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Day 1:

Pos       Rider   Team   Fastest lap   Lead. Gap   Prev. Gap   Laps   Last lap
1      STONER, Casey   Ducati Test Team   1:59.680         25 / 32   
2      DOVIZIOSO, Andrea   Ducati Team   1:59.797   0.117   0.117   23 / 29   
3      VIÑALES, Maverick   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   2:00.129   0.449   0.332   34 / 54   
4      BAUTISTA, Alvaro   Pull&Bear Aspar Team   2:00.134   0.454   0.005   37 / 53   
5      IANNONE, Andrea   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   2:00.489   0.809   0.355   22 / 44   
6      CRUTCHLOW, Cal   LCR Honda   2:00.569   0.889   0.080   27 / 44   
7      FOLGER, Jonas   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   2:00.643   0.963   0.074   23 / 40   
8      ROSSI, Valentino   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   2:00.694   1.014   0.051   20 / 27   
9      MARQUEZ, Marc   Repsol Honda Team   2:00.738   1.058   0.044   25 / 56   
10      BARBERA, Hector   Avintia Racing   2:00.743   1.063   0.005   24 / 38   
11      PETRUCCI, Danilo   OCTO Pramac Yakhnich   2:00.850   1.170   0.107   27 / 34   
12      REDDING, Scott   OCTO Pramac Yakhnich   2:00.853   1.173   0.003   28 / 44   
13      PEDROSA, Dani   Repsol Honda Team   2:00.970   1.290   0.117   25 / 44   
14      ZARCO, Johann   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   2:01.224   1.544   0.254   46 / 69   
15      ESPARGARO, Aleix   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   2:01.272   1.592   0.050   23 / 36   
16      ESPARGARO, Pol   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing   2:01.338   1.658   0.066   45 / 58   
17      LORENZO, Jorge   Ducati Team   2:01.349   1.669   0.011   40 / 45   
18      BAZ, Loris   Avintia Racing   2:01.352   1.672   0.003   47 / 48   
19      TSUDA, Takuya   Suzuki Test Team   2:01.812   2.132   0.460   28 / 79   
20      RINS, Alex   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   2:01.890   2.210   0.078   49 / 52   
21      ABRAHAM, Karel   Pull&Bear Aspar Team   2:01.926   2.246   0.036   40 / 45   
22      MILLER, Jack   Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS   2:01.943   2.263   0.017   49 / 51   
23      NOZANE, Kohta   Yamaha Factory Racing   2:02.187   2.507   0.244   33 / 36   
24      NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki   Yamaha Factory Racing   2:02.291   2.611   0.104   24 / 45   
25      RABAT, Tito   Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS   2:02.315   2.635   0.024   22 / 37   
26      LOWES, Sam   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   2:02.943   3.263   0.628   33 / 50   
27      SMITH, Bradley   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing   2:03.033   3.353   0.090   47 / 49   
NC      PIRRO, Michele   Ducati Test Team

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/01/30/27-back-on-top-stoner-fastest-in-sepang/218493

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/01/30/dovizioso-top-race-rider-on-day-1/218456

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/01/30/lorenzo-on-this-track-there-s-a-lot-of-difference/218481

Oh dear.

Well, both Jorghey and Dovi were on 2016 bikes. i presume they'll start testing new parts in Sepang, then based on those, break out the new bike at PI or just wait for Qatar. Any way you look at it, Stoner is still batshit fast.

(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/C4344AFD-34E7-459F-953E-0DAB9A8C57D3.png) (http://s201.photobucket.com/user/chiflado/media/C4344AFD-34E7-459F-953E-0DAB9A8C57D3.png.html)

They're getting after it.  [evil] Well Jorge is anyway, he's running alone.

Everyone's got sand in their pussy. Jorge is back out again.

This show that they're running right now is excellent. Lot of great former racers.  [thumbsup]

They just said that was part 1 of 4.

Its drying off, so starting to get more riders on the track. 3:40

Day 2

1.   ^   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   59.452s   [Lap 38/40]
2.   ^   Maverick Viñales   ESP   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   59.858s   +0.406s   [51/51]
3.   ^   Alvaro Bautista   ESP   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16)   2m   0.218s   +0.766s   [46/49]
4.   ^   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   2m   0.254s   +0.802s   [51/54]
5.   ^   Johann Zarco   FRA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*   2m   0.343s   +0.891s   [49/50]
6.   ^   Hector Barbera   ESP   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16)   2m   0.352s   +0.900s   [26/33]
7.   ˅   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)   2m   0.441s   +0.989s   [33/42]
8.   ^   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)   2m   0.484s   +1.032s   [65/66]
9.   ˅   Jonas Folger   GER   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*   2m   0.495s   +1.043s   [43/43]
10.   ˅   Marc Marquez   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   2m   0.531s   +1.079s   [27/33]
11.   ^   Aleix Espargaro   ESP   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   2m   0.609s   +1.157s   [29/36]
12.   ˅   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   2m   0.691s   +1.239s   [39/44]
13.   ^   Alex Rins   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*   2m   0.876s   +1.424s   [36/36]
14.   ˅   Dani Pedrosa   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   2m   0.886s   +1.434s   [38/44]
15.   ˅   Scott Redding   GBR   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP16)   2m   0.972s   +1.520s   [35/36]
16.   ^   Karel Abraham   CZE   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15)   2m   0.981s   +1.529s   [43/44]
17.   ˅   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP17)   2m   1.124s   +1.672s   [15/20]
18.   =   Loris Baz   FRA   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15)   2m   1.227s   +1.775s   [29/30]
19.   NA   Michele Pirro   ITA   Ducati Test Rider (Desmosedici GP17)   2m   1.382s   +1.930s   [37/45]
20.   ˅   Pol Espargaro   ESP   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16)   2m   1.525s   +2.073s   [36/37]
21.   ^   Jack Miller   AUS   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   2m   1.556s   +2.104s   [24/56]
22.   ^   Sam Lowes   GBR   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*   2m   2.058s   +2.606s   [45/47]
23.   ^   Tito Rabat   ESP   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   2m   2.189s   +2.737s   [24/30]
24.   ˅   Takuya Tsuda   JPN   Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)   2m   2.267s   +2.815s   [52/54]
25.   ^   Bradley Smith   GBR   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16)   2m   2.516s   +3.064s   [30/32]
26.   ˅   Katsuyuki Nakasuga   JPN   Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)   2m   2.893s   +3.441s   [26/36]
27.   ˅   Kouta Nozane   GER   Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)   2m   3.052s   +3.600s   [33/34]

