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2014 MotoGP: The New Open Class Gives Bridgestone a Hard Time

They say that the months of December and January are the quiet ones for MotoGP but there are a lot of people working day in – day out behind closed doors to have things running smoothly for the next season. It's the case of the official tire provider of the series, Bridgestone.
Casey Stoner testing the 2014 Honda RCV1000R production racer 1 photo
Photo: MotoGP.com
After the official post-race test at Valencia, Bridgestone technicians have witnessed the huge amount of work they're up to through the winter: the new bikes in the Open Class (former CRT) are way more powerful than they were. And Hiroshi Yamada, head of Bridgestone Motorsport says the task of delivering a super soft rear tire for the class is a real challenge.

Problem is, the factory-leased engines and production racers are now riding in the Open class, and this means a hefty performance hike. Valencia clearly showed that Bridgestone's current line-up was no longer good enough.

Yamada also mentions that the immediate goal is to find at least two options for the rear tires for each track, while the new warm-up tires should also bring in better mileage.

However, some winds whisper that the super soft option might be dropped...

Source gp-inside.com
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