I guess someone's got to do it.

FP1 (from Autosport):
1. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 1:34.646
2. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 1:34.779 + 0.133
3. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:34.886 + 0.240
4. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 1:34.967 + 0.321
5. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 1:35.319 + 0.673
6. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:35.502 + 0.856
7. Andrea Dovizioso JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1:35.574 + 0.928
8. Shinya Nakano San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:35.672 + 1.026
9. John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing Team 1:35.743 + 1.097
10. James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha 1:35.874 + 1.228
11. Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1:35.968 + 1.322
12. Alex de Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:36.059 + 1.413
13. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 1:36.134 + 1.488
14. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team 1:36.144 + 1.498
15. Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro Team 1:36.359 + 1.713
16. Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team 1:36.418 + 1.772
17. Toni Elias Alice Team 1:36.756 + 2.110
18. Sylvain Guintoli Alice Team 1:37.421 + 2.775

FP2:
1. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) 1:34.227
2. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 1:34.276 + 0.049
3. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 1:34.287 + 0.060
4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 1:34.487 + 0.260
5. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 1:34.630 + 0.403
6. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 1:34.959 + 0.732
7. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 1:35.047 + 0.840
8. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 1:35.073 + 0.846
9. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 1:35.133 + 0.906
10. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 1:35.239 + 1.012
11. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 1:35.256 + 1.029
12. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 1:35.378 + 1.151
13. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 1:35.450 + 1.223
14. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 1:35.678 + 1.451
15. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 1:35.848 + 1.621
16. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 1:35.877 + 1.650
17. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 1:36.039 + 1.812
18. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 1:36.414 + 2.187

FP2 with a little more (jumbled) info:

1 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'34.227 29 29 276.4
2 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'34.276 22 27 0.049 0.049 284.8
3 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 1'34.287 9 27 0.060 0.011 276.6
4 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'34.487 22 27 0.260 0.200 277.9
5 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'34.630 22 29 0.403 0.143 284.5
6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'34.959 15 27 0.732 0.329 279.2
7 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 1'35.047 27 28 0.820 0.088 276.7
8 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 1'35.073 19 26 0.846 0.026 283.8
9 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'35.133 19 27 0.906 0.060 284.4
10 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 1'35.239 26 29 1.012 0.106 272.5
11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'35.256 21 30 1.029 0.017 285.3
12 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'35.378 26 26 1.151 0.122 271.6
13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP HONDA 1'35.450 16 24 1.223 0.072 276.6
14 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'35.678 25 25 1.451 0.228 280.2
15 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 1'35.848 22 27 1.621 0.170 273.6
16 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'35.877 27 27 1.650 0.029 281.4
17 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team DUCATI 1'36.039 15 27 1.812 0.162 280.7
18 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team DUCATI 1'36.414 25 26 2.187 0.375 275.2

No idea where they have the radar gun but this shows the Suzukis and Kawasakis as fast as anything.

garyb425 - 16 May 2008 11:48 AM

FP2 with a little more (jumbled) info:

1 2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'34.227 29 29 276.4
2 1 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'34.276 22 27 0.049 0.049 284.8
3 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 1'34.287 9 27 0.060 0.011 276.6
4 48 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'34.487 22 27 0.260 0.200 277.9
5 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'34.630 22 29 0.403 0.143 284.5
6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team YAMAHA 1'34.959 15 27 0.732 0.329 279.2
7 56 Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 1'35.047 27 28 0.820 0.088 276.7
8 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP HONDA 1'35.073 19 26 0.846 0.026 283.8
9 21 John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'35.133 19 27 0.906 0.060 284.4
10 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 1'35.239 26 29 1.012 0.106 272.5
11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP SUZUKI 1'35.256 21 30 1.029 0.017 285.3
12 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'35.378 26 26 1.151 0.122 271.6
13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP HONDA 1'35.450 16 24 1.223 0.072 276.6
14 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team DUCATI 1'35.678 25 25 1.451 0.228 280.2
15 52 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha YAMAHA 1'35.848 22 27 1.621 0.170 273.6
16 13 Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team KAWASAKI 1'35.877 27 27 1.650 0.029 281.4
17 24 Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team DUCATI 1'36.039 15 27 1.812 0.162 280.7
18 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team DUCATI 1'36.414 25 26 2.187 0.375 275.2

No idea where they have the radar gun but this shows the Suzukis and Kawasakis as fast as anything.

And the Honda slowest,yet fastest on the lap

Yeah, I guess on a go-kart track top speed isn't everything!

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Funny!

Grrr! I forgot I can't read previous posts when writing a reply and now don't remember what I wanted to say. Dang CRS disease, anyway!

They're saying 80-90% chance of rain on Sunday. Not that it isn't fun to watch but I was hoping for a knife fight at the front in the dry.

I'm seeing 50% chance of rain tomorrow and 30% on Sunday at Wunderground.

