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Originally Posted by ZRacerLE
Weight is always a factor, but it's less of a factor the faster you are going because drag starts to dominate which slows acceleration. Acceleration is the only reason weight matters, so the slower you are accelerating, the less weight is affecting the race.
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Exactly.
L99 - study rolling resistance sometime, have you ever had a physics class? 400 lbs isn't going to make a big difference over 100 mph and that fact is well documented. Horsepower and aerodynamics DOMINATE the equation - period. That big ass wing on the 1LE becomes a liability.
It's why bikes kill cars off the line (if rider knows how to launch - which is a big "if") but as speeds increase high hp cars often start to pull ahead - bike aerodynamics are notoriously poor