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MotoGP Top Speeds From Thursday Qualifying:

1. Colin Edwards, Honda, 206.7 mph
2. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 206.0 mph
3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 205.7 mph
4. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 204.6 mph
5. Ruben Xaus, Ducati, 204.5 mph
6. Max Biaggi, Honda, 204.1 mph
7. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 203.7 mph
8. Alex Barros, Honda, 203.6 mph
9. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 203.3 mph
10. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, 203.1 mph
11. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 202.8 mph
12. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 202.6 mph
13. Shinya Nakano, Kawasaki, 201.9 mph
14. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 201.1 mph
15. Marco Melandri, Yamaha, 200.1 mph
16. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 199.5 mph
17. Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki, 198.8 mph
18. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton, 195.5 mph
19. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, 195.1 mph
20. James Haydon, Proton, 194.3 mph
21. Alex Hofmann, Kawasaki, 192.6 mph
22. Youichi Ui, Harris WCM, 191.6 mph
23. James Ellison, Harris WCM, 186.3 mph


As pointed out by a reader who is splitting hairs on 205 versus 205.7 mph:

FIRST PERSON/OPINION

Via e-mail:

Wow, this is an amazingly slow list! Only two guys can go faster than Minnesota Rocket Boy?!

Trent Davis
AFM #912
Placerville, California