MOTOGP » Specifications for 'Moto2' revealed

Dear race direction we Team Doris wish to purchase the engine from the HRC winning machine and have 20K in any currency you so desire available

Letter to the FIM from HRC on behalf of all Factory Teams

Dear FIM following the purchase of our race winning engine by team Doris and the exposure of our engine to all and sundry we shall hereby withdrawing our tean forthwith and will not return until you clowns get your act together

Looks like a new Honda racing class...

Very interesting. They might be doing something very clever here...

16,000rpm for a 600 engine?

I know reliability and costs are important factors, but surely they could stretch it to 17,000rpm?

I think these engines need to be producing 160bhp- will they do it on these specs?

Suprised they''ve not capped compression ratio too...

The 9.4 reminds mee the system using in USA back in early 1970, at that time too it was possible to buy someone else engine finishing ahead of you.

Seems they learned nothing from the claimer rule in America's past - wake up!
How does a 4-stroke (crank, piston, valves, valve springs, camshafts, cam chain) reduce cost over a 2-stroke (crank, piston, power valve)?
I can't see any company wanting to run in this series but I wont be watching if it ever does.

Hmm, so no Desmo systems allowed then...A_R_S_E!
So much for "vive le difference!" then. We'll have a grid full of boring same as the next one Honda's...MEH!

Not so different from all those same as the next one two strokers when you get down to it. I don't think Ducati would want to enter a desmo with a claiming rule in place.

Jon M - compression is essentially capped by running "pump fuel" and I think 16,000 rpm is about the limit for conventional springs if they are made from iron based alloys. I suspect all these rules will bring about a 600 cc motor that is not going to cost a whole lot to produce. Most of the money will go towards R&D: based on the construction material limitations it will not be an expensive motor to build one design is done.

Sounds like the "buying someone else's engine" thing is another "playing field leveller" that probably will condemn the series to dullness.

Why not have a single make cup instead.... oh hang on, they do that already and nobody stays to watch it...