Aprilia considering a Motogp return

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sp...-motogp-return/

Aprilia bosses have confirmed to MCN that a new V4 engine will begin dyno testing next year as the Italian factory plots a future return to the MotoGP world championship.

No official date has been set for an Aprilia return to MotoGP after the Noale factory quit the premier class at the end of 2004 having struggled to make the three-cylinder Cube machine competitive.

Aprilia boss Gigi Dall’Igna confirmed to MCN that designs of the new motor were currently being worked on.

Aprilia will return to World Superbikes in 2009, but a MotoGP return is on the cards with Dall’Igna confirming Aprilia has no plans to enter the new 250GP four-stroke replacement class.

Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta unveiled the new class last weekend in Le Mans, with capacity between 625 and 650cc, limited revs and controlled ECU.

Aprilia though don’t want to participate in the new class, not least because they don’t have a production 600cc machine like its Japanese rivals.

Dall’Igna told MCN: “We will be back in MotoGP in the future and it will be a V4 motor. For me the V4 is the perfect engine for the 800cc class. For sure Yamaha this year show us that also the in-line four is a very good concept but my opinion is the V4 is the best package.”

Dall’Igna said Aprilia’s new MotoGP would be done completely in-house after heavy involvement from UK-based car engineering company Cosworth on its RS3 990cc machine.

“We will do this project completely in-house. The experience to do a good car engine is not enough to do a good engine for bikes,” added Dall’Igna.



I return to moto gp, but at the cost of their smaller bikes?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ May 21 2008, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I return to moto gp, but at the cost of their smaller bikes?
what cost. they are'nt interested in the new 600 4 strokes so why not get back into the big class?

File this under: Believe it when I see it.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ May 21 2008, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>File this under: Believe it when I see it.

I quote from my title:

Aprilia considering a Motogp return

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ May 21 2008, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>File this under: Believe it when I see it.


+1

I hope it comes to fruition, I'd love to see Aprilia back on the grid

I second an Aprilia return. It would do some good stirring up the hen-house that is Yamaha, Honda, Ducati etc..Hopefully they won't come out blazing! Remember the balls-of-fire fiasco with Edwards?

id be hgappy to see aprilia in and also id like to see team KR back the more teams the better IMO

Who has a bigger factory - Aprilia or Ducati? I imagine it's going to cost a load of cash to get a couple of bikes to the grid. Can they really afford to sink that money in? Just look at Ilmor and KRJR. There's still not a lot of sponsors out there willing to put in substantial amounts of money. Better to stick with WSBK - more bang for your buck. I'd love to see them there, but the way DORNA ..... around with the rules, they'll probably change everything after Aprilia has been there for 1 year, costing them years of time, money and development.

Team Roberts Aprilia ????

That would be cool.

If they can sweet talk Rossi into it the financial backing would poor in. He wants to go italian, doesnt like Ducati and started his career with Aprilia. 2 More years on the Yamaha and then grow old with the home team.