2012, the two-strokepocalypse

The end of the two-stroke motorcycle is nigh. Word from this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix is that the 125 GP formula will be swapped for four-stroke 250cc engines in 2012 or 2013 and the class will be renamed Moto3. According to MotoMatters, these engines won’t be based on existing 250cc four-stroke motocross engines, but will instead use an 81mm bore, effectively making them a one quarter of a 1,000cc MotoGP engine.
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