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Victory RR takes second place at the TTZero

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frodus:
I'm wondering if it has more to do with the rider at this point, than the bikes. I know Mugen has a damn nice bike, but I wonder how he'd do on the Victory Bike.

He's an excellent rider, and at some point, the rider experience and skill will trump the performance of the bike.

protomech:

--- Quote from: kingcharles on June 08, 2016, 02:29:58 PM ---That makes 2016 the first year that the TT Zero doesn't improve the laptime  :'(
--- End quote ---

Overall laptime, you're right. And even Anstey was a few seconds slower than in 2015.

http://www.iomtt.com/~/media/Files/2016/Results/SES-TT-Zero/SES%20TT%20Zero%20result.pdf
http://www.iomtt.com/~/media/Files/2015/Race-results/SES-TT-Zero/Zero%20resulT.pdf

Victory had a different rider, but a 44 second improvement is huge. And the University of Nottingham turned in a much faster laptime this year, 8 minutes off their time from 2015.

A hiccup for a single team doesn't represent the industry as a whole, but it is disappointing to not see an improvement this year. I imagine Mugen will be all the more motivated next year .. and double-check their kill switches!

roma258:
From what I remember of reading the post-race interviews, Antsey back off a bit once McGuiness was out of contention. Bummer ofcourse, would've loved to see them break the 120 mph barrier, but it's not like the bike tech went backwards. Lots of factors in play.

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