Used Honda Engines Have Never Been So In Demand
Dorna, the governing body of the MotoGP championship initiated a new project at the
end of last season to change the middle tier of their organisation (250cc) into a cheaper, more cost effective formula called Moto2. When the deal was announced earlier this year it was Honda who had managed to secure the engine tenure for 600cc tuned engines the foreseeable future, but the question we all had was, does this mean that there will be a host of used Honda engines available to smaller series?
The foundations for the World series' starts at home in each of the countries national series. A good way for these teams to develop would be to obtain the used Honda engines when discarded by the Moto2 teams in an effort to help establish and develop grass roots talent.
The engines are rumours to be in the region of 20,000 pounds per engine meaning that a majority of the new Moto2 team's development will be placed into the setup of the bikes chassis. Obviously for that kind of money the engines will be highly tuned as a standard Honda CBR600RR costs less than half of that.
But the debate about the used Honda engines remains open; initially Honda had stated that all engines from the scheme would be returned back to the plant when usage of the engines was complete. However, there are a number of officials, manufacturers and teams around the world all pleading with the company to release the used Honda engines to national championships.
It would hopeful help to breed a more diverse range within the Moto2 championship which is mainly made up of Spanish and Italian riders who can obtain and bring sponsorship to the teams helping with funding.
Bringing in a national Moto2 championship into countries like the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and beyond would help to develop riders that sponsors could feel secure about sponsoring. It would also allow riders to take part in their corresponding round of the World Championship with a wildcard ride.
If this doesn't happen then Dorna have really missed a golden opportunity to capitalise on the changes at hand. The series is struggling to survive with numbers dwindling in the current economic downturn and bolstering the new Moto2 grid will only help to inspire more teams and sponsors to jump on-board and get involved in what is without doubt one of the most exciting forms of motorsport. Even as used engines, mechanics could tweak and modify them to run longer. Hopefully the company will listen to the plea of the fans and will release the used Honda engines out in national teams.
by: Anna Stenning
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