Back live.  [popcorn]

Day 3

1.   ^   Maverick Viñales   ESP   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   59.368s   [Lap 40/72]
2.   ^   Marc Marquez   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   59.506s   +0.138s   [18/85]
3.   ^   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)   1m   59.553s   +0.185s   [9/56]
4.   ^   Dani Pedrosa   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   59.578s   +0.210s   [64/67]
5.   ˅   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   59.589s   +0.221s   [50/62]
6.   ˅   Alvaro Bautista   ESP   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16)   1m   59.628s   +0.260s   [10/64]
7.   NA   Casey Stoner   AUS   Ducati Test Rider (Desmosedici GP17)   1m   59.639s   +0.271s   [8/46]
8.   ^   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m   59.728s   +0.360s   [67/71]
9.   ˅   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)   1m   59.767s   +0.399s   [29/66]
10.   ˅   Johann Zarco   FRA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*   1m   59.772s   +0.404s   [42/45]
11.   ˅   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   2m   0.045s   +0.677s   [45/49]
12.   ^   Alex Rins   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*   2m   0.057s   +0.689s   [58/60]
13.   ˅   Aleix Espargaro   ESP   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   2m   0.108s   +0.740s   [21/53]
14.   ^   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP17)   2m   0.310s   +0.942s   [51/53]
15.   ˅   Jonas Folger   GER   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*   2m   0.312s   +0.944s   [25/54]
16.   ^   Jack Miller   AUS   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   2m   0.439s   +1.071s   [9/70]
17.   ˅   Karel Abraham   CZE   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15)   2m   0.445s   +1.077s   [11/38]
18.   ˅   Hector Barbera   ESP   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16)   2m   0.537s   +1.169s   [15/50]
19.   ˅   Scott Redding   GBR   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP16)   2m   0.645s   +1.277s   [55/74]
20.   ˅   Loris Baz   FRA   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15)   2m   0.873s   +1.505s   [32/58]
21.   ^   Bradley Smith   GBR   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16)   2m   1.338s   +1.970s   [61/62]
22.   =   Sam Lowes   GBR   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*   2m   1.341s   +1.973s   [7/43]
23.   ˅   Pol Espargaro   ESP   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16)   2m   1.506s   +2.138s   [14/67]
24.   ^   Katsuyuki Nakasuga   JPN   Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1)   2m   1.658s   +2.290s   [28/30]
25.   ˅   Takuya Tsuda   JPN   Suzuki Test Rider (GSX-RR)   2m   2.769s   +3.401s   [59/68]

Finally MM found something. I'm sure VR is regretting forcing Jorghey out. Viñales on an M1 is a scary thought.

How do you figure Rossi forced him out?

It was a given since he returned that Yamaha's focus would always be Rossi. In that sense, he forced Jorghey's ginormous ego out the door.

I look at it more like You'reghey wimped out and blinked.

He's too much of a premadonna to be second fiddle to Rossi. The only reason he didn't leave immediately was because the only other viable bike at that time was Honda with MM.

Best way not to be 2nd fiddle is to beat your team mate. He did that the year before.

He did and he likely expected Yamaha to worship him and only him. So he was butt hurt when they refused to say that he was their number one rider. When Rossi got the contract at the same he did and possibly for similar pay, the baby jumped ship.

I think he's going to regret that.

I agree, especially this season. I think he might be on the podium on a few occasions, but likely going to end up on the gravel a lot. I see him finishing in 6th or 7th place.

I think a wall will be erected in Yamaha,

https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2017/02/01/2017-sepang-motogp-test-results-yamahas-vinales-fastest-overall/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Matt Oxley's theory on the innards of the GP17's "Salad Box"

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/motogp/anti-chatter-jounce-box (http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/motogp/anti-chatter-jounce-box)

I think he pulled the trigger too early on that article.

The inerters sit between the suspension and the chassis.
Penske has shocks with those inerters built right in.
I called 'em and chatted for a bit with their sports-car tech, he said they use 'em on Indycar and other car stuff where it's legal, Pro Stock drag cars, some other 4-wheeler thing I forgot.
He had a recollection that moto guys tried 'em, but the different feel was an issue, but he wasn't sure exactly.
I'll talk with their moto tech guy, see if there's any being used on bikes.
Not super relevant to the Salad Box, just piqued my interest.

Headphones and crank it.  [evil]

https://youtu.be/3CXk5gPj5UI