<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Feb 25 2010, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I guess only one question remains: What are Dorna trying to get the MSMA to do?
If you take a composite of Dorna's remarks over the last 2 years, Dorna and the FIM want prototype satellite bikes to be sold to the privateers. If I'm Ezpeleta I want the manufacturers to produce two completely different engines like some of them used to do in the 2 stroke era. One engine will be the cutting edge prototype mill (NSR500) and another engine to be sold to the privateers (NS500, NSR500V). But in this day and age, the manufacturers even keep their WSBK parts under lock and key, so Ezpeleta is fighting an uphill battle.
I don't think Ezpeleta really cares what prototype displacement the manufacturers run, but I think the CRT regs are basically a demand from Ezpeleta that the manufacturers produce cheap 1000cc satellite bikes or production race-only equipment (like the Honda Moto2 engine). If they don't, Ezpeleta is going to give private teams 24L of fuel and twice as many engines. Who knows what will happen then?
Good summary. Dorna doesn't care what the MSMA do, as long as they think they can get 22 reasonably competitive bikes on the grid. How the MSMA do it is neither here nor there. They just have to get out of the way.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Feb 25 2010, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I don't even think the MSMA know how they want MotoGP to fit into their business plan anymore.
Neither do I. It's a lot of money to spend for a marketing exercise. Though ironically, the engine life regulations are providing great R&D for the factories again, so maybe this will make them happy.
If you take a composite of Dorna's remarks over the last 2 years, Dorna and the FIM want prototype satellite bikes to be sold to the privateers. If I'm Ezpeleta I want the manufacturers to produce two completely different engines like some of them used to do in the 2 stroke era. One engine will be the cutting edge prototype mill (NSR500) and another engine to be sold to the privateers (NS500, NSR500V). But in this day and age, the manufacturers even keep their WSBK parts under lock and key, so Ezpeleta is fighting an uphill battle.
I don't think Ezpeleta really cares what prototype displacement the manufacturers run, but I think the CRT regs are basically a demand from Ezpeleta that the manufacturers produce cheap 1000cc satellite bikes or production race-only equipment (like the Honda Moto2 engine). If they don't, Ezpeleta is going to give private teams 24L of fuel and twice as many engines. Who knows what will happen then?
Good summary. Dorna doesn't care what the MSMA do, as long as they think they can get 22 reasonably competitive bikes on the grid. How the MSMA do it is neither here nor there. They just have to get out of the way.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Feb 25 2010, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I don't even think the MSMA know how they want MotoGP to fit into their business plan anymore.
Neither do I. It's a lot of money to spend for a marketing exercise. Though ironically, the engine life regulations are providing great R&D for the factories again, so maybe this will make them happy.
