MotoGP - Phillip Island Test: Here we go...

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Day one of testing...
1. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha) 1:29.566
2. Casey STONER (Ducati) 1:30.178
3. Alex DE ANGELIS (Honda) 1:30.688
4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Honda) 1:30.701
5. James TOSELAND (Yamaha) 1:30.864
6. Marco MELANDRI (Ducati) 1:30.869
7. Shinya NAKANO (Honda) 1:31.111
8. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda) 1:31.226
9. Loris CAPIROSSI (Suzuki) 1:31.274
10. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki) 1:31.317
11. Randy DE PUNIET (Honda) 1:31.436
12. John HOPKINS: (Kawasaki) 31.623
13. Anthony WEST (Kawasaki) 1:31.786
14. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Ducati) 1:32.484
15. Toni ELIAS (Ducati) 1:32.573

[Ed Kok]

great to see colin up there on a satellite bike on french tires. challenges the conventional wisdom.

regards
ed

[EmDee]

I'm a big Colin fan...but he always goes well in winter testing, only to come up short on race day.

I hope he kicks ass this year and being out from underneath Rossi's shadow and testing duties for him, I'm really hoping Colin does well and wins a few this year.

Is Fiat Yamaha not testing there? I don't see Rossi or the new punk listed.

[ProZach]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2008/mgp/sepang-january-test/1/9k.jpg

"Edwards, now free of having Jesus Christ as his teammate, had a really good Sepang test."


Yes, I know from the Sepang test.... just gotta love the quote tho!

[dpwracing]

Colin was also using qualifying tires for his fast time - I know Stoner and Nicky only tested race tires. Colin's time on race tires was something around 1:30.8 (still very good!)

[Hypnotiq]

Damn. Hopper is headed home after highsiding and tearing his groan. OWWWWWW!


Kawasaki's John Hopkins will head home to California from Australia earlier than expected, after crashing heavily during this morning's rain affected test at Phillip Island.

The 24-year-old Anglo-American was one of the few riders to brave the wet conditions early on, taking the opportunity to familiarise himself with the characteristics of Kawasaki's Ninja ZX-RR on full wet tyres for the first time.

Hopkins looked to have got the measure of the conditions as his lap times tumbled with every lap, but then disaster struck as he tried to up the pace even further. Exiting the ultra-fast turn one, the Kawasaki pilot got on the gas fractionally too hard and was catapulted over the handlebars by a vicious highside.

After returning to the pits under his own steam, Hopkins suffered pain in his hip and groin once his leathers were removed. At this point the decision was made to transport him to a medical facility in Melbourne for precautionary x-rays and an ultrasound scan, which confirmed that he'd torn the abductor muscle on the left side of his groin.

[Ed Who?]

i was huge colin fan....but he looks SO lazy the last few years..NO FIRE in his eyes...too bad.

I love Divioso's riding style! way out there like spies almost...thats the one guy i think will be a sleeper this year as in he will do much better than folks think but all eyes are on Jorge....should be fun!

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Day two of testing...

1. Casey STONER (Ducati) 1:29.938
2. Alex DE ANGELIS (Honda) 1:30.449
3. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Honda) 1:31.074
4. Shinya NAKANO (Honda) 1:31.316
5. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda) 1:31.373
6. James TOSELAND (Yamaha) 1:31.451
7. Marco MELANDRI (Ducati) 1:31.478
8. Loris CAPIROSSI (Suzuki) 1:31.545
9. Randy DE PUNIET (Honda) 1:31.575
10. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha) 1:31.593
11. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki) 1:31.774
12. Anthony WEST (Kawasaki) 1:32.242
13. Toni ELIAS (Ducati) 1:32.246
14. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Ducati) 1:32.431
15. John HOPKINS (Kawasaki) 1:42.130

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Day three of testing...

1. Casey STONER (Ducati) 1:28.777 (51)
2. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda) 1:29.734 (102)
3. James TOSELAND (Yamaha) 1:29.754 (89)
4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Honda) 1:29.780 (90)
5. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha) 1:29.795 (56)
6. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki) 1:30.216 (73)
7. Alex DE ANGELIS (Honda) 1:30.438 (91)
8. Shinya NAKANO (Honda) 1:30.728 (89)
9. Toni ELIAS (Ducati) 1:30.966 (97)
10. Randy DE PUNIET (Honda) 1:30.978 (115)
11. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Ducati) 1:30.983 (58)
12. Marco MELANDRI (Ducati) 1:31.377 (108)
13. Loris CAPIROSSI (Suzuki) 1:31.508 (75)
14. Anthony WEST (Kawasaki) 1:31.957 (90)