I m late by 12 hrs ! ! Nice looking bike ! Bon Voyage Ben boy .

Ben will Finish 5th

doesnt look like so...

FP1 is over and the top four are still top 4.
Stoner still continuing his 2007 form or maybe better. Lorenzo at 2nd place and pedrosa holding on to the 3rd spot.
Rossi taking it easy with expected improvements tomorrow,currently sits in 4th in the time sheets.
Ben said the guys are really fast on these machines and now I think Ben wont be able to finish do any better than finish near the 2009 Tech3 Riders.
Currently, I see him somewhere being a part of the third group with Toseland, Kallio, Vermeulen, etc. But I have high hopes for the lad. Hope he exceeds my expectations

Heres the full FP1 timings :
1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 32.813 sec
2. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 33.195 sec
3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1min 33.241 sec
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1min 33.499 sec
5. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 1min 33.910 sec
6. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 1min 34.106 sec
7. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1min 34.123 sec
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1min 34.382 sec
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 34.427 sec
10. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 34.462 sec
11. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 1min 34.696 sec
12. Marco Melandri ITA Hayate Racing Team 1min 34.859 sec
13. James Toseland GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1min 34.865 sec
14. Toni Elias SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1min 34.873 sec
15. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 1min 35.052 sec
16. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1min 35.131 sec
17. Gabor Talmacsi HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 1min 35.258 sec
18. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 1min 35.458 sec


2008 Valencian Grand Prix - 26/10/2008:
Pole position:
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 1min 31.502sec
Fastest race laps by manufacturer:
Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro (B) 1min 32.582sec
Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda (B) 1min 32.796sec
Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha (B) 1min 33.075sec
Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki (B) 1min 33.626sec
John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing (B) 1min 34.035sec


courtesy www.crash.net

Ben has admittedly taken the FP1 lightly and is getting accustomed to the M1. He said the M1 is a lot roomier than the R1 he was riding and he is still adjusting his 'very superbike' style of riding to the GPs.

He was only on perhaps 70% of the limit of the bike yesterday. I honestly see him shooting up tomorrow and perching himself somewhere 5-8 th !!

your subject said "dosent look like so"

guess you just had your shorts served for diner. ( ) lol.. sorry for the excitement. i mean that guy just smoked all the names you mentioned in qualifying already... and come on man! you followed wsbk din't you.

Ben will finish 5th.! on a non factory spec.

Mark my words guys .... Spies is gonna rock 2010!!!!

I expected surprises in the race and indeed we got surprises

Yay! Aoyama the last 250 champion

I have to agree with Sukant. Spies is the rider to watch for next season.

Hmm Next season:
- 6 new Riders in MotoGP (Aoyama, Simoncelli, Bautista, Spies, Espargaro, Hector Barbera).
- One new class.
- Two new Tracks.

A lot of things to look forward to

Dramatic start to the race, Stoner crashed in the warm up lap!! Pedrosa was uncatchable today. Nice race by Spies too, he helped Colin to finish 5th in the championship Colin ran to thank/congratulate him after the race. hehe

No Offence taken dude...
Spies lived up to our expectations finishing 7th ahead of a factory Honda. His comments say how much confidence he now has on the bike. certainly Ben will be impressive in 2010 and Yamaha has the most strongest line up ever, for the next season.
No doubt he will take the Rookie of the year in 2010 if not the championship.
And what do we have here...
Rossi: Yamaha has to choose between me and Jorge for 2011
Source - www.crash.net
I dont blame the Champ. If I was a 9 time world champion I would never develop a bike for my team mate if I new he's my closest rival.
Its like "India and Pakistan working together on developing a Nuclear explosive." .
How about moving Ben to full factory team in 2011. In that case I guess Stoner might have to ride alongside Lorenzo for 2011.

P.S - please dont take the part in quotes in any person way. just kidding around.

What are the standings from last race?
sumone?

MotoGP Race Classification
Pos. Rider Motorcycle
1 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team
2 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha Team
3 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha Team
4 Colin EDWARDS Monster Yamaha Tech 3
5 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Marlboro Team
6 Toni ELIAS San Carlo Honda Gresini
7 Ben SPIES Sterilgarda Yamaha Team
8 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda Team
9 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing
10 Alex DE ANGELIS San Carlo Honda Gresini
11 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda MotoGP
12 James TOSELAND Monster Yamaha Tech 3
13 Aleix ESPARGARO Pramac Racing
14 Loris CAPIROSSI Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
15 Chris VERMEULEN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
16 Gabor TALMACSI Scot Racing Team MotoGP
17 Marco MELANDRI Hayate Racing Team
Not starting
Casey STONER Ducati Marlboro Team

^^That looks like a photoshop job, would love to see that happen anyways.

that's what 2011 is going to look like!!!

990s. Rossi on a Ducati.

Lorenzo n Spies on factory Yamahas!!!

o i can hardly wait! move over 2010!

A fantastic season came to an end, the best moment for me was Rossi's last corner pass on lorenzo @ Catalunya!

Anyway, even in the last race top three riders of the season were in a league of their own (Sorry Stoner for ur warmup crash)... Colin... though in 4th, was 32 sec. behind the leading three!!

MotoGP Valencia Race Results:
1. Dan Pedrosa (Honda) 46:47.553
2. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) +2.630
3. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) +2.913
4. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) +32.515
5. Nicky Hayden (Ducati) +34.585
6. Toni Elias (Honda) +34.888
7. Ben Spies (Yamaha) +37.706
8. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) +38.364
9. Mika Kallio (Ducati) +42.491
10. Alex De Angelis (Honda) +43.689
11. Randy De Puniet (Honda) +46.018
12. James Toseland (Yamaha) +50.226
13. Aleix Espargaro (Ducati) +57.168
14. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki) +1'06.877
15. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) +1'11.701