So, after the conclusion of another pretty dull race for the big boys, how would you spice up the racing or close the field a bit? Obviously ignoring the reality of the fact that the factories will throw a wobbly and block anything worth bothering with of course. There's talk of rev limits and standard fit ecus in the pipeline, but is it enough?!

Personally if it were me I'd adopt the Moto3 appproach; factory engines and electronics in third party frames, with no restriction on supplied teams (or limit it to like 8 bikes per manufacturer's motor to prevent a monopoly). That way the factories could still field a "works" team if they liked, they just wouldn't be using their own frames. The CRT concept has been a bit of a flop really, yes they're in their relative infancy still, but not likely to mount a serious challenge anytime soon. This has to be down to a) the tyres being developed for prototypes with completely different characteristics, and b) using modified road engines with longevity restrictions. If the other teams were allowed to use a prototype Yamaha, Honda, Ducati, Suzuki or Kawasaki motor and electronics within a chassis of their choice do you reckon that would change the face of the racing at all?

Obviously the best riders and biggest budgets would still have an advantage but it'd have to surely lead to closer action on track? Maybe it'd entice the likes of BMW or KTM to start getting involved too, if all they had to do is produce an engine? I'm just thinking back to the old ROC and Harris Yamaha days in 500s. With lots of teams buying or leasing factory engines and electronics, they'd still be getting a decent revenue stream out of it too. Just a thought.

Whatever the spec was in the Rossi vs Gibernau days. They sounded brilliant and the racing was very close.

Tight turns and jumps

the long and short of it is that there are not enough competitive machines out there. There are two yams and a couple of hondas. Maybe a rule that for every factory bike they must lease a bike to a customer team, and a similar CRT rule so the true factory bikes dont get too much special kit as the satellite 'factory' teams can buy the at an agreed price. It won't work but apart from standard engines, (which takes away from th prototype genre) I cant see what will

success ballast, the better you do the more weight you carry in the next race.

A simple budget cap, free entrance to the series for new teams.

Each team can run as many bikes as they want but two per team name.

Sorry to have to say this.. make the whole field CRT style based. You can run what 1000cc engine your like but put the engine claiming cost to 50k Euro instead. Limit fuel to something sensible and run control ECUs removing all the skill deadening electronics, TC and launch control. 5 Engines maximum per season - if you break that the rider can't compete in the championship anymore. If its clear that one team has a distinct advantage power wise you can stump up 50k euro for say a factory teams motor to discover why - I'd say it would be a bit self policing then Maybe remove engine claiming costs element even go as fast as to dyno all engines and state they have to make max of X power given +/- 10% and a realistic minimum weight including the rider. Pedrobot will have to ballast his bike up then a bit
Currently it seems pointless to have a handful of bikes in a different league to some others trailing around at the back - either even it up as above or dump full factory prototypes and run it all in the current CRT format.

Call it quits. Apply WSB rules across the board and make it one championship out right.

Edwards said last week a control ecu wont work because all the manufactures would just up and leave, most likely taking money to wsb.

On that suter bmw, he is using an off the shelf electronics package, which is in his words 10 years out of date compared to the prototypes.

I can see in the next few years, it ending up like the late 80's were moto gp had smaller and smaller crowds, tv coverage, where wsb goes back to its high days, Foggy at Brands springs straight to mind.

Look at it like this, if that report was right and Rossi goes to wsb on a yamaha after 2 years, who is left in moto gp that you would want to watch ?

Longer races with pit stops, but the rider has to refuel his own bike and change his own tyre(s) and points awarded for setting pole position, fastest lap of the race and most laps lead.

Also make them drink some fizzy pop during the pit stop a la Stirling Moss back in the 50's, this would also bring in some much needed sponsorship with bonus points for whoever can drink the fastest without puking