Tech Talk - Super Speedy Superbikes

About this episode

The episode discusses the differences between MotoGP and World Superbike, focusing on upcoming rule changes aimed at improving safety and reducing speed.

Here's MotoGP. Here's World Superbike. Quickly: what's the biggest difference? Speed, of course! Or at least that's what the answer would have been at any point in history. But here we are, at the threshold of the biggest rule shake-up in the history of the sport, laying down new regulations on aerodynamics, ride height devices, fuel and engine capacity. All to slow down the machines to a level where squishy humans won't get turned into goo when their bike flips out on a track that was ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mat Oxley, Peter Bom

Topics covered

• MotoGP
• World Superbike
• aerodynamics
• ride height devices
• fuel regulations
• engine capacity
• safety

Keywords

• MotoGP
• World Superbike
• aerodynamics
• ride height devices
• engine capacity
• safety regulations
• motorcycle racing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MotoGP, World Superbike

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