HONDA has released details of the engine that will be used by all teams competing in the Moto2 class from 2010 onwards.
The specs for the one-make series reveal that the engines will come with their own data collection system (not telemetry - that's a two way, adjustable-on-the-move-from-the-pits system), the ECU and gearbox ratio options will also be included and can't be changed by the teams taking part.
The ECU will be standard but will have several locked-off settings available for the teams, the motors won't be able to rev past 16,500 and the bike's won't be allowed to make more than 115dB of noise either.
The airbox will also be standard and there are currently talks rumoured to be going on with Spanish fuel giant Repsol to provide the entire class with its own, stock fuel for the entire championship.
The one-make tyre option is still being considered for the Moto2 class, Pirelli has already said that it is not interested in taking part, prompting some in the paddock to suggest that the series would be a good way to bring either Michelin or Dunlop back to the series after both were frozen out of MotoGP when it went to the Bridgestone single make tyre option this year.
Teams taking part in the series will be able to get a full 3D AutoCAD model of the engine, a scale model is also being made available so that squads can get on with building their own prototype chassis around it.
Teams only have one more week to register for the class. Friday May 29 is the cut-off point.
As the engine design and modelling won't be released until next week, it does make all these claims about the Moriwaki Moto2 GP bike out testing over the last week seem a bit daft. An unknown chassis wrapped around the wrong engine? What interest is there in that?
Hardly worth mentioning, really...
