Posts tagged 250cc
2011, the end of two-stroke racing?
Apr 22nd
It appears that the 125cc World Championship class will continue with two-stroke motors until the end of the 2011 season. In Qatar, Carmelo Ezpeleta said that after this season and into the next, there will be discussions on the matter. It is expected that in 2012 the 125cc category will change to a four-stroke engine category with technology that is derived from dirt bikes. Most top-level motocross bikes have moved to a four-stroke 450cc motor that is much more eco-friendly than their two-stroke counterparts and are quickly becoming the normal in dirt bike races around the world. The other probable More >
Shuhei Aoyama exits racing to teach
Feb 11th
Shuhei Aoyama, 2006 250cc Grand Prix of Japan.
The younger of the Aoyama brothers, Shuhei, will return to Japan to teach at a Honda motorcycle school. Shuhei was hoping for a return to the grand prix paddock after a brief foray into the World Superbike onboard Honda CBR1000RR, but has claimed the economic crisis has seen him give up hope of racing for 2010. The 25 year-old from Japan was the 250cc Rookie of the Year in 2006 riding for the Repsol Honda team. He scored his first and only grand prix podium in his rookie season, at the French More >
