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Phillip Island press conference.. who the hell is that guy next to rossi??

(http://pix.crash.net/motorsport/710/496955.jpg)

You see is like dis. One hand it go here, other hand go down dee back. You geev toss like dis and stick dee meejet to dee velcro wall. I win...make the beast with two backs beeyahgee.

>Phillip Island press conference.. who the hell is that guy next to rossi??<

It kind of looks like Dani Pedrosa, but the guy in the picture is smiling so I have no clue. A press stunt double perhaps? ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/stillie/pedrosa_toss.jpg)

[laugh]

Maybe it's that Bridgestone patch?

so if Pedro finishes this year in 3rd is he going to change his number back to 26 or to 3?  :P

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!! Wallpapered! [clap] [laugh] [beer]

FIM MotoGP World Championship
Phillip Island, Australia
October 3, 2008
Free Practice One Results:

1. Casey STONER (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:30.094
2. Valentino ROSSI (Yamaha), Bridgestone, 1:30.764
3. Alex DE ANGELIS (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:31.043
4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Honda), Michelin, 1:31.051
5. Randy DE PUNIET (Honda), Michelin, 1:31.070
6. Dani PEDROSA (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:31.161
7. Shinya NAKANO (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:31.221
8. Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:31.235
9. Loris CAPIROSSI (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:31.248
10. James TOSELAND (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:31.277
11. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda), Michelin, 1:31.284
12. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:31.368
13. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:31.532
14. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:31.719
15. Marco MELANDRI (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:31.803
16. John HOPKINS (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:31.814
17. Anthony WEST (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:32.211
18. Toni ELIAS (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:32.415


FIM MotoGP World Championship
Phillip Island, Australia
October 3, 2008
Free Practice Two Results (wet conditions):

1. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda), Michelin, 1:38.820
2. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Honda), Michelin, 1:39.575
3. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:39.824
4. Casey STONER (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:40.585
5. Jorge LORENZO (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:40.804
6. Valentino ROSSI (Yamaha), Bridgestone, 1:40.892
7. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:40.948
8. Dani PEDROSA (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:41.638
9. Toni ELIAS (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:41.788
10. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:41.834
11. Alex DE ANGELIS (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:42.408
12. Anthony WEST (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:42.905
13. Randy DE PUNIET (Honda), Michelin, 1:43.006
14. John HOPKINS (Kawasaki), Bridgestone, 1:43.221
15. Shinya NAKANO (Honda), Bridgestone, 1:43.248
16. Loris CAPIROSSI (Suzuki), Bridgestone, 1:43.937
17. James TOSELAND (Yamaha), Michelin, 1:44.084
18. Marco MELANDRI (Ducati), Bridgestone, 1:44.509

FP3:

1   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   1'30.558   318.799   
2   1   Casey STONER   AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team   Ducati   1'30.617   324.917   0.059
3   48   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team   Yamaha   1'30.702   318.331   0.144
4   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   1'30.865   312.186   0.307
5   5   Colin EDWARDS   USA   Tech 3 Yamaha   Yamaha   1'30.884   318.331   0.326
6   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team   Yamaha   1'31.014   317.491   0.456
7   52   James TOSELAND   GBR   Tech 3 Yamaha   Yamaha   1'31.092   317.306   0.534
8   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   JiR Team Scot MotoGP   Honda   1'31.154   313.814   0.596
9   56   Shinya NAKANO   JPN   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   1'31.186   315.366   0.628
10   2   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   1'31.377   323.946   0.819
11   65   Loris CAPIROSSI   ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   1'31.392   314.634   0.834
12   14   Randy DE PUNIET   FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   1'31.418   312.456   0.860
13   7   Chris VERMEULEN   AUS   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   1'31.710   310.220   1.152
14   21   John HOPKINS   USA   Kawasaki Racing Team   Kawasaki   1'31.802   317.213   1.244
15   24   Toni ELIAS   SPA   Alice Team   Ducati   1'31.943   322.308   1.385
16   33   Marco MELANDRI   ITA   Ducati Marlboro Team   Ducati   1'32.310   323.269   1.752
17   50   Sylvain GUINTOLI   FRA   Alice Team   Ducati   1'32.439   322.788   1.881
18   13   Anthony WEST   AUS   Kawasaki Racing Team   Kawasaki   1'33.186   316.656   2.628

Qualifying

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 28.665 secs
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 28.734 secs
3. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 28.756 secs
4. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 28.808 secs
5. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 29.031 secs
6. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1min 29.277 secs
7. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 29.513 secs
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 29.558 secs
9. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 29.710 secs
10. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 29.925 secs
11. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 29.942 secs
12. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 30.014 secs
13. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 1min 30.202 secs
14. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 1min 30.297 secs
15. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 30.545 secs
16. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 31.157 secs
17. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 31.939 secs
18. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 31.995 secs

