Rossi to test the Ducati at Valencia

[gm2]

i bet they would run a different engine for him if so desired.. but i also bet that 2 years more development might = a more rideable screamer.  

i thought Preziosi's comments a while back re why he couldn't understand why the screamer was much different, if at all, to the riders was really interesting.

[desmoquattro]

i bet they would run a different engine for him if so desired.. but i also bet that 2 years more development might = a more rideable screamer.  

i thought Preziosi's comments a while back re why he couldn't understand why the screamer was much different, if at all, to the riders was really interesting.

And how do you think the displacement change plays into that? IIRC, most of the 990s used long bang (or in Ducati's case Twin Pulse) because of the rideability factor. The power loss from that configuration seems to be mitigated by the extra displacement, no?

[gm2]

they only briefly used twin pulse iirc.

i'm really more interested to see what they come out with in 2012.

[Speeddog]

IMO the '11 bikes will be orphans.

[DRKWNG]

IIRC, only the satellite teams were allowed to move back to the bigger bikes for 2012.  Was that correct, or did I slip off into the twilight zone somewhere?

[desmoquattro]

IIRC, only the satellite teams were allowed to move back to the bigger bikes for 2012.  Was that correct, or did I slip off into the twilight zone somewhere?

I think there are two factors here:
1) Claiming Rule Teams, based on 1000cc street motors.
2) A return to 1000cc for prototypes, with a stroke restriction.

I don't recall exactly how those played out in Dorna's final rulebook.

[gm2]

they can all use 1000s; there are injector or some other restrictions for the factory bikes that i'm too lazy to look up.  OR they can run the 800s as is/as will be in 2012.  but *all the factories are busy building brand new 1000s.  i don't think there will be any 800s on the grid in 2012, unless maybe some latvian team hires gary mccoy, etc.


*all as in yamaha and ducati.  i haven't heard anything about honda, but you know they have to be doing the same.  suzi no county.

[gm2]

http://motomatters.com/interview/2010/10/29/carmelo_ezpeleta_interview_manufacturer_.html

no mention of the 'or 800s'.. maybe that part of the proposal got abandoned.  and it's an 81 mm bore limit.

[OT]

Perhaps a derby....

plucked from another place "....Ducati have prepped three bikes for Rossi tomorrow. One Big Bang GP10, one
Screamer GP11 and one Big Bang GP11..."

[zooom]

and so it begins......

[avizpls]

REALLY? Spoilers on the side fairing?

[desmoquattro]

Valentino Rossi makes his first outing with Ducati

 

[Chococat]

 

 

[mitt]

REALLY? Spoilers on the side fairing?

Not the first time that has been tried if my memory serves.  I think Hayden tried them, but then dropped them.


mitt

[zooom]

okay...here's what I found interesting...

Po. Name TeamGap First
1Lorenzo J. Yamaha Factory Racing 1:32.012
2Spies B.Yamaha Factory Racing +0.866
3Dovizioso A.Repsol Honda Team+1.178
4Stoner C.HRC+1.249
5Simoncelli M.San Carlo Honda Gresini+1.280
6Pedrosa D.Repsol Honda Team+1.324
7Edwards C.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+1.501
8Rossi V.Ducati Team+1.870

Pedrosa and Dovi are Repsol Honda and Casey is "HRC"