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Message original : domski
Don't forget that 10bhp may not sound much, but it's 20% between 52bhp and 62bhp.
Not sure how equal riders would go on 120bhp and 144bhp for example?
Probably go the same speed eh - not! |
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
).
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