Sport
MotoGP
Written by: Craig Watson Craig & his wife Van
So, you’ ve decided that 2017 will be the year that you begin following MotoGP as a sport – well done on a good decision. I’ ll assume that you have no idea of teams and riders so we’ ll have a quick crash course( no pun intended) of the different classes in MotoGP both in terms of cc’ s as well as the difference between manufacturer and independent teams.
Photo by: Zane Quinn, 2014 Sepang, Malaysia. Moto3 riders heading into a turn showing the tight groupings
MotoGP is split into three distinct classes. Firstly, you have Moto3, which are the smallest class at 250cc engine capacity. While they may be the smallest they’ re a bunch of kamikaze pilots who go full taps the entire race, where a rider can go from first to tenth after a single braking cock-up in a corner, very exciting. Constructors are KTM, Honda, Mahindra and, strangely enough Peugeot, who seem to have branched out from white flag production. Secondly there’ s Moto2, which are 600cc bikes with a standard Honda four stroke engine for all bikes. There are various frame manufacturers but the frames are all pretty similar and a lot of the race boils down to rider ability. It’ s really a matter of personal taste but I never have found Moto2 to be particularly engaging, hopefully that will change in 2017 but I’ m not holding my breath.
10 The MAG Vung Tau