If the point of the 2012 regulations was to see more manufacturers return to the MotoGP grid, the move is already looking like a success. Both BMW and Aprilia are linked to moves back to MotoGP - though mainly through privateer CRT team efforts, rather than as factory prototypes- and now...
Over on Kropotkins site he has an interview with Filippo Preziosi that I am sure you have all read. http://www.motomatters.com/interview/2010/05/05/filippo_preziosi_interview_clever_rules_.html One part that I found very interesting is:
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MM: Any thoughts about 2012? Have you thought...
With the capacity moving up to 1000cc could we see the MotoCzysz C1 enter motogp in 2012? The C1 featured some revolutionary designs from the engine, forks to the monocoque carbon fibre frame ( about 4 years early then ducati's GP9).
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Yamaha plan to continue racing 800cc YZR-M1 in 2012
By Matthew Birt -
MotoGP
25 February 2010 14:51
Yamaha intends to continue racing its prototype 800cc YZR-M1 machine in the MotoGP world championship in 2012, MCN can reveal.
The Japanese factory is the first of the big four to signal its...
Kropotkin pointed out that Michael Czysz of MotoCzysz blogged that he is very interested in fielding a bike when MotoGP returns to 1000cc capacity in 2012. Czysz says that the specs of the powerplant used in his C1 prototype are very similar to what's been laid out by the grand prix committee...
Following talks between MotoGP’s governing body the FIM, series rights holder Dorna Sports and the MSMA, the Commission agreed to change the maximum engine capacity of the MotoGP class to 1000cc for the 2012 season. A limit of 4 cylinders will also be introduced, with a maximum cylinder bore...