450GP class for next year?

i'm thinking about sponsoring ted cobb on one of these next year. first race he loses...he's out.

 

In that case can we go ahead and get a ruling on Italian Cams?

 

I think your right, I'd say the wide ratio out of the WR would be better over the close ratio MX gearing, but I wouldnt go with the WR motor.

 

But with stock motors and trans, you'd have to, right?

 

yep, damn KTM 450smr motor might be the ticket, 6 speed stock, dont know about that chassis though

 

any idea about the 250 two-strokes being allowed as in mx?

 

Hmmmm Mongo...this is intriguing! This might convince me, or help me convince the wife to let me come out and play again. With a SM there is not as much time needed like in a 600...so I could probably swing this with my busy schedule. :up: When can we expect the full run down?:up:

 

Does anyone have any pictures?

I don't want to read, I just want to look at the pretty pictures.

 

I honestly thought they were the same except the gearing and the cam - are there other differences?

 

I'm really interested in this class. I'm shooting for my racing license late this year or early next and I'm having fits with the damn FZR400. If I could buy a conversion kit for a 450 and have a turn key bike that is more or less equal to everyone else in the class I'd be all over it.

I come from a sailboat racing background, and one design racing (spec class on bikes) is where it's at. You know your equipment is 99% equivalent to the other guys so if you suck it's because you suck, not because of a mechanical or engineered advantage. And let me tell you, I suck!

Sign me up!

 

Sorry...I am coming into this discussion late. So Grant and Roland have built these...mainly for their riders correct? So are they saying they are going to build these for others as well? If we can build our own, then when will we see the run down on what is allowed and what is not, what are the guide lines?

 

Figures....ama homo's. guess it doesnt matter that the "fart cans" have the upper hand in mx. would be a cool mix.

 

But in the spirit of what Mongo is putting together it wouldn't make sense. As soon as you allow 250 2-strokes you begin exploiting the differences in machinery. That's not really the point. In fact the point is to make the machinery very very similar so that rider talent is the difference.

 

Will this only be for the Nationals? Or will there be a regional class too?

 

I would think that even if there is NOT a 450GP class at the regional level, the bike could be used in Clubman, D SBK, F2. Unless the rules change.