Road going GP Duke

On Sat, 22 May 2004 00:08:17 +0100, Champ <ukrm.DeleteThis@champ.org.uk> wrote:

 >On Fri, 21 May 2004 22:40:38 +0000 (UTC), "curium"
 ><someone.DeleteThis@microsoft.com> wrote:
 >
  >>MCN have a big cover about Ducati making a road going version of their GP
  >>bike.
  >>
  >>If they did this wouldn't that prevent them from racing it as it would no
  >>longer be a prototype?
 >
 >Yes.
 >
 >I can only imagine that any road going replica would be sufficiently
 >different, such that the MotoGP bike could still claim to be a
 >prototype.

you know, I always thought I knew what "prototype" meant. Apparently I
don't.

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On Sat, 22 May 2004 11:04:44 +0100, darsy <darsy.DeleteThis@slimwards.co.uk>
wrote:

 >On Sat, 22 May 2004 00:08:17 +0100, Champ <ukrm.DeleteThis@champ.org.uk> wrote:
 >
  >>On Fri, 21 May 2004 22:40:38 +0000 (UTC), "curium"
  >><someone.DeleteThis@microsoft.com> wrote:
  >>
   >>>MCN have a big cover about Ducati making a road going version of their GP
   >>>bike.
   >>>
   >>>If they did this wouldn't that prevent them from racing it as it would no
   >>>longer be a prototype?
  >>
  >>Yes.
  >>
  >>I can only imagine that any road going replica would be sufficiently
  >>different, such that the MotoGP bike could still claim to be a
  >>prototype.
 >
 >you know, I always thought I knew what "prototype" meant. Apparently I
 >don't.

heh. Good point.

From the FIM technical regs "Four stroke motorcycles participating in
the MotoGP class must be prototypes. Those that are not entered by a
member of MSMA must be approved for participation by the Grand Prix
Commission."

Seems like the FIM don't know what a prototype is, either.
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Champ wrote:

 > From the FIM technical regs "Four stroke motorcycles participating in
 > the MotoGP class must be prototypes. Those that are not entered by a
 > member of MSMA must be approved for participation by the Grand Prix
 > Commission."
 >
 > Seems like the FIM don't know what a prototype is, either.

Not a WCM using an R1 crank case, apparently.

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