MotoGP to Silverstone in 2010

Yeah fantasic 28 laps of a flat boring circuit that you can see all of 30 feet no matter what point of the track you stand at. (sarcasm mode off)
Posted: 09/01/2009 18:02

Feckin Feck feck feckin feck

Any one else going this year, now its the last one, i'm camping for the 3 days anyway, so maybe see some of you there?

Posted: 09/01/2009 18:12

i dont understand this, Donnington is about to be transformed from a great circuit into what looks like a fantastic circuit, and they move it to Silverstone weird.

however i remember when the superbikes used to race on the full silverstone circuit, and that allways made for great racing, only spoiled when they switched it to the inside track

should still be good but why not stay at donny?

Posted: 09/01/2009 18:13

i wonder if the moto gp boys will use the stupid chicane before the start straight?
Posted: 09/01/2009 18:21

I would imagine they just out bid donny now they lost the F1

and donny proberly didnt bid too much cause they spent it on F1, and thats what they wanted, new owners and that.

Posted: 09/01/2009 18:24

"Should make for great MotoGP racing."  Really?  Why?

Doningtons best bits have always been highly regarded by both riders and spectators. By eliminating the silly Foggy Esses and adding the new infield loop they're finally making it the great circuit it always had the potential to be. 

It isn't about us spectators though (reference the crowds at Qatar) it's just about money and Dorna.  The way Carmelo Ezpeleta and the MSMA have been running things they may have killed the whole thing by 2010.

Posted: 09/01/2009 18:26

I would not worry by 2010 there will  be only about 10 bikes on the grid.
Posted: 09/01/2009 21:44

why move when donny is improving. seems daft decision to me. Moto gp seems to be losing the plot and WSBK going from strength to strength.

Posted: 09/01/2009 22:14

Jenko wrote (see)

why move when donny is improving. seems daft decision to me. Moto gp seems to be losing the plot and WSBK going from strength to strength.

it all boils down to hard cash and how greedy the promoter is.
Posted: 09/01/2009 22:27

aye def. i wasn't getting into the politics of it i was just thinking from a fans point of view. been going to donny for years and as soon as they do it up moto gp fucks off. it couldn't afford the improvments without F1 but it doesn't have to be F1 or moto gp.

mind you by 2010 will moto gp be worth watching?

Posted: 09/01/2009 22:33

I don't doubt that it will make for good fast racing.  But not for good viewing. Not trackside anyway.

Donington would provide both sadly. All it needed was an improvement in spectator facilities, which it will probably get.  How sad.

Never mind, MotoGP is all but dead anyway.

Posted: 09/01/2009 22:35

I'll be watching the 2010 gp from my sofa, seing as how my sofa is closer to the action than the spectators at silverstone.
Posted: 09/01/2009 22:37

in fairness i think that moto gp is going down the pan with the rider aids.i think that the TV rights going to the BBC next year are going to hammer another nail into the coffin. i personally love watching the 125/250 races as well.moto gp will also lose a few fans when rossi retires.

but the wsbk's just goes from strength to strength.

can anybody answer my earlier question ? will they use the silly chicane before the start/finish line ?

Posted: 09/01/2009 22:40

Silverstone is crap for bikes, and it's another hour-plus further from my home in the frozen north.  Another nail in the coffin.
Posted: 09/01/2009 23:38

good riddens to donny i say! and its crap camp site that gets waterlogged after a small shower, if you go in your car so that you can take camping stuff you have to park over a mile away and carry it to the camp site oh and the massive lack of entertaiment at night i say F1 is welcome to the place!
Posted: 11/01/2009 15:33

Two questions, completely off topic - sorry in advance!

Lewis - will we be seeing you at some of our oop north ride outs when the weather's a bit nicer? There's a fair few of us from Cheshire on here!

Tickets for Donny this year - when are they going to be on sale???

Posted: 11/01/2009 21:32

Agreed, donnington is a fucking shithole  !!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: 11/01/2009 22:34

DORNA seem determined to follow the example of F1  at every oppportunity, i;e making money as opposed to running a sport.

Posted: 13/01/2009 12:56

wavydave13 wrote (see)

Can anybody answer my earlier question ? will they use the silly chicane before the start/finish line ?

No, they're going to use the full Luffield corner. The stands have to be moved back a bit and a larger run-off created.

Worse place to watch, granted. Better facilities all round though - Silverstone is a great circuit.

Posted: 13/01/2009 13:33

Silverstone is a SHITE circuit to watch bikes compared to Donington. This is mad when Donington is finally gettying the upgrade it deserves. I'll never go to the MotoGP at Silverstone... I'd rather go to a foreign GP.
Posted: 13/01/2009 22:36