What kind of speeds are they hitting on the straights? Close to 200mph I would guess.
The fast guys cover the 37 mile course in under seventeen minutes. Seventy-plus riders in a big event, riders start at ten seconds intervals, by the time the last rider rolls out past the starting line the leaders are like two minutes away.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
the duration of that level of concentration is amazing. you can't relax for a second. probably the ballsiest sporting event on earth.
Superbike races run six laps, about an hour and forty minutes of balls-to-the-wall racing.
One plus is heat ain't gonna be a problem, if it hits 75F that time of year they call it a record heat wave, hottest temperature ever recorded on Man is 85F.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
the duration of that level of concentration is amazing. you can't relax for a second. probably the ballsiest sporting event on earth.
Superbike races run six laps, about an hour and forty minutes of balls-to-the-wall racing.
One plus is heat ain't gonna be a problem, if it hits 75F that time of year they call it a record heat wave, hottest temperature ever recorded on Man is 85F.
The big difference is on most sections of a superbike race if you push it and go off the course the runoffs are relatively safe. You go off the course on the IOM and in most cases you're going to be seriously injured or killed. The difference in concentration between the two is night and day. In rock climbing we refer to it as DFU terrain, don't eff up.