The main reason is ?? emissions, why did the FIM, not­ give options,,, 250 meeting regulations with a lower­ weight than now...So whats the difference between an­ 800 & a 600.... budget I guess... 600 class, there­ will no WSS like battles because the 600 grid will be­ small. MGP grids are small and whilst the class is­ good, entertainment when watching trackside is low­ compared to other championships.
By not giving suitable­ machinery for the road and bowing to the so called­ political correct people, we have allowed them to­ blinker motorcyclists for the next few years with­ boring 600 honda m/cs...that we already have, just look­ at formula extreme in the USA...sorry, its NOT extreme,­ just look at the lap time differences.
Surely by give­ an open scope to designers they will responed to the­ challenge.

I've never been a 2 stroke fan but now they are­ going I will miss them - especially with the fabulous­ racing they have been giving us. I hate 1 tyre rules­ and even more one engine rules. We need the­ manufacturers involved. The rule makers have messed up­ the racing every time - should never have banned­ blowers!!!!

I have had the pleasure of watching 50, 125, 250, 350,­ 500 and 750 strokers. In recent years 400, 600, 800,­ 1000 4-strokes have been the order of the day. There is­ no doubt that the 4 strokes provide a more reliable­ option. One look in your local dealer will indicate­ what is on the track. Where did the smaller road bikes­ go? I believe there is a need for 100, 200, 400 racing­ with either singles or twins - how about a GP chassis­ with a Moto-X engine on board. Couple this with say­ 100, 200, 400 & 600 GP classes (125, 250, 350 and­ 500 of yesteryear) and what appears to be out of­ control is now back on track. Sorry 1000 riders - my­ 250 Moto Guzzi ridden well will still see you in the­ rearviews.

The governing body HAVE NOW DECIDED.

THATS IT FOR­ 250CC Racing as we know it.

The future of G.P.'S­ will be killed off.

The 600cc class will make me yawn.

Two-stroke 250s are not on sale any more as new­ machines on the major markets of the World, so 250 GPs­ have reached the end of their time. The Moto2 600cc­ bikes will have a very similar performance to the 250s,­ the racing between those machines will be excellent. ­ Maybe a 250cc or 350cc 4-stroke class will take over­ from the 125cc 2-strokes - how long is it going to be­ before they are phased out?

Dorna is deflating the sport, decapitating it,­ castrating, whatever you want to call it
and turning it­ into a Honda circus with trained monkeys dancing to the­ tune.

I dont want to se the 250's go either but this all­ comes down to one thing COST!!.manufactures dont want­ to fork out millions on devleloping 250's anymore,­ there's no KTM,YAMAHA anymore and very few­ HONDA'S GILERA but mainly APRILIA.somthing has to­ change or there's going to be fewer rides for the­ boys to move up frome the 125's to the 250's.

I wouldn't say that Tony Carter was "a boring­ old fart". He isn't that old yet but I would­ say that Tony Carter is a boring fart. Absolutely,­ absolutely, absolutely!. I am sick, sore and tired of­ looking and listening to him. I am also usually a fan­ of Jack Burnicle, but he made a substancial amount of­ mistakes and missed a lot of the action on Eurosport on­ Monday at Oulton Park. Was he to long in the beer tent­ or something? He certainly was not at his best.
DW.

they dont sound rubbish at all, what are you 15 ?

this has to be a first, people are actualy agreeing­ with carter, and i must admit i am one of them, we­ already have 600 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP why dilute this,­ the 250s are one of the most exiting forms of racing­ why are we losing it? it can only be for the benefit of­ the environmentalists who will not stop until all­ forms of motorsport are banned. on another hand, how­ long will it be before these new 600s are fitted with­ the same electronics as the 800s thus taking all the­ skill out of riding the bikes and sanitizing the racing­ to an almost boring level. i think this is one of the­ biggest mistakes that the orgaisers will ever make

i like the 2 stroke power delivery but they sound­ rubbish. the racing can be awesome tho

I have got to agree - KEEP the 250 class!!
It has­ produced so many great World Champions, both past and­ current!
But I suppose that with the demise of the road­ going 250 strokers manufacturers would be looking for­ something to showcase their road going products. Oh,­ maybe that is what WSB, BSB etc are doing now!!
KEEP­ THE 250 class, amongst the best RACING in the World!