Am I correct in thinking that there was only a weight min. in the Sportbike class?
Am I missing anything as far as this goes?
Thanks
weight min and hp max
IM sorry it was a bit early when I wrote that.. lol
The EX sportbike class...
No other CCS classes have weight minimums, do they?
No. I believe thunderbike has a HP/W ratio limit though.
Anyone else think that the rule on weight should include the rider weight?
QuoteNo. I believe thunderbike has a HP/W ratio limit though.
Anyone else think that the rule on weight should include the rider weight?
Me
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No CCS classes have minimum weight limits.
FUSA classes have minimum weight limits, sportbike, formula sportbike, superbike (except 250GP bikes) and thunderbike (given as hp/weight ratio).
QuoteNo. I believe thunderbike has a HP/W ratio limit though.
Anyone else think that the rule on weight should include the rider weight?
Considering I weigh in at 232 lbs right now...and race against guys weighing 150lbs....yeah. Otherwise you are just handicapping me even further than most.
dont feel bad muddawg, im 210 (230 with gear) and i go through the same thing.
it would be nice to see weight limits include rider weight, but that is never going to happen. although there are advantages to being a bigger racer(at least if your in good shape). it makes it far easier to throw the bike around lap after lap after lap with muscle. a person who is 200 lbs compared to a person that is 135 in equal phsyical condtion will have an easier time physically.
Quotealthough there are advantages to being a bigger racer(at least if your in good shape). it makes it far easier to throw the bike around lap after lap after lap with muscle. a person who is 200 lbs compared to a person that is 135 in equal phsyical condtion will have an easier time physically.
You forgot that the lighter riders just bounce off ya when they run into ya. ;D
QuoteAnyone else think that the rule on weight should include the rider weight?
Heck no. Not to get all whine-y or anything, but where the would that put me? I would have to throw a cinder block on the back cuz there's now way in he$$ that I'm gonna gain 50 lbs just to race...
my 2 cents...
-Jennifer
QuoteHeck no. Not to get all whine-y or anything, but where the would that put me? I would have to throw a cinder block on the back cuz there's now way in he$$ that I'm gonna gain 50 lbs just to race...
my 2 cents...
-Jennifer
Jen,
You would just run a bike with less horsepower vs. a heavier rider with more horsepower. That way the ratio would be the same.
Dawn :)
Intersting note, last year the USGPRU 125 rides had a rider+bike weight limit, and there were a few small rideres that probably had to add a little weight to their bikes to meet the limits.
Looks like I'll have to add weight to my CR500 motard to keep it under 3.8 lbs/HP to be legal for FUSA Thunderbike :(
-z.
Absolutely weigh the rider with the bike. They both are in the race. In auro racing the rider gets weighed with the machine, It's the only fair way.
The more I think about it, the more difficulty it would add by including the rider. Can you imagine a 170 lb rider having to add 60 lbs to the bike because there is a 230 lb rider in the same class?
So, if you did include rider weight within reason, where do you draw the line? 160 lb rider? 180?
QuoteThe more I think about it, the more difficulty it would add by including the rider. Can you imagine a 170 lb rider having to add 60 lbs to the bike because there is a 230 lb rider in the same class?
So, if you did include rider weight within reason, where do you draw the line? 160 lb rider? 180?
In this situation you need to set the weight limit so that a light rider (maybe 120 lbs) on a stock bike is realy close to the limit. The 230 lb rider will never get down to that limit, but will be closer than if only the bike weight is considered.
This was very important for the 125s, because with 40 HP and tiny little tires, every pound counts. 20 lbs is gigantic on a 125, so imagine if all the bikes are kept the same weight, a 120 lb woman is going to have a huge advantage over any average size guy. This isn't as big of a deal in open class, where the bikes accelerate too fast no matter how much weight is on them.
-z.
When I raced karts the weight limits were driver and kart. We were weighed everytime we came off the track. I had to add about 30lbs of lead to reach the weight minimum of the light classes. ISTR that the heavy classes were another 40 or 50 lbs heavier. I weighed about 130 at the time, so seems like they picked about 160lbs for the driver for light and 200 for heavy.
you 130 lb guys make me sick! Eat something would ya!? I'm 240 and race against you little guys all the time. I have a new motto for this year and it goes like this...
"You may be lighter and faster than I am but after the race I'm gonna beat you up and take your trophy!"
Okay, I fell better now. ::)
ROFL...
At Buttonwillow, getting off my bike, shaking my head in disgust because I could only get down to a 2:02 Polen walks up and says "HA, lets see how many guys can do a 202 two up!"...
Im about 275#... lol
I weighed 130 15 years ago. I am now at a porky 170, but I am working on that.