Well they don’t play much in the US but everywhere else the number of fans attending the races is a huge number, almost 300,000 at the LeMans circuit alone this year. And almost 50 million fans world wide.
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Well they don’t play much in the US but everywhere else the number of fans attending the races is a huge number, almost 300,000 at the LeMans circuit alone this year. And almost 50 million fans world wide.
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Not to muddy the water, but the proposed 850cc "Prototype" engines for MotoGP will be a far cry from the "Production" based 765cc Triumphs in Moto2 currently. They haven't (yet) banned pneumatic valves or any of the other goodies they have currently. If (lots of speculation) the current 1L engines make say 300 hp, a 15% reduction in displacement would theoretically result in roughly the same reduction in output, so somewhere in the neighborhood of 255hp. The proposed fuel will likely also dent that figure. The Triumph moto 2 engines are roughly 140hp currently.
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Hard to see somebody fall from favor so quickly. Acosta effect in full force.
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‘Lost his mojo’: Jack Miller knew he ‘was in trouble’ months before MotoGP axing by KTM
‘Not like him at all’: Sad warning signs that spelt ‘trouble’ for Aussie MotoGP star
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Are they acting too soon with Acosta? He’s a young up n comer for sure but how long has he been doing that? Miller hasn’t been hot for some time which might be the reason for his year to year contracts. Between ‘18 and ‘22 he won just three races. He was on the podium quite a bit but only three times in first place. Hopefully he’s socked some money away and invested wisely. Time is everyone’s enemy and maybe his time has come and gone. All those riders are in a very rarified occupation much like F 1 drivers. None of them last very long at the top.
One has to think about this, record on a KTM MotoGp bike is approaching 230 mph.
Think about it, on a bike weighing less than 350lbs.
Think about the amount of mods a Busa needs to even get up to those speeds in a straight line.
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And they're doing those speeds with huge wings jutting out too. Great for cornering and controlling wheelies, but not great on the top end. They had to do something eventually.
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Hmm Toprak to MotoGP by next season? Where would he go, Yamaha? He just quit them in WSBK.
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SBK, BMW responds to Sofuoglu's statements, "We do not participate in speculation"
SBK: The Munich-based company issued a note following Kenan's latest words regarding Toprak's future in MotoGP: "We are happy with Toprak and have a contract for next season."
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Honda? Please no. Toprak on the "career killer"?
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SBK, La Honda vuole portare Toprak Razgatlioglu in MotoGP!
SBK: Secondo quanto appreso, HRC ha avanzato un’offerta a Kenan Sofuoglu per avere il turco in squadra già il prossimo anno con l'obiettivo di strapparlo a BMW
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Nothing official yet but sounds Like Bezzechi to Aprilia.
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Marco Bezzecchi set for 2025 Aprilia move
Aprilia tipped to recruit VR46's Marco Bezzecchi
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More (thus far unsubstantiated!) MotoGP rumblings. Sounds like Jack Miller to Gresini.
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Jack Miller could be the successor to Marc Márquez at Gresini
Jack Miller’s future in MotoGP may soon be secured. The rider is reportedly a strong candidate for Gresini in place of Marc Márquez, which would mean a return to a Ducati Desmosedici GP. According to the website GPOne.com, the team led by Nadia Padovani intends to renew with Álex Márquez, and...
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MotoGP, 2025 line-up takes shape: Jack Miller close to Ducati and Gresini
MotoGP: Pramac needs to decide between Ducati and Yamaha. Only one satellite team has signed both riders. Jack Miller could ride for Gresini; Mir will stay with Honda, Rins with Yamaha. Aprilia is hunting for Bez
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What’s up with ‘satellite’ teams and non factory teams? Do they have to run last years bikes or current versions but w/o any factory go faster bits the factory teams have available to them? If everyone is limited to a certain number of motors throughout the season how do factory teams perform better?
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Not all Satellite teams are created equal, depends on their contract with the Manufacturer. For instance Pramac has a contract with Ducati to receive the latest spec GP25 factory bikes, while VR46 and Gresini are contracted to get the previous version. Ducati are the ones behind this scenario, as they said they could not support more than 4 of the latest spec bikes at a time, but still provide bikes to fill the grid. KTM and GAS GAS are all on the same spec as they saw the value in only developing and supporting one spec. Aprilia started the season with 3 of the 4 bikes all the same spec and Fernandez on last years bike for the first half of the season. Honda all have theoretically the same spec, but Honda being Honda they always get the latest parts to the Factory guys first. If Pramac does indeed flip to the Yamaha, I would wager that it would only do so for latest spec equipment like the deal they now have. That has, in theory left a couple of Factory spec Ducati's in play for next year and anybody's guess who is going to get them between Gresini and VR46. In 2027 the non-concessioned (Currently Honda and Yamaha are receiving concessions in the form of more engines, and test days etc.) teams will be limited to 6 engines per year.
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The Aldeguer situation at Ducati is getting dicey now as well.
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Ducati’s unresolved asset bullishly claims “by contract” he must ride a GP26
New details shared by Fermin Aldeguer's manager hint at interesting next moves
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Official now.Nothing official yet but sounds Like Bezzechi to Aprilia.
Marco Bezzecchi set for 2025 Aprilia move
Aprilia tipped to recruit VR46's Marco Bezzecchi
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A lot of speculation here, but some interesting talking points. I was particularly interested in what he has to say about Digi possibly leaving VR46. If what he wrote came to fruition that would see Ducati rewarding Morbidelli with a second successive season on top shelf Ducati equipment, while doing almost nothing to support this decision. I liked him when he was at Tech3 Yamaha, but he has done little since. But I don't write the checks so...
Nobody want to race for Rossi? Is he the poor boy of race teams and can’t get the top tier equipment?
I remember reading somewhere that the redline was around 16K. 20 mighta been stretching it a bit.
Think about it though, even at 16,000 revs per minute, that’s sixteen (thousand) times in just one minute that the pistons are circulating. The crankshaft has to be sooooo well balanced to accomplish that.
Think about it though, even at 16,000 revs per minute, that’s sixteen (thousand) times in just one minute that the pistons are circulating. The crankshaft has to be sooooo well balanced to accomplish that.
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