Australian Motorcycle News

IN PIT LANE.

“CAUTIOUS, BECAUSE OF THE LAST TIME ENGINE SIZE WAS CUT, FOR THE SAME REASON”

THE TROUBLE with MotoGP? It’s too fast. That’s not what world championship racing should be about. Sounds ridiculous? Bear with me.

Only relative speed matters. As in: Why hurry a good race? Because MotoGP riders aren’t going for the land-speed record. They only need to go faster than the other blokes.

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