G.P. engine claiming rule in '09.

[mx250]

9.4 The engine (excluding exhaust, throttle bodies and ECU) used in a race is available to be purchased
by another competitor in the same race for a fixed price of ?20,000 (Euro). Such purchase request
must be made in writing to Race Direction within the protest period, that is within 60 minutes after the
official end of the race. The transaction and delivery will be completed immediately at the end of the
60 minute protest period and will be underwritten by IRTA. Teams refusing to sell when presented
with a valid request will be disqualified.


http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Dec/081211a.htm

Woee!!!

This should prove interesting. Firstly, it pretty much make GP racing Improved Proddy Racing.

[Lozza]

A silly rule as the old AMA claiming rule was so successful it was used once(or twice) where the claimer ended up with a full factory Triumph Rocket 3. The rule was promptly dropped after this. Hard to see where the dickheads at Dorna are coming from, spec ECU's and Porduction 600, no titanium etc where is the 20,000Euro value in an engine?. All it will do is force the price UP to 20,000 Euro. Dorna run MotoGP gets worse and worse, as Michael Scott pointed out to Dorna, could have done just the exact same things with current GP 250's and not lost 2 manufacturers to WSBK.