Moto3

**Wingnut** · 16th August 2010, 06:53

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the 2 strokers. Ring ting ting ting ting ting reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

**Rcktfsh** · 16th August 2010, 07:15

Originally Posted by ajturbo

Moto3 Class
The 125cc class will be replaced by the Moto3 class. The basic technical rules of this class are:
- Single cylinder 250cc 4-stroke engines with a maximum bore of 81 mm.
- Each engine should last for 3 races minimum and cost not more than 10,000 € (final cost will be announced)
- Each manufacturer if required should be ready to supply a minimum of 15 riders

now thats what i think is great!!!

er hope this is not a re-post

Originally Posted by ajturbo

err... what has this got to do with the Moto3??

i was commenting on the fact that all factory teams must have 15 riders!!!

They only have to supply 15 riders if required so you may see only 2 or 3 teams opt to run a particular manufacturers engine, if they won you would no doubt see 15 teams wanting them the next season.

**discodan** · 16th August 2010, 11:42

If the Moto 2 bikes are slower than the 250s, then the Moto 3 bikes are going to be really slow compared to the 125s I would have thought.

**Ivan** · 16th August 2010, 13:58

Originally Posted by discodan

If the Moto 2 bikes are slower than the 250s, then the Moto 3 bikes are going to be really slow compared to the 125s I would have thought.

Apparently Honda havebuilt one which is lapping 1.6 seconds faster around Motegi than a 125 GP bike

**discodan** · 16th August 2010, 16:12

Originally Posted by Ivan

Apparently Honda havebuilt one which is lapping 1.6 seconds faster around Motegi than a 125 GP bike

OK, I guess it depends how much they want to invest in the engine given the rules allowing another team to buy it for $10k.

**Quickrik** · 17th August 2010, 13:21

And so MotoGP/2/3 dies as a protype championship and becomes yet another production based championship. Boo. Thank christ they didn't at least go down the spec engine route.

**pritch** · 19th August 2010, 15:43

KTM have been playing with MotoX engines in GP frames. That 81mm max bore is a bit interesting, Honda at about 78mmm is the biggest I saw, the others I looked at were in the sixties.

**javawocky** · 19th August 2010, 16:30

Wonder if Suzuki will be chipping in 15X gn250 engines to spice things up

**F5 Dave** · 19th August 2010, 16:32

May they scatter their puny valves over the racetracks of Europe.

**Maido** · 19th August 2010, 16:50

Originally Posted by Quickrik

And so MotoGP/2/3 dies as a protype championship and becomes yet another production based championship. Boo. Thank christ they didn't at least go down the spec engine route.

I don't see how this is this production based?

**Ivan** · 19th August 2010, 18:09

Originally Posted by Maido

I don't see how this is this production based?

Have to agree

and look at Scott Moirs 450 rs its fast ok so its a 450 but he doesnt also have the same ammount of money for research and development these guys do