Holy Sheet... Spec Tire In Motogp

[Mr Lefty]

if the 800's are too fast through the corners... then why did they go from 990 to the 800? wasn't it because the 990's were too fast in the straights?


what size tire do they run now? 190's?

[PiZdETS]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

if the 800's are too fast through the corners... then why did they go from 990 to the 800? wasn't it because the 990's were too fast in the straights?


what size tire do they run now? 190's?

I believe you're right on all counts.
Switching to 800's completely backfired on the governing body. Going fast straight is easy and relatively safe, going around turns fast is hard and pretty dangerous (look at jorge lorenzo's crash reel from this season. Highsides, highsides and more highsides). Durr, any street rider could've told them that.

[Mr Lefty]

wonder what their reasoning for not going back to the 990's is then.

not that I'm complaining... though it's just gonna feed the street bikes with ways of getting more power...

but it's also gonna cause more R&D into electronics... and that really tames down the races IMO... I don't wanna see anyone hurt... but the spectacular high sides are fun to watch...

too bad they won't put more R&D into safety such as that air bag apparatus in the other thread...

[Rider]

I think a spec tire will be good for MotoGP. Now I can sot back and watch Rossi pwn everyone.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Rider

I think a spec tire will be good for MotoGP. Now I can sot back and watch Rossi pwn everyone.

yeah no shit. wonder if we'll see a Dovitisoso, DeAngelis, and some of the other mich riders up front more

[pickle.of.doom]

I think MCN is jumping the gun on this story, so I wouldn't get your hopes up too much yet.



And 0 competition for a tire company is not a good thing... Spec tires may be a good thing in WSBK just for something different... but MotoGP is about the best of the best of everything, going to a spec tire is a total step in the wrong direction. Why not spec engines then? Or spec bikes? How about make it so they are all on the same bike with the rider/weight combo all the same like in the rookies cup?

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by pickle.of.doom

I think MCN is jumping the gun on this story, so I wouldn't get your hopes up too much yet.



And 0 competition for a tire company is not a good thing... Spec tires may be a good thing in WSBK just for something different... but MotoGP is about the best of the best of everything, going to a spec tire is a total step in the wrong direction. Why not spec engines then? Or spec bikes? How about make it so they are all on the same bike with the rider/weight combo all the same like in the rookies cup?

that's why I wanted to see a policy where each race in practice they take what ever tire posted the fastest times... and use that make for that race... could vary between each track... but it'd prevent a cluster fuck like Bruno was, while still keeping competition alive between the tire manufactures...