Crash.net:
Six kilos is the current difference between twins and fours in WSBK, do you know where this ten kilo figure for BSB has come from?
Colin Wright:
Not at all. The one thing we do know, because Ducati have tested it, is what the bike would perform like and what the set-up would be at 171 or 172 kilos – whatever it is. We would be happy to do it. The real truth is that they want to convince the other manufacturers that by bringing their RPM down, they aren't going to lose out to the Ducati.
Crash.net:
So you think that is the trade off they are trying to sell to them?
Colin Wright:
Yeah and they'd rather keep the rest of the paddock happy instead of us. They have to keep the majority happy at the end of the day I suppose.
Crash.net:
Related to this is the situation where the four-cylinder guys appear to be saying they are stressing their engines to keep up with you and therefore they have slowed you down with the weight.
Colin Wright:
I think this is an argument they are using but, again like Darrell said, in October last year, we were asking for some leniency on pistons and all bar none objected to it. Now six months later, they are asking for it.
Crash.net:
So it's a bit of a u-turn?
Colin Wright:
Very much so.
Crash.net:
Missing
Donington could have a big impact on Shane Byrne's title bid. How do you feel about that and how does he feel about the situation if you have to miss it?
Colin Wright:
We entered the championship with the intention of winning it. That is our job and is what we are paid to do. I really can't answer that yet as right at this moment but lets put it this way. I've heard it from Stuart Higgs directly and he said they are not going to reconsider the immediate introduction of the rule and we cannot possibly test and confirm that everything on the bike with this additional weight will be safe.
Therefore, like Darrell said, on the grounds of safety, we cannot be there.
