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more....
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Mar/090329c.htm
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hmmm..
no rookie factory riders?
How does that cut costs?
Did DMG buy Dorna?
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This part of the rule is gonna lead to some interesting strategery . . .
f) The penalty for using an unauthorized engine will be a deduction of 10 points from the total point of the Championship ranking of the rider concerned.
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Quote from: ducpainter on March 30, 2009, 06:47:35 AM
hmmm..
no rookie factory riders?
How does that cut costs?
Did DMG buy Dorna?
Spies is gonna be pissed. Though he was going to Tech 3 anyhow.
WTF is up with this?
1. Only one machine can be used during each MotoGP event.
If your favorite rider crashes on Fri and wads his bike, you don't get to see him at all that weekend? That's bullshit.
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Quote from: Spidey on March 30, 2009, 06:51:04 AM
Spies is gonna be pissed. Though he was going to Tech 3 anyhow.
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Quote from: Spidey on March 30, 2009, 06:51:04 AM
Spies is gonna be pissed. Though he was going to Tech 3 anyhow.
WTF is up with this?
1. Only one machine can be used during each MotoGP event.
If your favorite rider crashes on Fri and wads his bike, you don't get to see him at all that weekend? That's bullshit.
just like in formula 1, you can only tech one machine per rider. if that machine gets wadded up, you can submit another machine.
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March 30, 2009, 07:41:27 AM »
The no rookies on factory teams is specifically to force the manufacturers to support satellite teams and keeps the field larger. Its a good rule and needed considering the field is shrinking so bad.
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March 30, 2009, 09:14:59 AM »
Quote from: derby on March 30, 2009, 07:09:04 AM
1. Only one machine can be used during each MotoGP event.
just like in formula 1, you can only tech one machine per rider. if that machine gets wadded up, you can submit another machine.
What does this mean for rain races? Will there still be a second bike with rain tires waiting for the quick swap?
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Quote from: pennyrobber on March 30, 2009, 09:14:59 AM
What does this mean for rain races? Will there still be a second bike with rain tires waiting for the quick swap?
Haha, maybe they'll do a pitstop and have the bike jacked up and swap the tires like other series. This would change the shape of things!
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Dunno what they're going to do about the carbon brakes, AFAIK they don't use them in the wet.
And what about suspension setup?
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I'm surprised they left in Carbon brakes, and also went with one bike.. seems like the wet weather races might be hard to do. Or they'll stop and restart?
In general I was meh on most of the rules... except the one bike rule, that one seems a bit crazy, and I've read somewhere that when it's been done in the past it did not work out so good.
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