tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post9084160251826152064..comments2024-03-29T04:54:50.435-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Blink, and you'll hit somethingPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10699895861677615712019-05-06T15:02:59.827-05:002019-05-06T15:02:59.827-05:00T Budd:
I was wondering what sort of times a bike...T Budd:<br /><br />I was wondering what sort of times a bike would make on that course. Sort of like a small scale Isle of Mann.<br /><br />My last bike was an air-cooled '96 Ducati 900SS-SP, and with race-compound street tires, I could flex the frame on the backroads of far north CA. Bike would weave braking into corners, and exiting them. Distances between corners was short enough that the bike was seldom upright, so the weave was near constant. My concession to safety was tiptoeing through the apex, as sometimes it was dirty. My engine was stock, about 80hp, and I was riding with Ducs with built motors, probably 120hp, so they were seldom visible. <br /><br />That was my last group ride, as the leader was setting a stupid fast pace, and I was riding harder than I had at Sears Point the week before, when I was passing water-cooled Ducs. <br />One of that lead group died on his Duc a year later, riding with that idiot. Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78500041088387813382019-05-05T22:06:07.407-05:002019-05-05T22:06:07.407-05:00I ride motorcycles. An average of 100 km/hr is not...I ride motorcycles. An average of 100 km/hr is not at all shabby--in fact, I'm impressed.<br />I bought a little Ninjette--a 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R--a couple of years ago, just because of where I live. I live in hilly, folded country, all hills & hollers & twisty roads. The Ninjette weighs about 300 lbs, & so is eminently flickable. I can go riding locally & have a blast, screaming into turns, powering out & setting up for the (rapidly approaching) next curve, & never exceed 50 mph--all with about 30 hp.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13746566817808795592019-05-05T04:34:02.177-05:002019-05-05T04:34:02.177-05:00I seem to remember Kimi Raikkonnen putting his ral...I seem to remember Kimi Raikkonnen putting his rallying skills to good use in F1. :)Quartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728493448992671955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82719985830505177522019-05-04T23:03:30.765-05:002019-05-04T23:03:30.765-05:00Peter,
having been a circuit racer (motorcycles), ...Peter,<br />having been a circuit racer (motorcycles), and a fast solo rider, I can say you have a misperception of the abilities needed to go fast. <br /><br />Circuit racers need to learn the details of a track, and how best to get around it, and figure out how to do this while dealing with other racers trying to get in front of them. Rally drivers seldom have to deal with other vehicles, but they don't get to practice the course at speed, IIRC. They have to be concerned with stray animals more than circuit racers do (want to stop racers faster than a red flag? Wave the deer flag!), and the surface conditions can change after other drivers have covered the course.<br /><br />Kenny Roberts (US bike racer who changed GP racing circa'79?) mentioned that after practicing a track, he would sit and mentally run the ytrack using a stopwatch, and if his time was faster than his actual laptime, he knew there was a section of the track he didn't know properly. That sort of driving precision is not practical for rally racing.<br /><br />Circuit racers are generally pushing the limits of their vehicle's handling ability, and the tires lead this, normally. It does not appear to be the case with rally.<br /><br />It would appear that mental focus would be similar, but shaped by different priorities. On the cooldown lap, where you might be running at 80% of a race pace, it would seem so slow that I felt I could get off and run as fast. Your brain is overclocking, and that makes the world seem to be in slow motion.<br /><br />BTW, at least here in the US, it is very common for car racers to also be motorcycle riders. For unknown reasons, it's very uncommon for winning racers to be as successful when switching to the other vehicle. I suspect that when they retire and switch, they have used up their competitive edge.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-64391375970043498812019-05-03T15:34:41.676-05:002019-05-03T15:34:41.676-05:00A non sequitur:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/...A non sequitur:<br /><br />https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/03/nothing-short-terrifying-ebola-death-toll-hit-1000-lethal-virus/<br /><br />Add in the fact that people from the Congo are flying to Mexico to get into the US... and shudder.<br />NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61862116706391299672019-05-03T15:00:01.568-05:002019-05-03T15:00:01.568-05:00Yep, amazing control and not just of the car! :-)Yep, amazing control and not just of the car! :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-56675605641980983142019-05-03T13:10:25.557-05:002019-05-03T13:10:25.557-05:00Based on the video the transitions from bright sun...Based on the video the transitions from bright sunlight to deep gloom cast by trees and buildings caused near total blackouts of the roadway for me as a viewer. One can only hope that it was lesser so for the drivers.Uncle Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008207593205949098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-56120562869143534932019-05-03T11:42:17.757-05:002019-05-03T11:42:17.757-05:00The navigator is indicating 2-3 turns and warnings...The navigator is indicating 2-3 turns and warnings ahead. Holy …..Miguel GFZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835217288213611066noreply@blogger.com