wouldn't be the first time I was accused of that :D

hah i can only imagine, pickle leg.

FUCKING HOPPER! dude's gonna finish 3rd in the standings... with at least 2 wins...

but he's gonna do it on a KAWI... which makes him the fuck'n man!

says a lot for hopper...

not so much kawi.

yeah well hopper finished 4th last year... so if he can give the boot to pedrosa this year I think he'll be on the podium more... unfortunately I don't see him getting by Rossi or Stoner much this year... but if he can... it'll be for the wins.


this is all of course if he can stay healthy...

Practice from Qatar:

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 1:55.442
2 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 1:55.453
3 James Toseland Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:55.812

ya ya, i know POD. but get at me on sunday and lets see the times.

exactly... little different with folks in your way... obviously... it'll be interesting to see how much of a difference it is for them stepping up from 250's to the 800's

I've heard the 250's carry more corner speed actually... anyone know if that's true?

Yeah, I just have a feeling this is the year a Rookie takes it.

800's have more cornerspeed than the 990's did, but I'm not sure about the 250's

And Toseland is from WSBK

And final thought, I think Rossi will find switching to 'stones to be a HUGE mistake.

I don't think it'll be a huge mistake... but I don't think it'll be the diffrence he's expecting... (well it maybe much better for him but Mich will have gained ground)

who's the other rider that moved up from 250's?