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Originally Posted by Rsv1000R
I guess I want to disagree with myself a bit, and your statement here.
Hp is the amount of work done in a given time. 100 hp of work is 100 hp of work. If it's not fair that a 100/100 engine race with a 100/55 engine, is it fair that an engine that is designed to rev to 16,000 rpm is raced against one designed to rev to 10,000? Everyone knows that HP goes up with rpm as long as you can keep the torque from falling to fast.
Besides, I'd bet the Buells dyno'd with more hp than they did at the beginning of the season, and it showed up in the results, and they got weight added for it.
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Here's the thing, I used to club "race" in the OLD Formula series which was a run what you brung series. So I can agree that that kind of racing is a lot of fun FOR AMATEURS but for a professional series....not so much. A club racer can go out and buy the most successful/powerful bike and race it. A factory team is "stuck" with whatever bikes they produce... I honestly wish I had some money and could get a rider and field the 750 in this class....