So it official now it will be a one tyre rule next year!!!! But it's a tender process but Bridgestone are favourite to get it!

I hope they get it

It won't be dunlop they already sayd

if it is gonna be michelin.... will Dani and Vale get wood tires???

BS already moaned last year they can't supplie more people...

could that be why the rumor of Ducati going to michelin got started?
maybe everyone is

Well it's up for tender so who's how long that will take! But Bridgestone is the front runner apparently.

Grand Prix Commission decides on single tyre rule for 2009
Sunday, 28 September 2008
In a meeting at the Motegi circuit on Sunday morning the Grand Prix Commission decided unanimously that there will be a single tyre supplier in the MotoGP class as of 2009.

For safety and cost reasons, the Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Claude Danis (FIM), Herve Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA), in the presence of Mr. Paul Butler (Secretary of the meeting), in a meeting held today at the circuit of Motegi, unanimously decided to introduce the following change to the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations:
The Grand Prix Commission has decided unanimously that there will be a single tyre supplier for the MotoGP class from 2009. Proposals to supply the tyres must be handed to the FIM and Dorna by 3rd October at the latest. The final decision will be announced by the GP Commission by 18th October at the latest.
Mr. Ezpeleta commented, `We postponed the decision until today so that we could get more ideas and opinions about it. Finally we decided, the Grand Prix Commission, unanimously, for safety reasons and to reduce costs that we would go to a one tyre rule. Now the FIM ask for a tender, which means that the tyre manufacturers who are interested in competing for the tender must send their offers before next Saturday. From there we will study the different offers and then no later than 18th October the Grand Prix Commission will decide who will supply the tyres.´

One tyre rule is going to be excellent for next year its going to be very interesting indeed. I hope Bridgestone get it.

cost reasons?
it doesn't seem very logical: the developing costs is up to the tyres producers, nobody asks money to Dorna. and if tyers producers woulnd't be ok anymore with the costs needed one of the two would have already withdrawn, no?

Rider safety- Bring back the 990cc.
One tyre rule is really going the even out the competition, we can than see who is who.

i thought i read on one of the threads that bridgestone has said they cant supply all the tires

REALLY??

ow.. i think the new rules about single tyre is inflict a financial loss, and the effect from that rules is : the producer from each tyre is a must compete to has get a part.