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The Kawasaki-powered T-Rex is the fastest 3-wheeler in the world (157 mph) and Fifth Gear star, Tiff, takes it for a spin in some pretty harsh conditions. You don’t see a 3.5 seconds trike with a steering wheel being driven like that every day.
The first day for the DeGraaf Grand Prix Team during the Australian Grand Prix went superb. Danny Webb just missed the provisional pole position and ended on a very good second place. Also Stevie Bonsey liked the wet conditions at Philip Island and finished the session on a seventh position. Dutchman Hugo van den Berg rode a superb session and manages to ride his best qualification till now and grabbed the tenth position.
The dry first session in the morning started good for British Danny Webb. During the session Webb was constantly in the top 10 and finish the session on a nice ninth position. Stevie Bonsey could found his rhythm fast and after several adjustments to the set-up the American ended on the 15th position. Hugo van den Berg had a little crash in the middle of the session but picked it up and could finish the session on a 28th position.
The first day of free practice for the Grand Prix of Australia was held in weather which was decidedly variable, with sun and warm temperatures during the morning, followed by rain and a traditionally cold autumn afternoon. Andrea Dovizioso in dry conditions remained stable among the top ten, gradually improving his lap and quickly concluding the first session in fourth position. By the end of the second session Andrea was truly flying in the rain, putting on an excellent display of riding – despite the lack of grip – to take first position until a few minutes before the end, when he was edged out by Nicky Hayden.
Repsol Honda RC212V rider Nicky Hayden dominated this afternoon’s soaking-wet second practice session at Phillip Island, lapping the high-speed seaside track three quarters of a second faster than his closest rival.
Kawasaki’s John Hopkins and Anthony West remain confident of a strong performance during tomorrow’s final practice and qualifying sessions ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, despite enduring a difficult opening day aboard their Ninja ZX-RR MotoGP machines at Phillip Island.
The curse of Phillip Island’s unpredictable weather stuck once again, with today’s two free practice sessions held in completely different weather conditions. Both Kawasaki riders struggled with rear traction issues during this morning’s hour-long free practice session, which was held in warm and sunny conditions. Hopkins and West made a number of changes to their Ninja ZX-RR machines to try and improve drive out of Phillip Island’s fast and sweeping curves, and despite running out of time before making significant improvements to their lap times, both are confident that they have a clear direction with their dry set-up.
Newly-crowned 2008 World Champion Valentino Rossi was back in action at Phillip Island today, just five days after clinching an incredible sixth premier class title, his eighth in all. The Fiat Yamaha Team rider finished a promising second in this morning’s dry session, before rain interrupted the proceedings this afternoon.
The Italian maestro has a peerless record at Phillip Island having won five times in the premier class, including twice with Yamaha during his championship winning years of 2004 and 2005, and he is keen to get back onto the top step of the podium this weekend. Bright sunshine this morning saw him in fine form, running second behind Casey Stoner, but this afternoon was a different story as rain and wind battered the coastal circuit. Rossi was sixth fastest this afternoon and, with unsettled weather expected for the rest of the weekend , this afternoon’s wet set-up time could prove useful. His team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who has won the 250cc race for the last two years here, was eighth in the dry this morning and fifth in the wet this afternoon.
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP’s Australian racer Chris Vermeulen got his home Grand Prix off to a good start as he recorded the third fastest time during this afternoon’s wet session
Team San Carlo Honda Gresini began their preparations for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island today, although a wet afternoon proved to be a familiar and unwelcome hindrance.
After the Motegi race where Alice Team riders, Toni Elias and Sylvain Guintoli, didn’t make it to maintain the good level found in the last races, MotoGP doesn’t stop and lands in Australia for the sixteenth round of the 2008 season. Phillip Island circuit is one of the most fascinating in the MotoGP calendar.
Australian riders Casey Stoner and Chris Vermeulen were the top performing Bridgestone-shod riders in the opening two practice sessions for Sunday’s Australian GP after a mixed day of weather conditions at Phillip Island.
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