I just hope it's wet or dry, not in-between with bike-swapping.

Here is to watching Dani get pushed around... Hopefully he can get into a good little tussle with Jorge, so we can see Lorenzo kick his a$$.

Tosleand looking quite average... oh, wait, are we gonna get the "never been to this track" excuse again?

Simoncellin looking solid in the 2 and a half's.

EKron - 16 May 2008 12:27 PM

NOW WITH 25% MORE SPOILERS

Funny!

Grrr! I forgot I can't read previous posts when writing a reply and now don't remember what I wanted to say. Dang CRS disease, anyway!

They're saying 80-90% chance of rain on Sunday. Not that it isn't fun to watch but I was hoping for a knife fight at the front in the dry.

I beg to differ!

There's a button on the bottom of the "Post a New Reply" page that says "THREAD REVIEW" with a plus symbol to the left of it...just click and voila (sp?) there you have the last 10 posts!

robertorolfo - 16 May 2008 12:34 PM

Here is to watching Dani get pushed around... Hopefully he can get into a good little tussle with Jorge, so we can see Lorenzo kick his a$$.

+1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

on a dry LeMans i don't see anyone hanging on with Pedro , maybe Rossi?.............who knows

dosed - 16 May 2008 01:24 PM

on a dry LeMans i don't see anyone hanging on with Pedro , maybe Rossi?.............who knows

Fast lap time is very deceiving in this case... Pedrosa did fewer "race pace" laps than both Stoner & Lorenzo. And Stoner basically did 10 of his last 12 laps UNDER 1:35, including 6 in a row (not counting one lap where he was balked)!

I'm definitely thinking young school for this race... Stoner, Lorenzo, & Pedrosa for the podium. Rossi, Vermeulen, & Edwards in the next group. I know, a tough call and waaay out on the limb...

robertorolfo - 16 May 2008 12:34 PM

Tosleand looking quite average... oh, wait, are we gonna get the "never been to this track" excuse again?

He's less than a second off Rossi - what's Melandri's excuse?

If it's dry and Pedrosa gets a clean shot off the line he may clear out. I think if it's dry tomorrow times will keep dropping, but it's Le Mans so the weather can do anything.

robertorolfo - 16 May 2008 12:34 PM

Here is to watching Dani get pushed around... Hopefully he can get into a good little tussle with Jorge, so we can see Lorenzo kick his a$$.

Tosleand looking quite average... oh, wait, are we gonna get the "never been to this track" excuse again?

Lay off it man. Nobody bashes Rolfo every race when he's looking average on tracks he's already raced on before. If Toseland doesn't improve when we get to a track he has seen before then bash him to your delight. If he beats Dovi at Laguna (a track Dovi has never seen) then you can't talk trash about Toseland for the rest of the year. Care to take that bet?

nicolaib211v -

I beg to differ!
There's a button on the bottom of the "Post a New Reply"...

Thanks, you'd think I know how forums work.

Qualifying....

Pos. Rider Nation Team Lap time
1 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 1'32.647
2 C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha + 0.127
3 C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 0.347
4 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.510
5 J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.622
6 N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 0.639
7 J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 0.749
8 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 0.793
9 J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 0.981
10 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 1.042
11 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.060
12 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 1.076
13 S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 1.430
14 T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 1.914
15 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 2.023
16 S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 2.100
17 M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 2.434
18 A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 2.702

Or, if you'd like it in a little nicer form....
(It's a PDF File...)

http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/last/MotoGP/classification.pdf

Whatever Melandri had, it looks like he lost it.
Edwards up front again, can he close the deal this time?
Hopper up a little farther, hopefully he can pick up a couple more during the race.

mixed feelings about The-Life-Like-Colin-Doll... my intial reaction was thank goodness Pedro knocked him off pole so it would not be wasted on the LLCD yet again, but, who knows... he might come good tomorrow... he did have it in the bag a couple of years ago until he threw it away... it would not bother me for him to win a race, allthough, i shudder to think what kind of painful press conference that would produce...

Jorge needs to chill out a bit... 2 more crashes and one scary run off moment... watching him trying to back that bike up made me cringe a bit... no doubt about it, he is hard, but, #### man... just bring it home...

LTD... same old same old... better start working on that resume'... as should Melandri, Guintoli, West, DeAngelis (how did he get to MotoGP anyway?), Nakano...

Hopper... i would lying if i said i was not disappointed with his season so far... surely there is going to more improvement, but, there is so much quality up front that anything in the top 5 would be a great result for him... man that hurts...

JT put in a good showing... i mean his 7th is nowhere near as impressive as Dovi's 10th, but, for a crap rider, JT did pretty good...

Rossi will be in the hunt (as per usual)...
Pedro will be in the hunt (as per usual)...
Stoner seems to have good pace this weekend...
Jorge... i can not count him off of the podium...

while i want Rossi to win for his title chase, i do like Pedro winning for the inevitable reaction from the sheeple...