There is news that should take with caution and this is one of them. We could call it a trial balloon by the new owners of the legendary British brand . The fact is that the weekly Speedweek published as a world exclusive that Norton could return to MotoGP , so much so they say that the brand itself has confirmed to the magazine.
The idea would be to put two bikes on the track for the famous 2012, because with the New regulations approved Could benefit from the famous clause CRT team to compete in that category. But all this seems to me that is going to be watered down and for one simple reason : Norton has now not technical, nor the resources nor the time to develop a MotoGP for 2012 . They also have the great handicap that the rotary engine that has been developing since last year (the NRV700 promises to be a bomb of 210 hp and they want to present in 2011 ) do not worth to MotoGP , due to technical limitations in the maximum diameter of the piston.
Log in MotoGP is not simple and the examples of these are finding every day: FB Corse the promise is very happy and we are still waiting to arrive , not to mention Inmotec, Which have even reached the prototype and were present to participate in Montmelo this year, but still waiting.
What sense does that Norton invest hundreds of millions in a more traditional engine ? Would you leave aside his famous rotary engine ? It is true that Norton has the charisma needed to attract the money from a sponsor, but from there to put on a scrub like MotoGP seeing how things are and the current market for large sport ... No, not me I think. That said, a trial balloon.
