Testing concludes in Jerez

The fastest men on two wheels have concluded their last round of testing in Jerez before the ban. All of the teams seem to be very pleased with the way things are looking for the 2007 season. Dani Pedrosa put down the fastest lap in the final round, followed closely by Valentino Rossi and Marco Melandri. Blazing into the 4th and 5th place positions were the Suzuki boys, Chris Vermeulen and John Hopkins, respectively. Suzuki has made a FINE showing since testing began, surprising not only most of the MotoGP fans, but themselves as well. I am counting down the days with exhuberant anticipation until the 2007 season finally kicks off on March 10th.... It's just too damn far away :(

Jeremy McWilliams, one of Ilmor's test riders went down hard this weekend. Although he only refers to it as "taking a bit of a tumble" he will require surgery to repair his broken bones, which include a collar bone, a fractured femur, and a finger (which he will lose part of.... but says that it's been broken before and didn't really do him much good anyway... no love lost there huh Jeremy??)

Nicky Hayden didn't participate in the last round of testing. He is at home awaiting surgery for an injury to his shoulder that he sustained in the infamous Estoril crash. Dani represented the team well in his absence though as he brought Honda home on top of the time board..... good on ya Midget :)

There's not much more going on in the world of MotoGP, or the world of Motorcycle Obsession. It's been eerily quiet around here. It's a crappy, rainy Saturday afternoon and Sue's Busa, Spaz's TL and Ducati Mike's Duc are all in the patient ward at Mitch's shop awaiting repairs/upgrades so there will be no riding this weekend anyway. I am getting ready to suit-up and take the SV over to Spaz's house to see what kind of obnoxious sound we can get out of the factory cans... JOY!!!!

Until next time......

Rubb'er Down :)