MICHELIN to be MotoGP supplier in 2016.. follow up to Bridgesone bowing out..

Next time pal. Next time.

 

Press release says they are going to 17"

 

http://m.motomatters.com/news/2014/...utm_campaign=Feed: MotoGPMatters (MotoMatters)

 

You know watching the last MotoGP round I made a comment that I hadn't even noticed a Bridgestone sign/ad and it was around lap 4 or so. I do understand that the other classes are on Dunlop's but MotoGP is the main show and if I was Bridgestone I certainly would not of been happy with the "exposure" that Bridgestone got being the "official tyre". Hopefully Michelin has a better contract clause about the advertising and complaining. LoL. Otherwise I don't even see why they wanted the contract.
As far as seeing the trickle down ... of course we will see it. If they are 17inch tires club racers and privateers will grab up the take offs and crash on em. Just like they have the other brands.


Ride safe,
AAron

 

Maybe Rossi will wall himself into the garage never to be heard from again. Hopefully.

 

So,any wagers as to whom will receive the 'overnight specials' while the MotoGP circus is on the European continent?

 

Sure! I bet no one does.

 

With a spec tire, it will either be no one or everyone. It would be cool if they could bring a couple / few of those overnight tire creation trucks and if the tires aren't working, just make up a new tire on the spot. No more issues like Phillip Island.

 

thanks for that.. my info was 2nd hand, but from someone i figured knew, but better to hear from someone the main individual. So the decision to go 17" was potentially only one of the bunch of things..

 

It would have been fantastic if no one at all had bid to become tire supplier.

 

why ? it's a free market kind of thing. There is value (at least those that decide to bid think so) in being the only tire supplier for a given series. As much as i believe in competition, even among tire suppliers, you have to admit a single tire series makes for better racing (in my opinion).. and better racing hopefully means more viewers.

 

I think it's a horrible rule that forces people to build pretty much the same bikes. I just don't like the typical Eurocrat regulation model of MotoGP. More open regulations and a focus on revenue growth instead of cost cutting would make for a healthier series.

 

It's a joke.Wrapped a wee bit tight are we?

 

Sho nuff would be ideal.But the costs of doing that won't be cheap.But last year's race did break the monotony.