New MotoGP Tire Rules Reduce Tire Consumption, Reduce Rider Workload But Increase Wor

SPEED · 05-01-2007, 01:14 PM

New MotoGP Tire Rules Reduce Tire Consumption, Reduce Rider Workload But Increase Work For Tire Manufacturers

"BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE NEW TIRE REGULATIONS
New rules present bigger challenge, reduce tire consumption by 40%

Michelin has had to totally change its modus operandi to work within MotoGP's new tire regulations that restrict riders to 31 slick tires over each race weekend."

Updated: New MotoGP Tire Rules Reduce Tire Consumption, Reduce Rider Workload But Increase Work For Tire Manufacturers News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

clutchslip · 05-04-2007, 10:33 AM

Poor b@stards. I don't know how they'll do it. I go through that many tires every year or so.

And what's the extra tire for? = 31?
Sixty-minutes should look into this one.

JakeR1 · 05-04-2007, 11:13 AM

17 rear and 14 front, or something like that.

Haywood · 05-04-2007, 06:28 PM

This was a good move for MotoGP, IMO. Too many of the top riders/teams were getting fresh overnight tires and creating a major gap for the other teams (if you werent on Mich. you didn't get sh!t overnight). It did feel a bit like cheating in some cases. Yes, this is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, but there still need to be some restrictions to keep some sense of a somewhat even playing field...

Having a limited number of tires means that the teams have to be much more wise in thier decisions. It also means that setup time is defenitly a lot more important; no more getting tires overnight that "should" fix what was a small problem. If you couldn't find a tire that works over the course of two days setup and a Q, you better be able to ride your a$$ off come Sunday.

With this rule change, we might see Dunlop even get a win in this year if the Mich. & Bridgestone teams screw up thier choices on a given weekend.

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Haywood Know It All Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ramona Bikes: '06 KTM SMC625 '03 RC51 '03 EX500 '98 VTR SuperHawk Age: 39 Posts: 294 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 2 (24)	This was a good move for MotoGP, IMO. Too many of the top riders/teams were getting fresh overnight tires and creating a major gap for the other teams (if you werent on Mich. you didn't get sh!t overnight). It did feel a bit like cheating in some cases. Yes, this is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, but there still need to be some restrictions to keep some sense of a somewhat even playing field... Having a limited number of tires means that the teams have to be much more wise in thier decisions. It also means that setup time is defenitly a lot more important; no more getting tires overnight that "should" fix what was a small problem. If you couldn't find a tire that works over the course of two days setup and a Q, you better be able to ride your a$$ off come Sunday. With this rule change, we might see Dunlop even get a win in this year if the Mich. & Bridgestone teams screw up thier choices on a given weekend.