(False) Motorcycle speed departures: return of the stroller in British Superbike

No doubt outraged by the sanction imposed on "their" rider Cal Crutchlow yesterday during the Argentine Grand Prix, the officials of the British Superbike championship have decided to adopt the start with the stroller for their 2019 season.. Explanations.

Cal Crutchlow is categorical: … His passage in the pit lane (about 22 seconds lost) also seems dearly paid for an imperceptibly early start: in order to justify this sanction, the MotoGP race management still had to use a high speed camera !

On the British Superbike side, of course, this injustice (?) Has not gone unnoticed: "The championship bosses reacted quickly to the controversy over false starts. The BSB announced an immediate rule change: all races will be thrown with the stroller " !

Race bosses have reacted quickly to the controversy surrounding jump starts. BSB has announced an immediate rule change so that all races will be by push start. A spokesman said “we want to embrace tradition and reintroduce the tremendous tension just before the lights change”

– Bennetts British Superbike Championship (@OfficialBSB)

Like the good old (two-) stroke of the GP 500 and the Continental Circus, therefore, the BSB riders – who must already master motorcycles of more than 200 horsepower without traction control and anti-skidding! – will have to start their motorbikes themselves on the grid when the lights go out.

"We want to follow the tradition and reintroduce the enormous tension that precedes the moment when the lights give the signal," said a spokesperson. Will this procedure abandoned in 1987 in Grand Prix prevent false starts in British Superbike? MNC gives his tongue to the "fish" -cat !

Crutchlow’s false start at the 2019 Argentine GP

rolls down the pitlane

He’s visibly frustrated as his challenge for the race win is no more!

– MotoGP (@MotoGP)

Here is the video from Race Direction showing Crutchlow’s jump start at the

The explanation of how he was penalized for this can be found under article 1.18 section 14 of the rule book (see the tweet below for full description).

– MotoGP (@MotoGP)

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