05-28-2007, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: BOYNTON BEACH, FL
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Originally Posted by darth dino
sadly 
i used to watch this stuff on speedvision, before Fox took over . . .
in their first two years with the new formula, racing side by side, the new 4 stroke MotoGP bikes were faster everywhere on the track than the two stroke "zenith" GP bikes they were replacing . . . from day 1. this year they lost almost 200cc (80% the displacement), but are even faster yet 
just like F1, the technology increases every year. those old 2-strokes look like dinosaurs compared to the new machines. i was sad when they changed the rules . . . until i saw the first race with them running together |
Fox now uses 'Speed Channel' to pimp its NASCAR coverage! I have a bad feeling that they'll be dropping F1 next...The next few F1 races will be run on Fox. If the 'ratings' do poorly, F1 will be gone!!! It's all about $$$...
I don't remember(or never saw)the MotoGP bikes running against the 500cc machines...I do remember seeing some racing where they ran the bigger 1000cc bikes against the GP2 250cc 2 strokes! The 250s couldn't keep-up-with 1 liters 'top end-wize' but killed them in the turns! I forget what they called the 'series', something like Formula Unlimited(?), but it really showed that 'bigger-isn't-always-better'...I think a couple of those races were won by the GP2 motorcycles!
Regards
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