Rossi had a get off.
Nicky is on the pace as is JT

my picks

stoner to win
hayden to podium (fingers crossed)
depuniet to crash (sorry randy)

really going out on a limb eh

Well here it goes. :

Rossi
Lorentho ;D
Dovi

Now that's going out on a limb and being overweight. [laugh]

Rossi is gonna take it easy, he is already world champion. Stoner is out to pluck him on his own ground.

sometimes you say some really funny things.  this is one of those times.  ;)

Rossi getoff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMdJ35zgg3k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMdJ35zgg3k)

yeap he did from 12 to 2  [coffee] [clap]

That was good racin'.  That pack of 4 fighting for 4th was excellent.  [thumbsup]  I really wish Hayden could have held on, but it was pretty obvious Rossi was gonna get him.  Three champs in the top 3.  Pretty cool.  And Stoner's pretty much locked up #2 for the season.  Woot.   [moto]

Pedro's tossing himself down on the ground a lot more this year, eh?

Great race, but Phillip Island pretty much always makes for good racing.

Stoner was lightning fast from the get go, but it was nice to see Nicky hang with him for quite some time.  The announcers said that Nicky was running 1/2 second faster in the race than he had all weekend, very impressive.

I really wish Rossi hadn't crashed in QP because he had the pace to at least make it a real race out front and keep Stoner honest, but his comeback from 12th to 2nd was just unbelievable.

Toseland was awesome, I love to see guys racing like that.  Just heart and balls, hanging it out everywhere.  I was disappointed to hear Dovi complain about Toseland's aggression.  I swear these GP guys are getting make the beast with two backsing spoiled.  If the other guy didn't make you crash or run off the track, STFU!  Now, if you want to see aggression (which I LOVE), check out Simoncelli and Bautista in the 250s, that was some exciting stuff.

I loved Toseland's line into the first turn.  I was watchin' it all race.  Before Rossi tried to get around him, you could see exactly how James was setting it up-->  Give them the inside of 1, run wide and then you're set up to take them back on the inside of 2 (left hander).  Tighten up the exit on 2, kill their corner speed, stand the bike up early and get a good drive out.  It was awesome.  I'd been watching it for a coupla laps and then Rossi tried to come through.  It worked perfectly.  James let him have the inside of 1 and then took it back on the inside of 2.  'course, Rossi got around him the next lap in the same place.  It was also a blast watching someone  brake late with Rossi.  Few, few people can do that.

I don't get what Dovi was complaining about, though to be fair, I think he did complain that he had to run off track (not sure what he was talking about there). 

 [thumbsup]

it is just silly how rossi can ride, wtf?

is his bike that much faster than anyone else or is that all riding ability? bc if its ability that is just unfair.

he was passing guys so fast in the early laps it was like they were still doing warmup laps.

Rossi has it wrapped up, riding like that for the fans shows a true champ.

it was a great race, i'd love to see the GP at Philip Island, the setting is beautiful.

three cheers for nicky, i would have loved to see him hold his 2nd position, but i'm still psyched he was on the podium, he's had a rough season.
Rossi moving up from 12th to 2nd was just amazing... like old times.

damn... there are only 2 races left of the season  :'(

Agreed! I think at this point he's just trying to rub it in the best he can in the noses of HRC for treating him like shit. Dani will never be WC. It'll be interesting to see what happens next season with Dovi on the factory bike. The way he's been riding the satillite bike must be giving Pedro night sweats thinking about having him as a teamate in 2009.

Great race! Of course Rossi is the greatest. If you think his talent ability makes it unfair for everyone else having to face him when he's not on the fastest bike in GP you should have seen him on the RC211V. It was almost a forgone conclusion that he was going to win. I think him being on a Yamaha has made it all much more interesting. Thanks Rossi!

I'm happy that Nicky is having a good run near the end of his tenure at Honda. I wasn't sure Rossi was going to catch him. It's a little sad the year is almost over. I have a feeling that next year there will be more riders truly contending for the championship that there has been in a long time. I wouldn't be surprised if we see many more different race winners next year. It's going to be tough for Rossi. It makes me sad to think that one day he'll be gone. :-\

it's only this year that the M1 800 is as fast as most other bikes.  what you're seeing is just rossi.

..and double [thumbsup] for nicky!  great fun to see him hang on to stoner like that.

i don't think he was trying to show HRC their mistake... he was just trying to get a better look at his next bike in action.  ;)

+1 on Toseland, especially holding off rossi.  that's a career moment all by itself. 

and -1 on Dovi.  shut up and race dude.

some good photos

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_2008_australian_motorcycle.html (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/the_2008_australian_motorcycle.html)

Those are nice pics.