"I was just a couple of hours of track time short of matching what I'd done on the Aprilia, which for a brand new bike ridden in anger for the first time at 2pm is unreal" - Michael Laverty.
It was a case of right idea, wrong time for independent constructor-teams Roberts, WCM and Ilmor - all of whom were priced out of MotoGP long before this year's CRT rules arrived...
A detailed entry list for the 2012 MotoGP World Championship is unveiled, confirming 21 riders, nine CRT bikes and race numbers for the upcoming season.
"Any complete motorcycle model derived from series production...is not eligible and will not be accepted in the FIM Grand Prix World Championship classes" - FIM President Vito Ippolito.