Moto2: if only the MotoGP grid was this healthy

[slowpoke]

The new class has certainly created some interest and i can't wait to see how it all shapes up. There are some big names in there with some points to prove, both from a constructors and a riders perspective.

2 GABOR TALMACSI HUNGARIAN SPEED UP APRILIA SPEED UP
4 STEFAN BRADL GERMAN VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING SUTER
5 JOAN OLIVE SPANISH JACK&JONES BY A.BANDERAS PROMOHARRIS
6 ALEX DEBON SPANISH RED BULL AJO MOTORSPORT FTR
7 AXEL PONS SPANISH PONS RACING PONS KALEX
9 KENNY NOYES USA JACK&JONES BY A.BANDERAS PROMOHARRIS
10 FONSI NIETO SPANISH G22 HOLIDAYGYM MORIWAKI
12 THOMAS LUTHI SWISS INTERWETTEN MORIWAKI RACING MORIWAKI
14 RATTHAPARK WILAIROT THAI HONDA-SAG SUTER
15 ALEX DE ANGELIS SAN MARINO SCOT RACING TEAM SCOT
16 JULES CLUZEL FRENCH FORWARD RACING SUTER
17 KAREL ABRAHAM CZECH CARDION AB MOTORACING RSV
24 TONI ELIAS SPANISH GRESINI RACING MOTO2 MORIWAKI
25 ALEX BALDOLINI ITALIAN CARETTA TECHNOLOGY RACE DEPT I.C.P.
29 ANDREA IANNONE ITALIAN SPEED UP APRILIA SPEED UP
35 RAFFAELE DE ROSA ITALIAN TECH 3 RACING TECH 3
37 FABRICIO PERREN ARGENTINE KINO RACING KINO
39 ROBERTINO PIETRI VENEZUELAN ITALTRANS S.T.R. SUTER
40 SERGIO GADEA SPANISH PONS RACING PONS KALEX
41 ARNE TODE GERMAN RACING TEAM GERMANY SUTER
44 ROBERTO ROLFO ITALIAN ITALTRANS S.T.R. SUTER
45 SCOTT REDDING BRITISH MARC VDS RACING TEAM SUTER
48 SHOYA TOMIZAWA JAPANESE TECHNOMAG-CIP SUTER
52 LUKAS PESEK CZECH MATTEONI C.P. RACING MORIWAKI
53 VALENTIN DEBISE FRENCH WTR SAN MARINO TEAM ADV
55 HECTOR FAUBEL SPANISH HONDA-SAG SUTER
56 VLADIMIR LEONOV RUSSIAN VECTOR KIEFER RACING SUTER
59 NICOLA CANEPA ITALIAN SCOT RACING TEAM SCOT
60 JULIAN SIMON SPANISH MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM RSV
61 VLADIMIR IVANOV RUSSIAN GRESINI RACING MOTO2 MORIWAKI
63 MIKE DI MEGLIO FRENCH MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM RSV
71 CLAUDIO CORTI ITALIAN FORWARD RACING SUTER
72 YUKI TAKAHASHI JAPANESE TECH 3 RACING TECH 3
75 MATTIA PASINI ITALIAN JIR MOTO2 TSR
76 BERNAT MARTINEZ SPANISH BLUSENS BQR BQR-MOTO2
77 DOMINIQUE AEGERTER SWISS TECHNOMAG-CIP SUTER
88 YANNICK GUERRA SPANISH G22 HOLIDAYGYM MORIWAKI
95 MASHEL AL NAIMI QATAR BLUSENS BQR BQR-MOTO2
TBA TO BE ADVISED JIR MOTO2 TSR

RESERVES
27 VINCENT LONBOIS BELGIAN MARC VDS RACING TEAM SUTER
TBA ANTHONY WEST AUSTRALIAN MZ RACING TEAM MZ

[Kornholio]

Oh I cant wait for this race :)

[Cleve]

So any great predictions for first Moto2 champion?

[roogazza]

So any great predictions for first Moto2 champion?

Not really thought about it, but looking at the list maybe De Angelis or Elias ????? G.

[riffer]

I'm picking either the Hungarian or the Swiss for the title (Talmacsi, Luthi)

[k14]

Surely Elias is the best rider but none of the bikes have been out officially testing yet so its a really big unknown. If one team gets it spot on then the others may take a while to catch up.

[Brian d marge]

Where do I start !!

the field is great, Great list of chassis manufacturers ( my engineering side is going all squiffy )

they are running 2,05 at losail I could imagine it will get faster

Even MZ with a tubular chassis ! Scot Reading with Benson as the Engineer ! oooooohh

I can hardly wait

Stephen

[Cleve]

This is a good basic article about the Moto2 bikes. http://2wheeltuesday.com/2010/04/moto2-what-is-a-moto2-bike-and-how-does-the-new-moto2-class-work/

[denill]

Thanks for the article Cleve. Interesting read. :niceone:

[Cleve]

Thanks for the article Cleve. Interesting read. :niceone:

NO worries mate. Yes it was wasn't it.

[R6_kid]

So you'd need about NZ$1.5mil to enter a team for the year? Not "a lot" of money in the scheme of things, I wonder what the chances are of a NZ team entering in the next 5 years?

[k14]

Surely Elias is the best rider but none of the bikes have been out officially testing yet so its a really big unknown. If one team gets it spot on then the others may take a while to catch up.
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