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Jyhfeei
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 10:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

8% tolerance? That's HUGE. Jens, I assume there is quite a bit of dialog/data from your racing experience that goes back to Erik Buell Racing, yes? Were you folks really conservative when you started?

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Blake
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 04:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Matt,

>>> I'm pretty sure the AMA tech guys would have looked very closely at both the RC8R and 1190 to make sure they are within the rules for the series.

The AMA doesn't tech tear-down the engine prior to races, only if a competitor contests or a team wins or are chosen for a random tear-down inspection. If KTM didn't tell the AMA officials about the 8%, the AMA would not know about it. So maybe it's the same as the IDM bike, but paired back down to proper parts sizing.
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Blake
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 04:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

FYI: An 8% increase to bore (D) and stroke (L) would increase displacement (V = L*PI*D2/4) by over 25%!
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Jens
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 04:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Maybe the 1190 is the first real deal regarding the rulebooks... I can tell you there is just not the power at Erik Buell Racing to develop two different powertrains. You can buy on Monday what Erik Buell Racing raced on Sunday. Regarding the results this weekend, I wrote somewhere else, a new bike needs time....

The KTMīs are over 3 years multimilliondollar developments, going last weekend at Salzburgring with over 300 km/h uphill only beaten by a S 1000 RR because Martin Bauer had a really bad weekend. If KTM have at Mid Ohio the Magneti Marelli engineers and enough tracktime to find the right mapping than they are very very hard to beat.

That 8% is unfair, but it was part of the deal to get KTM into the IDM series. Question is if this advantages are agreed with the AMA or if they race there a shopwindow based bike. Or whatever... (-:
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Jens
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 04:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

>I'm pretty sure the AMA tech guys would have looked very closely at both the RC8R...

We will see, the KTMīs in the IDM are close to WSBK level. A new team with new riders, new AMA rule bikes loaded with electronic, at their first race.

Roadracing is not about miracles...
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46champ
Posted on Friday, July 08, 2011 - 09:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Roadracing is not about miracles...
BOY HOWDY
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Reepicheep
Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 09:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

KTM has explicitly declared they will run in only three AMA superbike races this year, so I don't think there is much risk they will win or need a teardown.

They were fine looking and fine running bikes, credit where credit is due.

I liked the 1190 much better in every regard though...

The KTM tractor trailer was ridiculously huge and expensive... With the amount of $$ they are obviously pouring in the program, they *better* be doing really well.

I was expecting Erik Buell Racing to be there in a rusty white van, but they actually had a couple of nice looking smaller trailers.
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Court
Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 11:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

KTM came "loaded for bear" . . . . I'm not that well versed on their bike. I will say . . it sounds great and photographs great.

Judging by the way Geoff caught Fillmore today about lap 3 before the tires went soft and his lap times went from the 1:27's to 1:29's . . . we are in for a fun year.

Nothing elicits great performance like a worthy adversary.

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