Re: [ST] Beemer GP?

[Paul English <tallpaul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006, Matthew Heyer wrote:

> But you speak of the difference between racing in the homogolation classes versus MotoGP.  The homogolation classes are run to sell the bikes that people ride.  MotoGP is run to show technical superiority (and thus hopefully sell bikes) and to develop technolgies to go to homogolated bikes.  MotoGP does not allow ANY production parts on the bikes.  The homogolation classes require a minimum number of the bikes to be sold, and only certain things are allowed to be changed for the races.
>
> To note, Ducati's MotoGP bike is a V4, which they don't have in their lineup....
>

Well, they are about to:

http://www.webbikeworld.com/ducati-motorcycles/desmosedici/ducati-engine.htm

But you are right.. by the time it is available for the street the motogp 
rules will have changed (to 800cc) and they won't be running it in motogp 
any longer.

Also at 50,000EUR each, there won't be many of them. :-)


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