MotoAmerica lap times at Pitt Race....Place your bets!!

Emerson

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So with MotoAmerica racing at Pitt Race next year, CJ Laroche and myself have a little wager as to what the lap times are going to be like. Current lap record for a 1000 is 1:43.2 and for a 600 its 1:48.0
I believe the the 1000s are going to be in the 39 range and the 600s in the 43 range.

What do you think?
 
Emerson

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Backmarker said:
Who set those records ?

And I'll Bet.... You, CJ, and I will battle for a top 15 spot.

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Taylor Knapp set the 1k record, Blasious (sp) set the 600 record CJ was .1 off and I was .3 off.
You and CJ will be up there, I'll be in the back taking notes on how it's done.
 
Otto Man

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Knapp is fast...everywhere. You also have to put into consideration the new repave of the old section, I think that is going to be huge for everyone. I bet the repave alone will drop everyone's time by 1-2 seconds. I'm sadistically kind of bummed about that, because I made up a lot of ground on the old section.

Liter bikes: Mid to high 37's on Qualifying tire, probably 38s-39's during race.
600's: High 42s-43s qualifying, running consistent 44's-45's
 
mpusch

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Watching Knapp put down a :43 blew my mind. Any faster than that would be crazy, though that's a good point about the repave.
 
Emerson

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Otto Man said:
Knapp is fast...everywhere. You also have to put into consideration the new repave of the old section, I think that is going to be huge for everyone. I bet the repave alone will drop everyone's time by 1-2 seconds. I'm sadistically kind of bummed about that, because I made up a lot of ground on the old section.

Liter bikes: Mid to high 37's on Qualifying tire, probably 38s-39's during race.
600's: High 42s-43s qualifying, running consistent 44's-45's
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Forgot about qualifying tires on the superbikes so yeah they might go a bit faster but man, anything under 39 just seems difficult even for the pros.
The old pavement doesn't really bother me much, and I don't think the lap times will drop that much, maybe a half second to a second max.

mpusch said:
Watching Knapp put down a :43 blew my mind. Any faster than that would be crazy, though that's a good point about the repave.
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Knapp is fast, I was there too and honestly it didn't look like he was pushing much. He goes much faster when he has a tow, just look at what he did earlier this year at Barber while getting a tow from Cam. To me, he didn't look like he was really pushing that hard.
I would bet that the top running motoamerica guys wouldn't be bothered much by the bumps.
 
Otto Man

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Emerson said:
Forgot about qualifying tires on the superbikes so yeah they might go a bit faster but man, anything under 39 just seems difficult even for the pros.
The old pavement doesn't really bother me much, and I don't think the lap times will drop that much, maybe a half second to a second max.
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We'll see. I'd bet you a fat, juicy cheeseburger on the times...but I know you "started" your diet... :D
 
ekraft84

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Taylor pushed, but he did it without the softer SC0 Pirelli (we ran the SC1). There's more there, but Taylor always looks smooth and "not pushing" - which is frustrating at times! Watching the on-board video of the lap, he's on the gas once he's in the lead - and I'm not sure there's a ton left, without chasing someone or being on a softer/Q tire.

Without a repave, I'd guess somewhere in the 1:41 range on a 1000 (1.5 seconds faster or so). With the repave, I think a 1:39 is attainable. Wide open from the old T7 to the braking zone - and then WOT again into T1, is significant. I remember looking at my old data on the original course and the key to 57's lied in those two sections.
 
Emerson

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ekraft84 said:
Taylor pushed, but he did it without the softer SC0 Pirelli (we ran the SC1). There's more there, but Taylor always looks smooth and "not pushing" - which is frustrating at times! Watching the on-board video of the lap, he's on the gas once he's in the lead - and I'm not sure there's a ton left, without chasing someone or being on a softer/Q tire.

Without a repave, I'd guess somewhere in the 1:41 range on a 1000 (1.5 seconds faster or so). With the repave, I think a 1:39 is attainable. Wide open from the old T7 to the braking zone - and then WOT again into T1, is significant. I remember looking at my old data on the original course and the key to 57's lied in those two sections.
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Where's the video?
 
Otto Man

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Emerson said:
you still owe me from the bet we made last year on the endurance race...
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Randy made that bet...he came by our pit and told me and I told him he was an idiot and it was "all him" to follow through. But if you wanna see him in his undies...have at it big boy!
 
Emerson

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Otto Man said:
Randy made that bet...he came by our pit and told me and I told him he was an idiot and it was "all him" to follow through. But if you wanna see him in his undies...have at it big boy!
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Randy is one sexy MoFo, but you win as a team you lose as a team.... now suck it up big boy!
 
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