In case anyone doesn't know, live timing and results here: Home :: Timing Solutions Ltd. Ffs free practice and Hopper didn't even get a lap in!! He isn't on the sheets as anyway. Brookes and Byrne being split by Iddon in FP1. Can't see that lasting Prediction: Brookes Byrne Ellison Brookes Byrne Buchan
As the track needed to be cleaned of debris and fluids you can guess that Hopkins had a catastrophic engine failure. Andy
So you need to look at what is happening and how the WSB team is dealing with it if they are experiencing the same problems. I understand the Ducati Corse answer to at least 2 of the issues, clutch plate failure and exhaust pipe cracking, is to fit a new part for EVERY session on track, something a small independant team cannot afford. Before anyone asks, my understanding is that Moto Rapido, whilst having a close telationship with Ducati Corse, is not funded by them, everything has to be paid for from sponsorship or out of Steve Moore's pocket. Andy
FP3... Brookes Byrne Cooper (!) And.....Hopkins! Praying for the bike to hold together this weekend when it counts, god knows Wilf could do with it!
