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Old 11-29-2006, 7:41 PM
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Damn, those 800's are almost up to speed already
Updated Post: Rossi Just Off Race Lap Record On Second Day Of 800cc MotoGP Testing At Jerez News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

Similar articles on Crash.net and motogp.com - These are not going to be slower than the 990s. Well, except the Ilmor.

As always, check motogpnews.com for an alternate take..
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Re: Damn, those 800's are almost up to speed already
Sounds like more corner speed is the difference...will that bring back the days of the highside....
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Increased corner speeds opposed to top speed, of course you're right. I haven't seen trap speeds for the top 800's yet, but I don't think the top end will be a whole lot slower on the courses without gargantuan straights.
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Sounds like more corner speed is the difference...will that bring back the days of the highside....
only if Michelin digs out some of that 92' rubber . . .
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Re: Damn, those 800's are almost up to speed already
Hopefully this will help give all the manufactures' chances at podiums. Kinda of like WSBK. We'll have to see about the Ilmor.
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Sounds like more corner speed is the difference...will that bring back the days of the highside....
Won't the more advanced traction control systems counter some of that?
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Final day of testing



1. Dani PedrosaSPA Repsol HondaTeam 1min 39.910 secs
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 40.123 secs
3. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1min 40.524 secs
4. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 40.766 secs
5. John Hopkins USA Rizla SuzukiMotoGP 1min 41.049 secs
6. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 41.142 secs
7. Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha Team 1min 41.254 secs
8. Alex BarrosBRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 1min 41.276 secs
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 41.492 secs
10. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 41.595 secs
11. Tady Okada JPN Honda 1min 43.392 secs
12. Vittoriano Guareschi ITA Ducati 1min 44.071 secs
13. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor SRT 1min 44.661 secs
14. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor SRT 1min 44.983 secs

Hate to admit that Bake has precience, but Jeremy McWilliams came off the Ilmor (Ill-More?) and broke his femur and collarbone. Get well, soon, mate.



Edit: The Suzukis still aren't crap.

And this round of the Edwards-Barros dogfight goes to
Colin by 2 100ths of a second.. we'll be watching that epic season-long battle for 6th VERY closely in '07..
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Re: Damn, those 800's are almost up to speed already
And Pod set a new circuit record (on a Q, but so was previous record).

Slower bikes, indeed.
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