China GP (Race SPoilers)

[darylbowden]

FP1

Pos. Rider Nation Team Lap time
1 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1'59.906
2 C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 0.412
3 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team + 0.913
4 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 1.068
5 J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 1.247
6 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.343
7 C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha + 1.381
8 N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 1.513
9 S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 1.607
10 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.682
11 A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 2.078
12 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 2.120
13 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 2.185
14 T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 2.293
15 J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 2.574
16 J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 2.615
17 S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 3.268
18 M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 4.951

[joemorse]

And a huge high-side for Lorenzo. He's doubtful for qualifying.

[darylbowden]

FP2

Rider Team Bike Time
1 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2:00.163
2 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 2:00.215
3 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 2:00.361
4 Shinya Nakano San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2:00.553
5 John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2:00.591
6 Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team Honda 2:00.607
7 Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 2:00.931
8 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2:00.964
9 Andrea Dovizioso JiR Scot Team Honda 2:01.027
10 Colin Edwards Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 2:01.064
11 Toni Elias Alice Team Ducati 2:01.326
12 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 2:01.504
13 James Toseland Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 2:01.798
14 Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 2:01.913
15 Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 2:02.002
16 Sylvain Guintoli Alice Team Ducati 2:02.348
17 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 2:02.407

[derby]

Originally Posted by desmoquattro

And a huge high-side for Lorenzo. He's doubtful for qualifying.

and now with vid-yo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBwsMrIJ6uM

note rossi's reaction.

[DuCaTiGiR]

Originally Posted by derby

note rossi's reaction.

noted

[gm2]

OUCH. weird thing is that started with the front.

[chipo]

Originally Posted by derby

and now with vid-yo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBwsMrIJ6uM

note rossi's reaction.

Eeks dude that is no bueno.. I hope that that isn't a season ending crash...

Took this from our local forum, Maybe broken Ankle? leg? Knee?

an ryder, on the ground in china
Friday, May 02, 2008
Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo just took a big highside in first practice. He was flicked over the top coming 'round the very long, slow left that comprises Turn two. It looked like an off-the-throttle crash. He appeared to land on his knees. He sat up and appeared to be holding his right leg. TV has just shown pictures of activity around the medevac helicopter, and rumors say he has damaged his ankle. Rossi finished the session quickest from Stoner with the rest a long way back. Pedrosa and Dovizioso were third and fourth.

[EvilSteve]

Wow, that was a nasty high side.

His bike seemed to twitch oddly on transition, which sent him into the air. Anyone catch that enough to know how/why?

[Speeddog]

When he flicked it up from full right lean, his front tire came off the ground just a bit.

When it set back down, he had it turned right just a bit, which was kinda OK, as he was cranking the bike over to full lean left.

But when he cranked it back to the left to set the lean, it lifted the rear a bit and 'round she came.

Man he got a lot of air.

[androgynous]

Originally Posted by Speeddog

Man he got a lot of air.

jordan air