Valencia test

[desmoquattro]

imagine how valentino felt all year 

We live (and die) vicariously through him.

[Rameses]

...it still like that first time you found out that there was no Santa Claus...

imagine how valentino felt all year 

So you're saying Rossi found out there was no Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey??

[gm2]

[DanTheMan]

The Zuke seems promising, wish they could get a rider capable of a podium on it.

[Raux]

I suppose I shouldn't be discouraged that the 800cc Zuke is faster than the 1000cc Ducati...new chassis and all. But damn...

but it is a further slam on the gp11 that hr can do better

[zooom]

DAY 2 TIMESHEET

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:31.807
2 Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:31.968
3 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:32.338
4 Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:32.550
5 Andrea Dovizioso Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:33.256
6 Valentino Rossi Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:33.332
7 Karel Abraham Cardion AB MotoRacing Ducati GP11 1:33.433
8 Hector Barbera Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:33.648
9 Alvaro Bautista San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:33.814
10 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda Honda RC212V 1:34.142
11 Kousuke Akiyoshi Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:34.546
12 Franco Battaini Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:34.840
13 Carmelo Morales  TeamLaglisse CRT 1:35.911
14 Ivan Silva BRQ CRT 1:36.695
15 Yonny Hernandez BRQ CRT 1:37.279
16 Federico Sandi Grilini  CRT 1:38.680

[desmoquattro]

Wow...CRT bikes 5 seconds off the front. I forsee a lot of blue flags next season

[fastwin]

Wow, what's all that shiny aluminum looking stuff on the Pramac Duc? Oh... it's aluminum! Still wondering why the Duc GP bikes have screens on the exhaust outlets? I'm still going with the idea it's a DP Corse spark arrestor kit for legal off roading in National and State Parks.

[derby]

Still wondering why the Duc GP bikes have screens on the exhaust outlets?

when you're limited to six engines, it's best to not let trap gravel in through the tailpipe.

[gm2]

Wow...CRT bikes 5 seconds off the front. I forsee a lot of blue flags next season

it's not like seeing the bottom of the grid satellite bikes be 3-4 seconds off, especially in a test, is unusual.

[zarn02]

Still wondering why the Duc GP bikes have screens on the exhaust outlets?

I don't remember them being there before Rossi showed up. And if you'll recall, Rossi was one of the only GP riders to run a muffler, when he was on the Yamaha.

My guess, in no way supported by actual evidence, is that the screening on the exhaust tips decreases the noise somehow.

[gm2]

I don't remember them being there before Rossi showed up. And if you'll recall, Rossi was one of the only GP riders to run a muffler, when he was on the Yamaha.

My guess, in no way supported by actual evidence, is that the screening on the exhaust tips decreases the noise somehow.

they've been there since the engine allocations started and they've specifically said they're there b/c of the above.  derby wasn't guessing.

[desmoquattro]

it's not like seeing the bottom of the grid satellite bikes be 3-4 seconds off, especially in a test, is unusual.

Sure. But that 1-2 extra seconds a lap may well make a big difference over 27-30 lap races...lots more backmarkers.

[Jester]

All I can say for Ducati is that they better have one hell of a plan this winter..... not just endlessly trying to recreate the same failed idea they've been using.  Preziosi feeds us a bunch of BS like "we don't expect to have good times" etc just to cover his ass because he's failing to fix design flaws over and over and over.  You can say "its just a test," but they are arguably farther off the pace out of the gate than leaving the 2011 season.  I don't see how they are going to find 1.5 seconds in the next three months.  Maybe they will, but it seems like a lot to ask.  Rossi has to be worried.

[fastwin]

they've been there since the engine allocations started and they've specifically said they're there b/c of the above.  derby wasn't guessing.

Why didn't they use Snuff-or-Nots like on my straight piped Honda S90?

For the kids:

http://blog.cycleworld.com/2011/03/to-snuff-or-not-to-snuff%E2%80%94by-steven-l-thompson/