i guess we will just have to wait and see as to what happens!

Intersting news..dates back to 2008


Marco Simoncelli banned from driving !!!
Curly hair 250cc Grand Prix nutter gets disqualified less than a week after passing his test


AFRO'd 250cc GP wildman Marco Simoncelli has been banned from riding or driving on the road less than a week after getting his full motorcycle licence in Italy.
Simoncelli has been banned after being caught overtaking on solid double white lines in the run-up to a junction whilst riding his BMW bike.

The factory GP star has now got to go back to school and resit his test in order to get his licence back.




Read more: Marco Simoncelli banned from driving - Motorcycle news : Racing news - Visordown

Seems like Rossi and his team's been facing quite lot of heat lately for more than one reason. I have gone through different articles over the net about this whole "Rossi-on-ducati" situation and almost all of them say the same thing in different ways.

May be Rossi and his team thought that they would turn ducati into a different machine quite early than they actually can, and may be everyone of us here and outside expected them to do it early than they can. Whatever it is, they are facing serious issues. This was possibly the biggest gap Rossi have had between himself and the winner...when he didn't win!

Everyone who is familiar with this whole situation is suggesting and expecting Rossi to change his riding style to suit Ducati...and that their effort to turn Ducati into a more rideable machine is now being looked at with mixed reaction and suspicion much more than before...Stoner has already said this in one of his recent interviews and he seems to believe that Rossi and his team are heading into the wrong direction with the ducati with their current approach.

Many people would like to believe Stoner right now, firstly because of his so dominant performance this year and secondly because he's been the most successful rider on a ducati in recent years. So many would like to believe that Stoner is right in saying so since he could ride the ducati like no one else could! However, is Stoner really correct? Current situation of Rossi in Ducati might seem to support Stoner, but I strongly believe that Rossi and his team simply needs more time. Moreover, contrary to what Stoner said, I don't think that Hayden waited for Rossi to come aboard and do his magic. Sure Rossi came with the purpose to change ducati as it seems, but Hayden has his own team and they are also doing their own thing, the result of which we just saw in the last race. But unfortunately, Rossi seems to be taking the limelight for the bad things as well.

I personally believe that though Rossi has to adapt his riding style to suit ducati more, even he knows that, but he will have to keep more of his original riding style with himself because that's what he's is all about, being smooth. The biggest problem being highlighted with Ducati is that Rossi is unable to enter the corner and exit it like the way he wants to do. Yamaha seemed to be the best when Rossi rode it, entering and exiting corners effortlessly, as smooth as a sharp knife through the hot butter! And against the popular belief, I disagree to anyone who says that Rossi and team are trying to turn Ducati into the Yamaha M1. I mean, how this can be true when Rossi himself says that he's trying to change his riding style slightly to suit more to Ducati?

The Doctor's facing lot of pressure especially when Mogello's around the corner. I am his fan for life on this side of the planet, and I sympathize with his situation. And I am sure that his days are far from over and he'll be back. He is not and never will regret his decision to move to ducati, but probably it's turning out to be a bit more difficult than he and his team predicted. May be not this year, but come the litres next year, and then we'll know who's who!

...will hail the GOAT forever

good observations!i too am a die hard fan of rossi for life!to such and extent that i repainted my yellow stock r15 to a combination of blue and white and got it stickered to look exactly like rossis 2010 fiat Yamaha m1!

Could 2012 really improve the show?

I had a doubt on the way we are approaching to 2012 with engine capacity being increased to 1000cc and the arrival of CRTs.
I personally think that it would not be much different from way it is now as the machine with electronics is more of a deciding factor than the rider himself. But never voiced my thoughts, as I thought I'm the only one thinking about this. Thats when I cam across this:

MotoGP Editorial: Can 1000cc Save the Day? - Motorcycle USA

there are some new things coming in 2012 that may improve the show, but I think that it would be interesting if the competition can be improved within the current riders aswell. some points which can be taken into consideration are mentioned in the aricle.
We already have spec tyres, why not spec ECU's

Six new MotoGP 2012 entries announced

Six new MotoGP 2012 entries announced | MotoGP News | Jun 2011 | Crash.Net

The six teams to secure an entry are:

- By Queroseno Racing (BQR)
- Forward Racing
- Kiefer Racing
- Marc VDS Racing
- Paddock GP Racing (Interwetten)
- Speed Master

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Lorenzo: Mr consistent had the 1st dnf after 25 races; let's see what can he do to stop the dominance of casey.
Stoner:Has taken the championship by the scruff of its neck, threatning to repeat the 2007 show(infact already doing that)
Pedrosa:Once again title chances fizzeled out due to injuries;feels really bad for him
Spiesidn't live up to the expectations
Rossi:STRUGGLING
Super Sic:Unlucky
Andreaoing his best to save his bread and butter at Honda
Cal:really impressive in his rookie season though unlucky

even i was thinking the same.... how can a wheel slide with so much of traction control?
just increasing the capacity wouldnt make much difference,,,,,
moto gp defintiely needs some benchmarked or generalised set of electronics which should be the same in all the bikes and the race should be decided by the skill of the rider and not that of the electronics installed in the bike...

i still remember the races when the bikes used to crash as early as the first turn.. some of the riders tried to turn with the front wheel raised high in air.... man that was fun to watch....
motogp has become quite boring nowadays... remember the last to last race nothing happened in the whole race the positions which were set early in the race was carried on for the full race till the end... no overtaking nothing......

the only thing i want to say is it is high time the federation should do something in the right direction otherwise the thrill of race will go away....

if we take the electronics out or reduce their effectiveness.......it will make the show much more entertaining, but aren't we be playing with the lives of riders.....since we are increasing the risk......just for entertainment.

I Kinda agree wid kinshuk.arya.

I feel electronics should be lessened, tho.
A talented rider would get the bike home, he would know his limits to ride the bike.... This is not for the thrill of the race, but this would be a real chance for a rider to ride to his talent..

Unlike the current situation, where bikes and its electronics are more imp than the actual rider.

P.S:- Most of the younger riders(Lorenzo, stoner,pedrosa), wouldn't have had the chance to ride in MotoGp if it wasnt the electronics, forget the winning of the championship by Casey Moaner in 2007

I think I read somewhere,sometime back that the bikes in 2012 would have less top speed and less traction control, just like the Moto2 bikes now..

Dunno if this was a riders' prospective or actual information......

who's taking the lives ?
Aas I suggested and the article stated - give them all standard electronics..neither too hi-fi like the ones that factory machines have nor something that embarasses the satellite teams to use
something in between. So that it makes the bikes more similar to one another and the riders are left to deal with the decision of who's above who.
How about that..?

like in F1..they're using standard electronics..and the last season was literally down to the last round with 4 possible contenders for the championship

What are Claiming Rule Teams?

FIM explains 2012 MotoGP 'Claiming Rule' | Page 1 | MotoGP News | May 2011 | Crash.Net

it may sound complicated, but for a rough idea, the CRT are the teams that will not be entering as full factory teams but they satisfy few conditions made by the FIM for Motogp because which they are allowed to participate.
now these teams are given certain amount of edge over the factory teams to make them competitive:
will be allowed 12 instead of 6 engines(for factory teams) for the season.
will be allowed 3 liters extra fuel than factory teams.
but there is a catch, they will be using production based engines on prototype chassis.
Another catch is that the rule says that they cannot use a bike that is homologated by the WSBK, BSB or any other FIM affiliated racing event.
Now the rules says about the bike being homologated, not the engine, so ideally if the teams use an engine running in WSBK on a prototype chassis, it may still be leagal.