[FB1000inPA]

.... that Rossi finally got his new Bridgestone qualifying tires for the next race. A new compound was developed by Bridgestone but the race tires will not be available until Barcelona. Also, he will try to put even more weight onto the rear of his M1 bike which worked great during the last two races.

.... that there will be a third Repsol Honda for Tadayuki Okada at the next race. Okada didn't race in 7 years. However, he won 4 500ccm races between 1996 and 2001. Honda is testing new technology (pneumatic valves) in Okada's bike. After that the Honda bosses will decide if Pedrosa and Hayden will get the technology for Barcelona. Honda is the only team that doesn't use this technology in their bikes.

I read this in European newspapers and translated.

[deez]

All true. Rossi has been using a scuffed up soft compound race tire up front ,as their front qualifiers suck, for the qualifying practices so far.