MWGP Announces New Class For Bikes At Least 15 Years Old
Time to dust off your first-gen R1, RC51, SV650, or even your FZR400 – MotoWest GP has introduced its newest class: Formula 15. More details below, from MWGP’s official press release.
Any motorcycle 15 years or older by model/engine year (or like construction), except for singles, which have no age restriction. Formula rules, no fuel or tire restrictions. Overall points eligible.
The idea is a performance index class that pits all kinds of bikes and riders on the track at the same time that have roughly a balanced set of advantages against each other. As MotoWest GP’s class structure has simplified greatly in 2016, this is a catch-all class for many experienced racers as well as those just getting into budget minded new racers.
The emphasis is on affordable racing that removed the biggest barrier to full grids. Race bikes that are fifteen years old or more are generally cheap and plentiful and relatively easy to maintain and singles and two-stroke race bikes have significant relative strengths that keep racing interesting for both riders and spectators!
MWGP status competition Formula 15 Qualifications:
Heavyweight
• UNLIMITED! (ex: 1st gen Yamaha R1, Ducati 996, Honda RC51, Turbo Hayabusa)
• Any MIDDLEWEIGHT legal bike
Middleweight
• 650cc 4 stroke MULTI (ex: Kawasaki 636, Honda CBR600)
• 900cc 4 stroke TWIN (ex: Ducati 900SS, Ducati 748, 1st gen Suzuki SV650)
• All SINGLES
• All 2 stroke
• Any LIGHTWEIGHT legal bike
Lightweight
• 450cc 4 stroke MULTI (Yamaha FZR400, Honda NC35)
• 650cc 4 stroke TWINS (Suzuki SV650, Honda Hawk)
• All 4 stroke SINGLES (Moto3, KTM RC 390, Honda CBR300R, Super Motard, Honda Ascot)
• 400cc 2 strokes (Bikes larger than 250cc must be street model) (Yamaha TZR125, Honda RS125, Yamaha RZ 350, Honda NSR250)
To sign up with MWGP, first download the 2016 annual membership form here. Once filled out, email the form to reg@mwgp.com. Alternatively you can mail the signed forms to the following address below.
MOTOWEST GRANDPRIX
6859 VALJEAN AVE. UNIT#10
VAN NUYS, CA 91406
Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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