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The '''Honda RC211V''' was developed in 2001 by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) because regulations for the World Championship [[motorcycle]] road racing 500 [[Cubic centimetre|cc]] class were changed drastically for the [[2002]] season. The regulations changed, 2-stroke engines were -as before- limited to 500 cc and 4 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, but 4 stroke engines were allowed to grow up to 990 cc and an unlimited number of cylinders. The name of the class was modified to ''[[MotoGP]]'', and is limited to race prototypes only.
The '''Honda RC211V''' was developed in 2001 by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) because regulations for the World Championship [[motorcycle]] road racing 500 [[Cubic centimetre|cc]] class were changed drastically for the 2002 season. The regulations changed, 2-stroke engines were -as before- limited to 500 cc and 4 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, but 4 stroke engines were allowed to grow up to 990 cc and an unlimited number of cylinders. The name of the class was modified to ''[[MotoGP]]'', and is limited to race prototypes only.


In the beginning the RC211V was a unique machine, featuring a V-5 engine. Honda claims more than 240 [[hp]] (179 [[kW]]), 145 [[kilogram|kg]], and 330 [[km/h]] top speed. After dominating the races with rider [[Valentino Rossi]] in the debut year 2002, the RC211V/Valentino Rossi combination was a winner too in 2003.  [[Nicky Hayden]] on the Repsol Honda RC211V is the current 2006 points leader in the MotoGP series.
In the beginning the RC211V was a unique machine, featuring a V-5 engine. Honda claims more than 240 [[hp]] (179 [[kW]]), 145 [[kilogram|kg]], and 330 [[km/h]] top speed. After dominating the races with rider [[Valentino Rossi]] in the debut year 2002, the RC211V/Valentino Rossi combination was a winner too in 2003.  [[Nicky Hayden]] on the Repsol Honda RC211V is the current 2006 points leader in the MotoGP series.
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