<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yamaka46 @ Feb 23 2008, 04:01 PM)
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if the proposal had suggested the current Ducati max rpm as the limit then I don't think the reaction would be as outraged - because it's reported as being a 19,000 limit
people are seeing it as an attack on Ducati.
Hi Yamaka. I think perhaps you are projecting some of your own goodhearted nature into the equation. But you as an individual personal racing enthusiast is worlds apart from the corporate competitiveness of a smoke filled room where these dastardly schemes are created.
I think that's the point, that
Ducati did NOT suggest it but their competitors did (this should tell us something). And now we are to believe that they are proposing this for benevolent motives? Do you seriously believe that Yamaha or Honda as a corporate entity has the best intention for all the competitors in mind (embarrassingly getting beat by a brand with a tiny fraction of their budget)?
Of course people are seeing it as an attack on Ducati, and
so does Ducati itself (or did you somehow miss the sarcastic quote from them). They made this statement because they see through the real intentions of Yamaha/Honda.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yamaka46 @ Feb 23 2008, 04:01 PM)
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I would say that the manufacturers behind the proposal do have a point: as engine revs rise, more and more exotic materials must be used to reduce the reciprocating weight of the engine, and electronic valve actuation becomes an area for serious development. Costs spiral out of control, resulting in teams that can afford the research bill dominating and running away with "technology" victories time and time again.
Whilst Ducati’s reaction is right in the short term, in the longer term the sport will need to address how to keep the competition alive
and allow development within a reasonable budget. Next question: what is a reasonable budget?
So you think the "manufacturers behind the proposal do have a point."
Amazing. You make a case that Honda/Yamaha are concerned for
"budget" costs? Are you aware of the differences between these two entities compared to Ducati when it comes to
available capital designated for racing? And you think rev limitation is the best they could come up with to bring budgets under control. Wow. Sorry man, I don't mean to sound brash, but do you work for the spin department in some Japanese brand whose name starts with an "H" or a "Y"?
Come on man, let’s talk about the common sense here. The one company that has reliably and successfully been able to design a valve system that has allowed for fantastically high revs has been Ducati. Yamaha, and to a greater degree Honda have struggled designing a valve system that can compete, and now on the heels of this reality comes this proposal? Dude, did you not learn anything from the proposal and now reality to switch to 800s under the "benevolent" disguise to improve "safety"? (Accept, that proposal backfired for them). Oh and where are we at in safety?--The bikes are faster where they are most dangerous.
So now we are to believe that "perhaps" Honda/Yamaha have a "point" because behind (what should be regarded as a pathetic power play) they said this proposal is for
"budget" considerations? And you believe them?
I think YOU have a point about budgets (which I agree with) however; the problem is that I don't think it really is Yamaha/Honda's point.
