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Originally Posted by nitinsen
1. Electronic and hydraulic launch control systems and electronic suspension systems have been banned (I wonder what will happen to Ducati, that launch control system was a great help to its riders)
2. Friday morning practice sessions have been removed & Qualifying will cut short from 1 Hr to 45 min per class.
3. In the eight 2009 MotoGP World Championship races which follow the summer break, commencing with the 14th-16th August trip to the Czech track of Brno, each MotoGP rider will be restricted to the use of a maximum of five engines until the end of the season.
Refer to Electronics limited and Friday morning practices scrapped for 2009 season | The Official MotoGP Website
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More than Ducati, its Honda which stand to be in a bad position if launch control goes. Because right now its them who have the best launch control and its them who need launch control. Because Dani Pedrosa is so light that theres no way there will be no wheel spin or wheelie, when the Honda starts off the mark !! Remember Phillip Island practice 2007 !!
But as they say there is a work around for every rule. They can implement launch control in the ECU. The bikes at a standstill, speedometer shows zero and RPM idling !! NOt a very difficult task to add extra software to detect these and work out a power delivery system thats Launch Control in effect !!
Ducati will be jacked if they remove Traction Control !! Or shall I say Stoner will be (hypothetically) jacked .. cause the rest of the Duke riders already are !!
