MotoGP Bikes Brake Longer Than Superbikes At Misano
Fascinating information from Brembo about how MotoGP machines differ from production-based Superbikes. Hint: they’re much faster.Â
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The MotoGP World Championship season is heading into its last third of the season at this weekend’s San Marino and Rimini Coast Grand Prix round at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, September 7-9.
Located about 12 miles from Rimini and just over a mile from the Adriatic Sea, in 2012 the track was named for the Italian rider who tragically lost his life seven years ago on the Sepang circuit.
The Misano speedway was designed in 1969 and over the course of the years, has undergone numerous changes until it completed its current 2.62-mile (4,226 meters) configuration in 2008. The World Superbike Championship is also held on this track and although the Superbikes use the same track configuration, brake use is very different. The greatest difference is at the Curvone (Turn 11) because the MotoGP riders are obligated to tap their brakes (1.3 seconds) in order to drop about 25 mph, while the Superbikes can take the corner at full throttle since they enter it at a lower speed.
Naturally, the braking distance for the MotoGP bikes is shorter too because they use carbon brakes, which rules have banned from Superbike racing. This requires the MotoGP riders to exert more force every time they pull on the brake lever.
The extreme winding nature of the track prevents the bikes from reaching 186 mph even once. However...
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