[Ducati] re: Jerez GP testing 800's

[Rich Roberts]

It was done often enough in the 90s. One of my favorite T shirts from the day read "Weight Limits? We dont care about no stinking weight limits" with a 916 in the background. Rules used to be you had to meet a certain weight, which meant adding in some case. Could actually help if it meant you could modify a less than ideal center of gravity...or put more on front tire.  Rich


----- Original Message ----
From: fred lindstrom <flindstrom at earthlink.net>
To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 3, 2006 10:47:15 AM
Subject: RE: [Ducati] re: Jerez GP testing 800's


hi Alex,

i'm in no way a student of the physics behind this...but wouldn't the
concept of adding ballast to the bike, create yet another issue? aren't
there restrictions in Formula One of where ballast can and cannot be added
so as not to not introduce another cornering or traction advantage? i seem
to recall Renault getting slapped for utilizing an auxillary fuel tank
design that in effect acted as ballast. maybe there's no carry over in logic
between the four wheel and two wheel world?

cheers,

Fred


-----Original Message-----
From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On Behalf
Of Alex Ortner
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 8:58 AM
To: 'Ducati Owners Group'
Subject: RE: [Ducati] re: Jerez GP testing 800's

>I think you could only achieve the desired result if the 
>weight were worn by the rider (weight belt), 
>rather than fixed to the bike.

Hi Ken
Yes this is true and would be a solution based on physics but alas not
really fairer for the rider. So a compromise of applying the weight to
the bike at least makes the mass that is hurled into a corner or
accelerated out of one equal. A slight weight distribution advantage
still goes to the lighter rider.
Alex Ortner
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