And They're Off

OK, so it's only the first test, but it seems like years since the last race of 2009 and I've been getting withdrawal symptons

This is something to whet the appetite for the season ahead

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 2min 1.411 sec (21 laps)
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 2min 1.902 sec (26 laps)
3. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2min 1.932 sec (27 laps)
4. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2min 2.102 sec (38 laps)
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 2min 2.630 sec (33 laps)
6. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 2min 2.792 sec (28 laps)
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 2min 2.846 sec (34 laps)
8. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 2min 3.078 sec (45 laps)
9. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 2min 3.264 sec (29 laps)
10. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2min 3.302 sec (37 laps)
11. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 2min 3.412 sec (35 laps)
12. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2min 3.563 sec (32 laps)
13. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2min 3.609 sec (22 laps)
14. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 2min 3.651 sec (41 laps)
15. Hector Barbera SPA Aspar Ducati 2min 3.653 sec (44 laps)
16. Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2min 3.681 sec (30 laps)
17. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 2min 3.722 sec (40 laps)

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A balanced diet is a pie in each hand.

My 2010 Trackday Instructing List

I like this story from yesterday..

Perhaps that could set a new challenge and have the team managers race each other? Or is it a message from Ducati that they can't afford a test rider any more?

Ducati team manager rides ten bikes at Sepang! | Page 2 | MotoGP News | Feb 2010 | Crash.Net

How do those times compare to race times/qualifying in last years race, and are they in any way comparable?

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2009 Malaysian Grand Prix - 25/10/2009:
Pole position (dry):
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 2min 0.518sec
Fastest race lap (wet):
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha 2min 13.694sec

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A balanced diet is a pie in each hand.

My 2010 Trackday Instructing List

Woohoo its testing time ........ soon be racing time

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day 3

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 2min 0.925 sec (32 laps)
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 2min 1.320 sec (36 laps)
3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 2min 1.680 sec (60 laps)
4. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 2min 1.822 sec (50 laps)
5. Ben Spies USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2min 2.266 sec (31 laps)
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 2min 2.272 sec (56 laps)
7. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2min 2.479 sec (42 laps)
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 2min 2.493 sec (55 laps)
9. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 2min 2.647 sec (33 laps)
10. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2min 2.763 sec (48 laps)
11. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2min 2.810 sec (55 laps)
12. Hector Barbera SPA Aspar Ducati 2min 3.032 sec (51 laps)
13. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 2min 3.043 sec (48 laps)
14. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 2min 3.195 sec (56 laps)
15. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2min 3.245 sec (49 laps)
16. Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2min 3.274 sec (37 laps)
17. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 2min 3.359 sec (53 laps)

Spies - 5th, Edwards - worried.

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Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

Not really seeing as Edwards fastest time of the testing is still nearly half a second quicker than Spies

Hats off to Spies though, the guy is definitely a talent. Fingers crossed he can throw off the mantle of WSB riders not making it in GPs......