Speed has a good article on this week’s Moto GP race in the Czech Republic and also takes a look at the rest of the season. With only 6 races to go, Nicky Hayden needs stay focused to win the championship. Most of the riders seem to like the track at Brno so it should be a great race.
Brno is not a track where any rider can afford to make a mistake at this stage of the season. This imposing circuit lies 200km south-east of Prague and the area is steeped in the rich history of Grand Prix racing. Races were run on a fearsome closed roads course before the dedicated circuit was built in 1987. The 5.403km track is a spectacular environment for motorcycle racing and its plunging turns and a power-sapping climb demand a maximum from riders and machines.
The track drops 74m from its highest to its lowest point and this gradient is felt chiefly by way of downhill corner entries that make huge demands on the front tire. Some of these tricky entries are compounded by negative camber that further increases the need for dependable front-end grip. And from turn four to turn 11 – it’s all downhill.
There is a lot of good info about the other teams and riders also- worth the time to read if you are a Moto GP fan.
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