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Catty · 20.07.2008, 15:42

So does this mean they have to do their practice starts within the one hour allotted for qualifying? That's a bit mean, isn't it?

Oh well, I guess they do them first to get them out of the way...

Ivonnsche · 23.07.2008, 20:29

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Originally Posted by Catty

So does this mean they have to do their practice starts within the one hour allotted for qualifying? That's a bit mean, isn't it?

Oh well, I guess they do them first to get them out of the way...

well, at Sachsenring they were all doing their practice starts right in front of us which was between the second to last and the last corner. It was out of the racing line. Don't know if they done it on qualifying too as at that time we were in the paddock and didn't see it at all

**Angela O** · 24.07.2008, 01:25

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Originally Posted by Jossik

MotoGP: Know When To Practice Your Startsby staffThis just in from the FIM:
FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix

Changes to the Regulations

Championnat du Monde FIM

des Grands Prix de Courses sur Route

Changements aux Règlements

The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Claude Danis (FIM), Hervé Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA), in the presence of M. Paul Butler (Secretary of the meeting), in a meeting held on 12/07/2008 at the Sachsenring, unanimously decided to introduce the following change to the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations, for application as from 18 July 2008.

Sporting Regulations

1.21 Behaviour During Practice and Race

16) Practice starts are permitted at the pit lane exit before joining the track and after the chequered flag is shown at the end of practice sessions and warm ups, when it is safe to do so, off the racing line. Exception: In the MotoGP class practice starts are not permitted after the chequered flag at the end of the qualifying practice.

Won't that just cause mayhem at the end of pit lane? I mean what if lots of the riders don't want to make any practice starts then and attempt to just ride out of the pit lane onto the track to get in their set up sorted out? How will they get by the riders who do want to make practice starts at the end of the pit lane exit?
I bet there'll be a pile up at least once in the practices of every race!
& god forbid someone getting in the way of Stoner from riding out of the pit lane exit to get to the track...he'll be kicking out constantly!

larisa · 24.07.2008, 18:02

Hungarian MotoGP round proposition unveiled in Budapest | The Official MotoGP Website

seem that the track will have 8 right corners, 8 left

4650m, with a speed : 315kmh

straigh lane 840m, and 50 boxes for all the teams

the tribunes are in semicercle, like nascar ones

and seem that the first Gp could be in september 2009

**Angela O** · 24.07.2008, 23:15

Some more of the news to go with what Larisa posted above.

MotoGP targets new Hungarian circuit

MotoGP organisers are considering adding the Hungarian Grand Prix to next year's calendar, at a new track that is now under construction.
Plans for the Balatonring circuit, which is to be built near Savoly, 100 miles from Budapest, were unveiled on Wednesday at a press conference attended by Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta.
Dorna has asked motorcycle racing's governing body, the FIM, for the event to be considered for next year's schedule.

Brno1996 · 25.07.2008, 05:41

Will it be one more event or one existing GP is to be cancelled?

Han · 25.07.2008, 07:34

I think at the moment it's only the Shanghai GP that will be omitted from the calendar. They have said rumours about Sepang but inside info said Sepang will be continuing the contract for at least another 3 years.

gosdhee46 · 25.07.2008, 09:27

I know what is it means that taken gp your hand; actually it isn't fair..
Hope there will be no more cancelled..
Shangai getting more excited year by year for rossi..
Rossi won't happy for that i think.

larisa · 25.07.2008, 11:48

The 2009 provisional calendar of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season is as follows:
Dates Grand Prix Circuit:
12th April Qatar Doha/Losail*
26th April Japan Motegi
3rd May Spain Jerez de la Frontera
17th May France Le Mans
31st May Italy Mugello
14th June Catalunya Catalunya
27th June Netherlands Assen**
5th July United States Laguna Seca***
19th July Germany Sachsenring
26th July Great Britain Donington Park
16th August Czech Republic Brno
30th August Indianapolis Indianapolis
13th September San Marino Misano
20th September Hungary Lake Balaton
4th October Portugal Estoril
18th October Australia Phillip Island
25th October Malaysia Sepang
8th November Valencia Ricardo Tormo Valencia
* Evening race
** Saturday
*** Only MotoGP class

gosdhee46 · 25.07.2008, 12:33

No Shangai

we were amazing there this year..!