What should I look out for at W.S.B.this week-end to help my learning curve for motoG.P.?

Question

Sorry,still don,t really get the hang of tyre manufacturers,is there only the two main players? I understand the compounds,but is it different rubber?surely not.

Answer 1

in W.S.B they have the control tyre rule, which means there is only one manufacturer, pirelli....<^><..

Answer 2

RINGBOLT !!

Good to hear from you Barry M.

Why are you still blocking contacts ??

Anyway, Barry M, you will learn nothing from WSB for MotoGP.

WSB use SHlTY road bikes on slick versions of the Super Corsa road tyre.

In a nutshell ............ Rubbish.

There is is only one decent rider in WSB who can cut the mustard with the " real " riders, and he is retiring this year.

Answer 3

Hey Albert - See what I mean - all the other ole farts

went off bed hours ago !!!!

OK so you get the difference between soft medium

and hard (oooh with talk like that - this could get exciting) -

WSB racers will all have the choice of front and rear

soft medium and hard compound tyres - but there is only

ONE tyre manufacturer - Pirelli

Not sure I understand what you mean by 'different'

rubber though ?? - x*x -

Answer 4

It isn't different rubber, it all comes from the same tree. but its the way the tyre is made. the different types of webbing in the tyre make up.

as I understand it Tyres are hand made (each and every one) this is why you some times get a bad tyre. I think the depth of the rubber between the layers of webbing gives the hard or soft compound. more rubber the softer the tyre. tyre development has moved on to a stage now where you can get hard and soft compounds on the same tyre (hard centre  soft walls etc) the difference between the manufactures of the tyre (Bridgestone Michelin {GP} ) is just down to the knowledge of what the track is going to do to their tyres. My understanding is Bridgestone are able to run a lot softer tyre than michelin and still do the distance.  with a one make tyre like in WSBK technology tends to slow down due to lack of competition. what really surprises me with today's technology is we still have no substitute for rubber !