Casey nails pole in Japan.

[wombat666]

1 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 295.6 1'45.267
2 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 287.8 1'45.523
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 293.8 1'45.791
4 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 292.0 1'45.966
5 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 292.4 1'46.042
6 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 292.4 1'46.211
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 290.9 1'46.467
8 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 288.5 1'46.586
9 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 287.5 1'46.694
10 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 289.5 1'46.763
11 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 290.2 1'46.811
12 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 281.9 1'46.818
13 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 285.5 1'46.917
14 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 289.3 1'47.165
15 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 284.7 1'47.922
16 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 289.2 1'48.169
17 64 Kousuke AKIYOSHI JPN LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 286.5 1'48.367
18 6 Damian CUDLIN AUS Pramac Racing Team Ducati 275.0 1'48.962
19 72 Shinichi ITO JPN Honda Racing Team Honda 286.8 1'49.971

Shame the Suzuki is so far down on power, P8 is a bloody good effort.

[demorier]

He's looking good again W...hope they don't all come away from the place with their hair turning green or something.

[demorier]

There must have been some nuclear slim on the track...just about everybody slide off the thing...or made some kind of bugger up. Nice ride from Pedrosa.

[wombat666]

The usual Motegi 'weirdness' on race day.
Good save by Casey (I've had pad knock-off at Philip Island, it really gets your attention!!) and good rides by Pedrosa and Lorenzo.
Shame that Bautista came off the Suzuki.
Must be Repsol $$$$ retaining Pedrosa at HRC, Dovisioso is a better 'Racer'.
Terrific Moto2 race as well, Marc Marquez is the real deal and I just hope he doesn't jump into MotoGP too soon.
Two weeks to PI........ :jump:

[demorier]

Yeah...can't wait for the OZ round. May have been a case of Pedrosa HAVING to come up with a big result, I think you'de be right about his team spot being in danger. Maybe the different configuration of the machinery next year might suit him better ?