DORNA's failures, a quick rundown (1992-2018)

DORNA, named after some kind of small boat from Galicia (Spain), started running the Motorcycling World Championship in 1992. Before, in 1991, there were a total of 15 grand prix events including 2 in Spain, Italy and France (2nd French race should've been in Brazil, the race at Le Mans was just to keep the count at 15). Right now we are at 19 races with 4 in Spain and 2 in Italy (same tracks but switched in both calendar and race title). Starting in 2002 we saw the change from 2-strokes to 4-strokes.Professional journalists praise what Carmelo Ezpeleta's team has supposedly achieved since 1992. Oddly enough, the jorunalists that have criticized Carmelo's regime are no longer allowed to enter the racetracks as part of the press. Journos learned this quite quickly so nobody who actually covers the World Championship says bad stuff about it anymore. Here are some of the big mistakes DORNA has made during the past 25+ years:SCHEDULING· The USA, one of the biggest sportbike markets in the World, did not have a grand prix for over a decade.· A few "travel-Hell" seasons have been held including the 1997 one, where teams had THREE different off-Europe stints (Malaysia-Suzuka at first, Brazil in the middle of the Summer, then Indonesia-Australia to end the season).· 19 consecutive races at Twin Ring Motegi, a Honda-owned track with few and far grandstands, almost no hotels around and awful roads to reach it. In the main straight, the closest you can be to the edge of the racetrack without being a VIP is 65m or over 210ft with the pitwall being 83m or 250ft away from the lowest-seating ticket holders.· Spain and Portugal having 2 races only 7 or 14 days and 550km (350 miles) away. This happened multiple times.· Up to 5 races in the Iberian Peninsula in one year.· They promised races in Hungary and Wales.· DORNA stopped racing at Osterreichring (A1-Ring, Red Bull Ring...) for safety concerns, they came back because they added tarmac run-offs, which are awful for riders when it rains.RULES· MotoGp bikes are too power... so they changed it from 990cc to 800cc... and then changed it to 1000cc because, as we all know, 1000cc engines make LESS power than 990cc or 800cc engines.· MotoGp rules have brought us some of the worst garbage in motorbike form. Both in pure MotoGp bikes (Proton KR5, Proton KR KTM, Harris WCM, Ilmor X3...) and CRT bikes (BCL GP212, BQR-FTR, APR-Kawasaki...).· Remember the "MotoGp rookies must ride for satellite teams first" rule? Marc Márquez does not!· "To ride in Moto3 you must be 16 or older... unless you win a DORNA-owned championship, then you cool".· The age limit in 125cc/Moto3 killed dozens of careers and also made the World title lose value. VR46, Pedrosa and other battled some of the toughest small-bike specialists you could imagine. Danny Kent battled against some kids.CLASSES and MANUFACTURERS· Moto2 started being a mess, then became a career destroyer. Perfect middle step in the MotoGp ladder!· Moto2's engine rules could have applied to all Japanese manufacturers... but DORNA wanted to pump Honda full of money.· Moto3 was supposed to be CHEAPER than 125GP bikes. Either inflation is a bad bitch or they lied, Moto3 bikes are currently more expensive than factory 125GP bikes ever were.· Both Moto2 and Moto3 grids once had waiting lists or so they said, some journos were even talking about two-group qualifying to avoid the traffic troubles. Now both classes barely hit the 30-bike mark, that is a 25% loss.· Only two manufacturers currently build competent Moto3 racing bikes. Yamaha boycotted the class (probably because of Moto2) and Kawasaki never tried. I thought Moto3 was invented to avoid the Piaggio-KTM days, I guess I was wrong.· Kalex alone at first, now Kalex with KTM have been dominating Moto2 for 4 years. The only 2 non-K wins since 2015? Americas 2015 and Catalunya 2018 by Speed-Up. Suter won in Valencia 2014 and has not gotten close since. Once again, I am almost 100% sure Moto2 was introduced to avoid two-brand dominance like in the Piaggio-Honda days.· Outside of Honda, Yamaha and Ducati, only ONE other brand has won a dry race since 2002. It was Suzuki in GBR 2016. DORNA has failed to break the three-brand dominance of the 90s. Aprilia (twice), Kawasaki and KTM have failed and do not seem to be getting anywhere closer.CORRUPTION· 19 consecutive grand prix at your house, a whole class using your engines, a rule being destroyed so you can give your star the best material possible... Boy, it must be great being Honda.· Balatonring is used as an example of modern corruption in Eastern Europe. The case is so big and can have such legal consequences that it killed Gabor Talmacsi's career, it made Aspar take his own nickname out of his squad and might stain both Talmacsi, Aspar, Carmelo Ezpeleta and whoever owns what Carlo Benetton bought (he died in July 2018).· The corruption around Circuit of Wales was stopped from happening several times. In Summer 2014, members of the Welsh government lobbied (paid off) environmental organizations. In Winter 2014, allegations surfaced that members of the Welsh government wanted to favor certain businesses by giving them private insight. By Spring 2016 nobody had enough money, not the government and not the sponsors. In Summer 2016, the Welsh government rejected the guarantee fund and DORNA finally took the rights to the race away.RANDOM FUN FACT· Carlos Ezpeleta, Carmelo's son, often drives the safety car. The nepotism is rampant in DORNA.
Submitted August 22, 2018 at 01:03PM by die996 https://www.reddit.com/r/motogp/comments/99cqlh/dornas_failures_a_quick_rundown_19922018/?utm_source=ifttt