| "unfair advantage of 996cc v 750cc!", just a a correction AndyB, using thermal efficiency as the true comparitor the 4 cylinder bikes should have been restricted to 733cc- according to a top Japanese (Honda) engineer! 4 smaller cylinders can fill more easily and rev higher therefore will produce more power. Don't forget Honda threw more money at WSB each year than Ducati have probably over the entire development cycle of the 4 valve twins-they REALLY wanted to win and only managed it once before they had to develop their own 'Ducati'.........................beaten by a small Italian factory which in it's entirety is smaller than HRC.
I think that next year will be a belter, especially now that the main factories have had a year with their IL4's in BSB to develop them.
John |