[Ducati] Re: No traction control after all...

[Steve McCollom]

Found a link to video (or more importantly, audio):

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7395159739247032972


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Cloninger" <scloninger at astecinc.com>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:25 AM


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 trigger.  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.