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MotoGP: Some Wild Predictions For 2007
By David Emmett on 15/01/2007 17:09:09
Whither MotoGP in 2007? Our Crystal Ball reveals all ...
tires, his times on race tires have been significantly less impressive. With the advent of the new tire regulations, qualifiers will be less of a factor in 2007. Don't be fooled by Pedrosa's times.The New Tire Regulations Will Change EverythingAs I
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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.
changing of regulations itself. The MotoGP bikes only lasted 5 years, before being replaced with an entirely new formula, requiring vast investment to design and build new bikes, and then make them competitive. Added to this is the imposition of a single
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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
is that this year, the MotoGP circus has yet to visit the Montmelo circuit, having done all their pre-season testing down in Jerez instead. So neither the 800 cc bikes, nor the new tire regulations, have been tested at Barcelona, and frankly, that's making some
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MotoGP Shanghai Preview - The Orient Express
By David Emmett on 03/05/2007 23:26:29
MotoGP goes to China, and two very fast straights
. Istanbul was the first track where the new tire regulations had an impact, as it was the first track none of the teams had tested at during the winter. The lesson it taught was that Bridgestone was much better at selecting the allowance of 14 front and 17
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MotoGP Le Mans Preview - A Sense Of History
By David Emmett on 17/05/2007 20:26:20
MotoGP hits France, and Yamaha's Happy Hunting Grounds
are the only contenders for the win on Sunday. The tire regulations have already had a huge impact, with Bridgestone emerging from the fray as the winning tire so far, helped by the fact that Bridgestone has never been able to fly in tires overnight, made based
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Saving MotoGP Part 1 - Why Is MotoGP So Expensive?
By David Emmett on 14/01/2009 13:59:22
The first of a three-part series on how MotoGP needs to solve its current crisis, we explore just how MotoGP got into the financial pickle it finds itself in.
and cutting costs, including introducing a spec ECU, banning traction and launch control, and requiring that engines last for two race weekends, with penalties for failing to do so. Not content to leave it there, the FIA has a host of new regulations ready
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MotoGP Istanbul Race Report - A New Rule Commences
By David Emmett on 22/04/2007 23:06:54
MotoGP hits Turkey, and untested tire territory
the new tire regulations might start to bite, and bite they did. But what was fascinating about Istanbul was that the tire regulations did not bite in the way anticipated, with one team getting spectacularly lucky, or horribly unlucky. Instead, Istanbul
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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.
towards rules, regulations, and tickets-only policies.Despite the fans' unlimited capacity for improvisation, the track has limits to the numbers it can hold. The Ricardo Tormo track is built in a natural bowl near Cheste, a small town 20 miles west
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MotoGP Misano Preview - Wrong Way Round
By David Emmett on 30/08/2007 23:41:11
MotoGP rides Misano, backwards ...
regulations have meant that the Catalan prodigy has had a deeply frustrating year. His frustration has gone so far that he has held off signing a new contract to ride for the factory Repsol Honda team on HRC's terms, holding out for a one year agreement
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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
is willing to hand over the substantial amount of cash which secures for them an extremely desirable object.MotoGP bikes don't have that luxury. MotoGP bikes are prototypes, by force of the very regulations that govern the series. That means that all
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