Sauber GP1 & Foggy Petronas Racing FP1
Racing Bikes Sauber GP1 & Foggy Petronas Racing FP1 | |
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Sauber GP1
The FP1 was originally developed
as a 998cc triple for entry into the MotoGP series by PETRONAS and Sauber.
However in late 2001 PETRONAS decided that they would contest the world
superbike series instead in conjunction with Team Foggy Racing Ltd,
Thereafter
know as Foggy PETRONAS Racing. This change meant that a number of major
changes had to be made to the machine for it to be eligible to race in 2002.
The first and most important was the reverse in-line triple engine had to be
reduced to 900cc to comply with the technical specifications for triples in
the superbike class. This was then mated with a chassis that was designed and
built in record time by the team. A state of the art exhaust system was
developed which features a unique three into one into two into three
arrangement which allows the engine to run at lower revs.