VALENTINO Rossi was quickest in this morning's third practice session.
Leaving it to the last minute, Rossi posted the session's fastest time on the final lap, knocking series leader Casey Stoner off the top spot. His time of 1m37.537 was 0.043 seconds faster than Stoner's best. Things couldn't be closer.
Dutch TT third practice times:
1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:37.537
2. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:37.580 + 0.043
3. Nicky Hayden Honda 1:37.816 + 0.279
4. Colin Edwards Yamaha 1:38.020 + 0.483
5. John Hopkins Suzuki 1:38.185 + 0.648
6. Makoto Tamada Yamaha 1:38.192 + 0.655
7. Alex Barros Ducati 1:38.238 + 0.701
8. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1:38.299 + 0.762
9. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki 1:38.474 + 0.937
10. Loris Capirossi Ducati 1:38.485 + 0.948
11. Alex Hofmann Ducati 1:38.723 + 1.186
12. Carlos Checa Honda 1:38.752 + 1.215
13. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha 1:38.768 + 1.231
14. Shinya Nakano Honda 1:38.790 + 1.253
15. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1:38.900 + 1.363
16. Anthony West Kawasaki 1:39.562 + 2.025
17. Marco Melandri Honda 1:39.630 + 2.093
18. Kurtis Roberts KR 1:40.622 + 3.085
