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Moto2
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:34 am
by orionburn
Anybody catch the Qatar race of the new class? Holy freaking hell that was a wild ass start. I'm going to miss the 250s, but this new class seems promising for some good racing.
One thing I did not know - who in the hell are these manufacturers? I've never heard of any of them. I didn't know all the main players weren't going to be taking part in it.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:00 pm
by sickle44
NO reason for any of the main players to take part in it Nate, as I'm quite certain all the motors are supplied by Honda aren't they?
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:46 pm
by FZRDude
Yes they are supplied by Honda and I think that it is WRONG. Personally I'd have liked to see a 400 class
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:03 pm
by spook
The Honda cup? One make series. Crap. The drone of the same engines at the same revs at the same speed. Give me proper prototype racing any day!
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:43 am
by stan
maybe the same engine in all bikes, but the bike itself is the craetion of the individual teams, (Tech 3, Morworki ect) it allows smaller manafactures to gear up a workshop, employ people, build prototype chassis and go racing
lets face it, why did Moto 2 come about, simply the 250cc championship had become an Aprillia cup, if you wern't on a works Aprillia you wern't in the show, with little factory support from the japaneese factorys, the class was dying
are we still crying over the change from 500cc to 4 stroke GP bikes!!!!Look foward prople, never back, i lament the loss of 2 stroke smoke as much as the next bloke, but to keep motorcycle racing relevant in todays world, we need to move foward
stan
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:33 am
by hotcam
I love a two stroke, it's sad that it's the end of an era. But life goes on.
Personally I look forward to the hotup parts generated by these
extra teams... I have a Moriwaki exhaust on my FZR1000 and it seems
pretty good.
I want to see, how much will chassis technology improve in the next
decade, due to these 'control engine' races...
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:48 am
by spook
stan wrote:are we still crying over the change from 500cc to 4 stroke GP bikes!!!!
Ummm, Yes!
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:46 pm
by Big Jon
stan wrote:
lets face it, why did Moto 2 come about, simply the 250cc championship had become an Aprillia cup, if you wern't on a works Aprillia you wern't in the show, with little factory support from the japaneese factorys, the class was dying
And it was 1million pounds sterling to LEASE a bike for one year. Costs were prohibitive, race a spec engine or no race at all was good call if you ask me. There are more entrants than openings to race, when was the last time that happened?!
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 5:01 am
by stan
anybody catch the Moto2 race on the weekend???
wild, if 2 races down is anything to go by this is gong to be a great series
stan
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 5:08 am
by Mike_SS
Yep I have to agree the racing was great. I'll be making sure I catch the next one.
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 7:32 am
by spook