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jhansen510
9/12/2016 7:06pm
9/12/2016 7:06pm
So I have heard that FIM is stripping herrings of the GH win because of the KTM taking the bike to the semi and removing the fuel right after Moto. When they got the bike it was empty of fuel to test. Anyone heard this?
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Bullshit.
Luongo is bending all the rules just to get USA guys participate. He even charges them 10 times less. He`s desperate.
Pit Row
PS: I went to Washougal this year, the smell of that race fuel !! It should be aftershave!!
But I understand them. GP guys race this setup all year long, but USA teams would need to do a lot of testing and change their bike just for one race, therefor they want to race the same bike and same set up they race all year long.
Or are you saying only US teams can run AMA fuel ?
Anyway sounds ridiculous to me also. But I am curious about the rule and the rumor.
So according to the Star team, they did run GP spec fuel at Charolette. I had heard a few days before the race that they had spent a whole day on the dyno with the fuel to come up with an ecu spec ,so I thought they were ready going into the event. They said they found out they could use US spec fuel only minutes before the first moto was set to go, so they didn't have time to change. They had the bike running well, so they stuck with it for both motos. At Glen Helen however, they said they would be running US spec fuel in Harrison's bike. All the teams I asked said that both GP and US teams could run US spec fuel if they wanted. I noticed some GP teams had US spec fuel I was familiar with, while others seemed to be sticking with the GP fuel they had brought.
I wasn't able to get an exact list going, but it appears as if all US-based riders/bikes were on US fuel at Glen Helen, along with the Red Bull KTM teams, HRC bikes, and KRT bikes...
Both Yamaha GP 250 teams were on GP spec fuel... I'm not sure what Rinaldi was on... I saw a lot of GP spec fuel laying around for the smaller participating teams (Leopard and the Logistics KTM teams, the Italian Honda team, DRT, TM, etc...)
As for sound, the GP sound regulation is currently the same as our Supercross limit. So the US teams brought out exhaust cans and inserts from Supercross.
The crew from Geico told me it was actually easier to pass the at the GP when compared to Supercross because of the conditions. At a Supercross, it's colder (winter) and especially at the East rounds it can be very humid. This combination makes the air thicker and cause sound to reverberate more. Also, the stadium and surrounding buildings cause a problem with the sound bouncing back. In the flat and open parking lot at Glen Helen, along with the dry/hot weather, it made the sound test easier to pass. For a good example, Geico didn't have to run the right side airbox cover or the extra sideplate and underseat foam they use in Supercross to pass the test.
Added note: Come the MXdN, all bikes must still run the GP fuel spec. There won't be any US spec fuel allowed.
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