dammit :sniff:

Prepare yourself for the rush :lol:

I think you're wrong mate. The way you present things just doesn't care about the weight.

There is no point calculating a power ratio if you don't deal with the weight of racer + bike. Take 2 bikes of 3.1 and 2.6bhp. The ratio is still the same (20% power less for the second one... oh my god) but with a weight of 175kg each, I think those bikes will make the same laptimes (which should be very close to mine :D ).

What I mean is that smaller the engines are, less significant the difference in their laptimes will be. And at our level (novice racing), I think rider skills are worth 95% against bike preparation... I definitely think Geoff would have won the championship on any bike, but that's just my opinion :D

I don't think he would have won it on a 583.

Maybe he would like to ride one at Cadwell?? :lol:

He can take Max in the SOT if he wants :D

you let him ride max in the DD Lin - and I'll let you borrow the Tango Queen instead!!:cool:

ok, maybe not. He would have been second just behind you :lol::lol::lol:

for what its worth im not so sure horsepower counts anywhere near as much as some people are making out.

last time i was on my 146 bhp 999 at brands indy best i did was 58.65

on my 60? bhp monster a week back best i did was a 58.06

now, ok its a year apart and hopefully i have improved a bit but even so? going from what some people are saying i should be WAY slower on the monster.

I hope to be able to give the definitive answer on the "how much better will you do with 10bhp more" debate at Cadwell. :ninja:

pray tell !

I hope you won't be too much disappointed :saint:
(3rd was your best position of the season wasn't it?)