Honda Racing Corporation will reveal their Moto3 machine at Catalunya - MotoGP News
Honda Racing Corporation are set unveil their Moto3 machine at the Catalunya circuit in Barcelona, on June 2, 2011. HRC will present the newly born NFS250R four-stroke, which will be raced in the next year GP camping. The Moto3 class will then replace the
present two-stroke engine GP125cc category.
Some characteristics of the present RS125R is that it is a high-performance, light weight and compact racing machine. It will allow the riders to feel the same comfort at the entry level while learning the basics of the Grand Prix class. It will also serve
as a jack-up entry to the premier class in motorcycle racing.
From the MT125R in 1976, to the new breed RS125R, Honda has mass-produced more than 15,000 racing units of market racing machines. The production line of RS125R was stopped in 2009. Honda’s tenure of 34 years has broadened the stage of two-racing not only
in Japan, but on the worldwide level and has also supported many riders in racing.
During the times of development, Honda has groomed and catered all 29 Japan Championship 125cc class champions, adding on to a total of 130 Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix (WGP) victories, eleven manufacturer class titles and nine championships
with the RS125R.
Two riders of Honda family, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, both have won World Championship aboard the RS125R. In the MotoGP World Championship, they are riding Honda RC212V. HRC has backed their customers by selling sports kits and parts to charge the
engine with more power. On the other hand, HRC continued their sales of basic models, which expanded the manufacturer’s business opportunities.
In the later years, manufacturers saw some restrictions in the shape of environmental challenges, which were implicated on the mass-production models and the companies shifted to 4-stroke motorcycle racing engines. The wave of change started from the most
respected World Championship, when they shifted from two-stroke GP500 to four-stroke 990cc MotoGP class in 2002.
Currently, MotoGP is carrying 800cc prototypes for the premier class. The second change was made in 2010 by shifting from two-stroke GP250 to Moto2 class which uses 600cc four-stroke engines.
Tags: