RE: [ST] Cars v Bikes

["Heyer, Matthew A." <mheyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not so sure about the braking advantage.  In our favor, we have a lot
less weight to bring to a stop, but the cages have a lot more rubber on the
road, thus can sustain a larger braking force before breaking traction.  I'm
not sure which of those factors would win out.  In the video of the R1 vs.
C4 it appeared that the Porsche was able to brake harder and deeper into the
corner.

Matt Heyer
'01 BRG Sprint ST


- -----Original Message-----
From: Masiak, Richard [mailto:Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:35 AM
To: 'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ST] Cars v Bikes


Nah.  I think we'll always have the HP-weight advantage.
  
Until they can make a $30,000 car go from 0-60 in less than 3 seconds, we'll
still be able to beat them off the line :) Even a Z06 can't take a bike off
the line.

Right now, any production cage that can take a bike off the line is still
out of most peoples price range, i.e Ferrari or Porche etc.

I think we'll always have the braking advantage, just because of our weight
(375 lbs vs. 2500-3000 lbs) and physics.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Mick [mailto:triumph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:04 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] Cars v Bikes



>> Most track
lap records are held by cars. <<

True.  A car will always corner faster than a bike, it just *seems* faster
on
the sicle.  Have you noticed how much quicker even family cars are getting
over
the years?  I think we are beginning to lose our edge on acceleration and
stopping
too.  The ultimate nightmare - not being able to outrun the cages from the
traffic
lights !

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