone GMT + 8 hours.

THOSE TIME ARE CDT... you left/right coasters will have to figure out the rest.

Thanks! Oh, how I love getting up at 2:45AM to catch the race...

I'm hoping motogp.com will post the FP2/QP videos, as they did for Qatar, especially since the Euros will be on the way to or at work about the time of the live video.

FP1 TIMES:

1 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1'59.906
2 C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 0.412
3 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team + 0.913
4 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 1.068
5 J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 1.247
6 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.343
7 C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha + 1.381
8 N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 1.513
9 S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 1.607
10 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.682
11 A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 2.078
12 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 2.120
13 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 2.185
14 T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 2.293
15 J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 2.574
16 J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 2.615
17 S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 3.268
18 M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 4.951



Lorenzo had doozy of a highside as reported on motogp.com. Check out the picture!

Anyone else having problems with the video on the "official" website?
TIA

BIRcornerworker - 02 May 2008 01:09 AM

Anyone else having problems with the video on the "official" website?
TIA

Noop... have been watching using WMV, 500kbps setting.

The Lorenzo high-speed was a big one - will be a shame if injury now rules him out following his start to the season. More pics here: http://www.crash.net/news_view.asp?id=162775&pid=0&cid=6&news=y

FP2:

1 C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 2'00.163
2 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.052
3 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team + 0.198
4 S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 0.390
5 J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 0.428
6 N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 0.444
7 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 0.768
8 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 0.801
9 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 0.864
10 C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha + 0.901
11 T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 1.163
12 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.341
13 J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 1.635
14 M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 1.750
15 A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 1.839
16 S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 2.185
17 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 2.244


Top speeds from FP1 (kph). Definitely not the all-telling story, but the disparities are interesting. Curious how the Tech3 pnengines are so much slower than the Fiat bikes...

1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 329.4
33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 327.3
50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team DUCATI 325.9
24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team DUCATI 325.6
65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 322.1
46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 321.9
2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 320.5
13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 320.0
14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 319.1
48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 318.0
21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 317.8
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP HONDA 317.5
69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 317.2
5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 315.5
56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 314.8
7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 314.7
15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 314.1
52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 313.8

Guintoli Tops 204 MPH In China
five bikes over 200 on friday
by evan williams
Friday, May 02, 2008

Pedrosa's Honda was clocked at 202.5 mph on Friday.
Blazing top speeds are the rule of the day in China ... Sylvain Guintoli's Ducati was clocked at 204.6 miles per hour on Friday.

Diminutive Dani Pedrosa hit 202.5 and Casey Stoner's Desmosedici was timed at 202.3. The other two Ducati riders (Marco Melandri and Toni Elias) also topped 200 miles per hour as well, making five bikes over the "double ton".

Americans John Hopkins and Nicky Hayden look to be lacking in the top speed department. The two were fifth and sixth in lap times but both were at eight miles per hour down on Guintoli's speed.

Everyone knew that the Ducatis would be fastest again this year. However, it is surprising to see that Pedrosa is 6 mph faster than Hayden at top speed. Trap speeds are always questionable. Top speed on the long straights at China, though is pretty hard to attribute to anything other than the speed of the bike. Anyone have any ideas on why the disparity between two factory Hondas at top speed?

editted to say nevermind... did not pay attention to the actual quote... carry on...


pretty spectacular highside from Lorenzo this morning...

ljb? can you provide a prognosis on lorenzo's injury for the rest of us?