If he didn't have a contract, I think Repsol would have dumped that midget Pedrosa for crashing NickY.
I have been following it all when it was just GP racing with 500 2-strokes.
I remember seeing this kid at a Pocono FUSA, he was really small but he climbed all over the bike and rode his ass off for a 16 year old and won. Problem was, he was 12. This kid....Nicky Hayden.
That vid shows testing of the 990s. Official testing of the 800s actually started the day after the last race in Oct. 06.
If any of you think your s/c or turbo taco is fast or makes a lot of power, these bikes are limited to fuel usage so it limits the absoloute max power they make. The Hondas make 250-260hp from 990cc, thats a 1-liter engine, no turbo or s/c! They weigh no less than 318lbs(rules). The series decided the bikes were too fast so they reduced the engine to 800cc. Surprise, in preseason testing, most of the top teams are already running lap times UNDER the previous records!