MotoGP 2012

[Drew]

And GP dies a little bit more.

[BMWST?]

Good to see the rules officially announced. Using 20 litres a race across 5 engines per season is definitely going to be a challenge for the factories.

Would love to see Dorna use the Open Source model for the ECU software though (open as within the teams that use it, ie any alterations must be pushed back upstream for everyone to use).

Honda will eat the 5 rule up i reckon,thats a real challenge to their engineering prowess

[Drew]

Honda will eat the 5 rule up i reckon,thats a real challenge to their engineering prowess

The five engine rule hasn't changed has it?

[onearmedbandit]

The MSMA (ie Honda) were pushing for a 5 engine rule change anyway.

[bogan]

So MSMA feild two teams of two riders each, gives 12 riders on decent bikes and the rest on that CRT rubbish still?

[Mental Trousers]

Honda will eat the 5 rule up i reckon,thats a real challenge to their engineering prowess

Honda can do it already.

Might see some melted Yamaha's and Ducati's though.

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[Bender]

So making it harder and more expensive to field a competitive bike is going to save MotoGP how?


I was under the impression they were going to make it easier. What the hell is going on with these guys?

[imdying]

Would love to see Dorna use the Open Source model for the ECU software though (open as within the teams that use it, ie any alterations must be pushed back upstream for everyone to use).

I can't fathom why. That ECU in itself already bastardizes a prototype class, and you now want that hippy faggotry bundled in with it? Why would anybody bother making any alterations for there to be any pushed back up? So other people can also reap the benefits of their development dollar? Seriously? Open source works for fuck all, and it ain't going to work here.

[Mental Trousers]

I can't fathom why. That ECU in itself already bastardizes a prototype class, and you now want that hippy faggotry bundled in with it? Why would anybody bother making any alterations for there to be any pushed back up? So other people can also reap the benefits of their development dollar? Seriously? Open source works for fuck all, and it ain't going to work here.

I mean as in open between all the teams that use it, not the rest of the world as you seem to be implying. So only the hippy faggots already in the paddock get to

It's exactly the same for the rest of the world - why put time and money into something that everyone else gets to use for free?? In this case if the teams don't contribute then nobody at all improves - including them. It lowers the cost of development by spreading it across all the users. You do get those that don't contribute a single thing and you also end up with a small number that virtually carry the entire project, but what you also get is huge amounts of feedback, feedback that you can't get with just 2 riders. You also have peer reviewed software.

It works despite the hippy faggots - linux, firefox, thunderbird, chromium, eclipse, open office, gimp, android, the bsd's, perl, ruby, php, python, apache, drupal, mediawiki, wordpress, jumbla, moodle .... it doesn't work?!?!?!

I'm guessing you don't have anything to do with Open Source in your job??

[puddytat]

Well I reckon Mark Marquez is going to give the lot of them a right rev up next year....going from 33 on the grid to 11th in the first lap is farkin amazing & to be 9th by lap 3
Brilliant controlled ride in difficult conditions & a well deserved champion who makes the rest of them seem like pussies...

[Shaun]

Well I reckon Mark Marquez is going to give the lot of them a right rev up next year....going from 33 on the grid to 11th in the first lap is farkin amazing & to be 9th by lap 3
Brilliant controlled ride in difficult conditions & a well deserved champion who makes the rest of them seem like pussies...

He will be brilliant once he learns how to ride one properlly and get the most from it, having stoners crew behind him will help loads

[Drew]

That Japanese fellow certainly did well at the final round.

See Spies? It can be done if ya use your fuckin head!

[Matt Bleck]

That Japanese fellow certainly did well at the final round.

See Spies? It can be done if ya use your fuckin head!

I reckon Spies or his Mum has pissed someone off that they shouldn't of and his season has been sabotaged, there is no way that you can have that much bad luck!!

[Shaun]

I reckon Spies or his Mum has pissed someone off that they shouldn't of and his season has been sabotaged, there is no way that you can have that much bad luck!!

His Mom sure did, whether that has anything to do with all his dramas I very much doubt it