Casey Stoner took the top spot in today’s half day of testing at Valencia (to make room for the Ferrari Festa) with a best time of 1.31.899, that bettered Jorge Lorenzo yesterday’s top spot that was 1.31.939. Dani Pedrosa was second, continuing to get used to his Ohlin forks. Only 12 MotoGP riders were on track today with all the Yamaha riders having packed up yesterday as did LCR Honda’s Randy DePuniet.

Nicky Hayden has been having positive tests, was third, but the Kentucky Kid is still one second off his Ducati team mate best time.

Andrea Dovizioso bettered yesterday’s time, despite a cracked bone in his hip, as did Marco Melandri. Team Gresini to distinguish the two Marco’s having taken to calling them Tall Marco (Simoncelli) and Short Marco (Melandri)

Toni Elías, who still has to been contracted with Gresini’s Moto2 Team, has been testing their Moriwaki Moto2 prototype along with Shogo Moriwaki, Mamoru Moriwaki’s son. Also working with Moto2 bikes were Ratthapark Wilairot, Héctor Faubel and Scott Redding ,Axel Pons on the Pons Kalex, Joan Olivé and Kenny Noyes with Promoracing.

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