tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34801829.post8182191244942117559..comments2023-09-12T10:32:40.277+01:00Comments on Armchair Bike Fan: MotoGP: Talking Tyres Again!Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02698874857574769025noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34801829.post-21640411300210043912007-10-14T19:33:00.000+01:002007-10-14T19:33:00.000+01:00Yep, you're right. Control tyres don't guarantee c...Yep, you're right. Control tyres don't guarantee close racing. However, a lopsided tyre war guarantees no racing at all.<BR/><BR/>It now seems like the tyre companies have backed down and there's a chance of some racing next year. The tyre rules will be quite different, by the sound of it.<BR/>The current rules are idiotic, they just took away Michelin's massive advantage and gave one to Bridgestone instead.<BR/><BR/>You're right about the traction control and launch control, however it's a prototype series, no restrictions, and so on!Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698874857574769025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34801829.post-29694329933107549162007-10-14T18:01:00.000+01:002007-10-14T18:01:00.000+01:00Well I hope my argumets against the control tyre r...Well I hope my argumets against the control tyre rule don't count as "stick"!<BR/><BR/>Fact is, a control tyre does not guarantee closer racing does it? Look at the last two rounds of WSB - a snooze-fest if ever there was one, with Haga disappearing off into the distance and nobody able to match him. Also, WSB bikes are slower around circuits shared with MotoGP despite having a larger engine capacity.<BR/><BR/>A control tyre will not increase the TV audiences, only good old-fashioned competition. Now, let's really sort out the men from the boys and ditch traction and launch control and stop any more embarrassing looping behaviour from Pedrosa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com