Sepang MotoGP testing (Yamaha, Kawasaki & Ilmor)

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1. Colin Edwards USA Yamaha Racing 2min 02.175 secs
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Racing 2min 02.221 secs
3. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing 2min 02.966 secs
4. Makoto Tamada JAP Yamaha Tech 2min 03.219 secs
5. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing 2min 03.959 secs
6. Sylvian Guintoli FRA Yamaha Tech 2min 06.558 secs
7. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP 2min 08.640 secs (oh dear)

Not looking too good for Ilmor.

[Rawwr]

lol, oh dear.

[DesmoTip]

Not to worry - it's all character building....

[johno]

In real terms that's not bad ... No they're not going to threaten the front runners, but given it's a brand new bike etc etc ..

Reality is that in a 25 lap race they would be lapped, but that's been happening for years to factory bikes.

The Tech Yamaha team ahead of them are on the a new spec Yamaha and they're only 2 secs quicker ...

If Ilmor had the latest tyres like the top teams, and a year behind them, how much closer could they be ...

[F.M]

I had a feeling the Ilmor project would not progress as quickly as the factory teams...A shame Jezza is in another team where his talents will be facing another uphill struggle...It won`t be like the tighter twisty stuff will be able to save the day this year like on the old Proton KR3...

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Day 2

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Racing Team 2min 02.099secs
2. Colin Edwards USA Yamaha Racing Team 2min 02.118secs
3. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 2min 02.554secs
4. Makoto Tamada JAP Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 02.745secs
5. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 2min 02.761secs
6. Sylvian Guintoli FRA Tech 3 Yamaha 2min 05.002secs
7. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP 2min 07.923secs

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johno said:

The Tech Yamaha team ahead of them are on the a new spec Yamaha and they're only 2 secs quicker ...

...

That's just the rider, his team mate Tamada is much quicker, up where he should be.