Cold tyres and too much throttle end Casey Stoner's race before it begins.
Pre season testing always leads to unstoppable speculation and, it seems that this year is no exception with Moto GP testing at Sepang completing. Rossi having a superb test, Stoner bringing the bike up to speed and, rookie, Ben Spies moving satisfyingly up the order.
Clear the diaries
April 11 * Qatar Doha/Losail
April 25 Japan Motegi
May 2 Spain Jerez de la Frontera
May 23 France Le Mans
June 6 Italy Mugello
June 20 Great Britain Silverstone
June 26 ** Netherlands Assen
July 4 Catalunya Catalunya
July 18 Germany Sachsenring
July 25 *** United States Laguna Seca
August 15 Czech Rep. Brno
August 29 Indianapolis Indianapolis
September 5 San Marino & Riviera di Rimini Misano
September 19 Hungary Balatonring
October 10 Malaysia Sepang
October 17 Australia Phillip Island
October 31 Portugal Estoril
November 7 Valencia Ricardo Tormo – Valencia
*: Evening Race
**: Saturday
***: Only MotoGP class