Indycar vs Superbike

[richwrench]

The St Pete Grand Prix just concluded here. Grahm Rayhal was the winner. My question: who would win on a road coarse like this - an Indycar or a Superbike ? My money is on Nicky Hayden on a Superbike, but I have no evidence to back my choice. Any die-hard race fans know for sure which machine is faster on a road coarse ?

 

[hubeerjw]

I would guess just the opposite, but I don't have any proof to back up my guess either.... I guess that doesn't really help you out now does it?

Jeff

 

[KJShover]

I think it was the Honda racing team about 7-8 years back did a thing with thier MGP and thier indy car.

The car won, due to its handling and sustained speed through the corners. I think it was Gil de Ferran was the driver of the car and Colin Edwards on the GP bike.

I can't remember the particulars, damn old age, I remember it being in the 2000's and Honds's racing was winning all kinds of things and setting records.


All and all, I'll put my money on a F1 car over a GP bike. The tech in them cars are somthing else. They say at speed they create so much downforce they could drive upside down.

 

[113s&s]

id go with the car...seen some races on youtube bike vs car..for over a million dollars a car it better kick ass

 

[one2dmax]

I would easily say the car would wax ass. The downforce they have is so incredible it allows them to take corners like no bike can possibly do.

Sean

 

[MBreinin]

Cars always win. No bike can handle like a car and carry as much speed through corners.

Mike

 

[-Lee-]

It would be the car plain and simple. Not only the downforce, but traction as well. 4 tires with HUUUUGE contact patch vs. 2 tires with a contact patch about the size of half a sheet of paper. The traction also allows a much higher cornering speed with greater stability.

 

[carbonvmax]

This should answer the question.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA

 

[KJShover]

This should answer the question.

Yup that pretty much explains it.. on a side note. I fawking love that show!

 

[MBreinin]

Of course, if you take away the high speed corners, a bike has a much better chance to compete...provided it is a bike made for such tracks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1d_6sKdyKM

 

[Tom_Owens]

On a true road course, the car will always win. If you want to make it even sicker, try it with a Formula 1 car. At Indianapolis (which was outfitted for F1 and hosted an F1 race for the last several years) The Indy car was actually 6 seconds slower than an F1 car was.

It was sick.

The fastest machine on the planet on a road course of any type is a Formula 1 machine.

To make matter worse: F1 is limited. VERY limited these days. In the old days, it would be ever more one sided.

Simply fact is, 4 wheels grip better than two. The only time that doesn't really apply is in a straight line, and even then, there are exceptions.

Regards,
Tom

 

[Frosty72]

The ariel atom is an awsome car, but I think the guy driving is overacting a bit with the face blowing bit.