[Ducati] No traction control after all...

[Veloce916 at aol.com]

Yes, I heard it. Barber's was enlightening for those still in  doubt.  And 
Ducati's TC isn't done this way so they can't hide it, sadly,  cheating isn't an 
option. :-)
 
FWIW, this morning's meeting of the conspiracy theory telephone coffee club  
had an interesting thought. That the AMA planted the Cycle News article so 
they  could serve notice that they were going to take an active interest in the  
subject and give all interested parties a chance to decide how they wanted to  
proceed under the threat of genuine inspection. "Any machine suspected of  
utilizing prohibited traction control devices is subject to impounding for  
further technical evaluation at AMA headquarters (Section C, Equipment Offenses  
and Penalties, subsection 2, page 61.)"
 
As a business, with new owners, so to speak, AMA Pro Racing is in an  
precarious position. They have to fix something that is seriously broken,  without 
pissing anybody off, without running anybody off and without causing any  screw 
ups that make the "new owners" look like the idiots they are presumed to  be 
by virtue of the jobs they hold. And all while trying to put the series in  the 
black.  The job description is "catch a falling knife". Nobody expects  
anything but continued poor performance but it simply cannot continue, rules  must 
be reworked and enforced, manufacturers must be forced into some sort of  
parity. 
 
Personally, I enjoy the series, the characters, the color and the  atmosphere 
of the race weekends. But not the competition.  So I truly hope  the 
conspiracy has begun....
 
Vicki
 
In a message dated 6/1/2006 8:27:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
scloninger at astecinc.com writes:

Bulls#!t!!!!!!!

Suzuki's been using "engine management" as  traction control for two years.  
You were at Barber, Vicki....didn't you  notice something funny about the 
sound of two Suzukis (and only two..the ones  that were 1-1.5 seconds per lap 
quicker than everything else) as they went  from full lean to upright entering the 
front straight?   Ba.ba.ba.ba.ba.ba.ba 
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.  Yate's  bike didn't sound like that, and he was hazing the heck out of 
the rear on  corner exits.  Suzuki are cutting time or cylinders (probably 
cylinders,  it sounds like a soft rev limiter) and I'll lay odds they're doing it 
based on  change in engine RPM over time using signal from a crank speed trig
ger.   There is no question in my mind that they're masquerading traction 
control in  engine management clothing.  Maybe it's time for the others to simply  
cheat with Suzuki.

My two cents,

Cloner....not a cheater, but  willing to learn.