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The Ilmor MotoGP Project's Terminal Decline, A Stu
By David Emmett on 05/04/2007 22:59:25
Why did Ilmor fail to live up to expectations?
in the Ilmor project would have been a whole lot easier.Perhaps the worst part of the entire debacle is that once again, after Cosworth with the Aprilia, and John Barnard at Team KR, Formula 1 engineering has failed to produce a successful racing motorcycle
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Saving MotoGP Part 2 - How To Encourage The Cheats
By David Emmett on 15/01/2009 12:59:55
There have been a range of proposals to cut costs in MotoGP, including banning electronics, introducing budget caps and extending engine life. Today, we explain why that will make MotoGP more expensive
in MotoGP back under control, and picking them apart looking for flaws in their logic.The proposals being put forward come from all around the motorcycle racing world, from seasoned veterans and respected thinkers in major media outlets, to the purest
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David Emmett: Showdown - Valencia MotoGP Preview
By David Emmett on 25/10/2006 14:05:07
Hayden or Rossi? MotoGP's final race will settle the title.
come, this dry, desolate landscape is a fitting backdrop for a good old-fashioned showdown. And on Sunday, that's what we'll get: two young men face off for the biggest prize in motorcycle racing: The title of MotoGP World Champion. On one side
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MotoGP Mugello - Italian Passion
By David Emmett on 04/06/2007 00:14:08
Would Ducati reign at Mugello, or could The Doctor fix them?
It takes many things to make a great motorcycle racer: incredible reflexes, natural riding talent, immense courage, intense concentration, and outstanding physical conditioning are just the very start of it. Above all, it takes one thing to succeed
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Saving MotoGP Part 3 - Avoiding The Traps Of The P
By David Emmett on 16/01/2009 11:47:50
If MotoGP is too expensive and proposals made so far will only make things worse, how should it be fixed? In the last of the series, we explain how radical changes are the only solution to making MotoGP cheaper, and more exciting to boot.
is the banning of carbon brakes. Despite the fact that MotoGP should be a prototype series exploring the best technological solutions to problems, carbon brakes contribute nothing to production motorcycles whatsoever. While fans may complain about the role
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MotoGP Jerez Round Preview - The Waiting Is Over
By David Emmett on 27/03/2008 21:51:35
MotoGP returns for a wild weekend at Jerez.
motorcycle racing is all about: off-track mayhem and on-track action, all under a hot southern sun. The Phoney War is over, and battle is about to be joined in full force. Roll on Sunday.Read more of David Emmett's articles over on MotoGPMatters.com
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David Emmett: The Hayden - Pedrosa incident
By David Emmett on 22/10/2006 23:35:09
Our MotoGP columnist checks in after Estoril
In Turn 6, on the 5th lap of the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril, the race, Nicky Hayden's title hopes, and a large part of the world's motorcycling fans exploded. Seconds after Dani Pedrosa's impetuous passing attempt on Hayden, taking both riders
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MotoGP Catalunya Preview - Fear And Loathing In La
By David Emmett on 07/06/2007 23:10:48
MotoGP's back in Spain, and Pedrosa's on a mission
FROM THE soul of motorcycle racing, to its nerve centre. While Mugello, the scene of last week's MotoGP round, is close to Ducati, Montmelo, is close to Dorna, the organization which runs MotoGP. But there is much more than just Dorna: many
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MotoGP Laguna Seca Preview - Poor Little Rich Girl
By David Emmett on 19/07/2007 23:31:02
MotoGP crosses the Atlantic, and hits The Corkscrew
reserves of wealth, some of the world's most spectacular scenery, and large population centers full of people with plenty of money to spend on leisure activities, such as motorcycle racing. It is the home of the automobile, a nation whose very culture
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MotoGP Misano Preview - Wrong Way Round
By David Emmett on 30/08/2007 23:41:11
MotoGP rides Misano, backwards ...
MotoGP is the very pinnacle of technological innovation when it comes to motorcycle racing. Whether it be the carbon brakes, advanced engine electronics, trick engine internals or complex chassis design, MotoGP really is pushing the envelope, what
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