how surprising is the weight of time (Moto Gp)...........?

Question

there's a big logistical operation underway, to transport the 270 tonnes of equipment needed in Moto Gp. from Japan to Jerez..the timing equipment weighs (7 tonnes), that's more than the official BMW cars and bikes used (5.5 tonnes). now the transponders on the 100 bikes can surely only weigh a few ounces, and there will be 4 (probably) timing stages including the start/finish line, where does all the weight come from..?

Answer 1

It is alot I musrt agree.



Did most of this kit even get to Japan ? I'm sure the race was cancelled before anybody even got on a plane ..... that never took off.



Either way, you right, it really does add up to alot.



I remember collecting a " Frag " load for my daughters head teacher in a 7.5 tonne Merc Sprinter van.

I was told the load of " frag " ( I had no idea what frag was before I set off ) whould be in 2 steel boxes about the size of washing machine. I really could not understand why I needed a 7.5 tonne van with twin axel's for something the size of 2 washing machines, but still I went to collect them.



They were loaded by a fork lift truck that had to load them one at a time due the weight.



I was ( as Im sure you are reading this ) very puzzeled.



It turns out " frag " is the name of a car once it has gone through a shredding macine. the biggest bit of car I could find in these containers was smaller then a 20 deck. However there was still 100 % of the car there. Hence the weight !



Turns out it was recycle week at school and they wanted to show the affect of landfill vs recycle. Damn good example I thought.

Answer 2

Hi Cadalora,



The materials transported to every round of the World Championship amasses to 270 tonnes of cargo, packed into 600 cases that carry the bikes and team materials (180 tonnes), the Dorna equipment needed for TV broadcasting (50 tonnes), advertising materials (23 tonnes), timing equipment (seven tonnes), and the official BMW cars and motorbikes of the World Championship (5.5 tonnes).



Pinched that from the MotoGP website, Im guessing most of the weight will be packaging. sturdy enough to take the travel knocks. It sounds like everything got to Japan except the riders who were in europe, and they got grounded. I can believe the TV equipment weight. and I suppose the whole lot has to be independant and satalite equiped. soon mount up. those transponders are on all classes, spares etc. 100+ bikes add up.

Answer 3

Hello Cadalora and everyone,



That is a very interesting question :) If I have to guess I would say it would have something to do with the hardware they use to manage the times including photo-finishes etc...? I really don't know heheh :) But I was really surprised by this. I guess there must be one or more pieces of hardware that weigh a lot for some reason that escapes me :)



by the way, I've only seen the Qatar race about 2 days ago. I usually can't visit Answers right after the races because of the spoilers heheh. It was a shame Stoner losing the front end :P