Updated WSB rev limits from Assen

[CousinDupree]

Now revised to:

Ducati 16,100 / min
Honda 15,050 / min
BMW 14,900 / min
Yamaha 14,700 / min
Kawasaki 14,600 / min

From the event in Assen next weekend, the maximum speed of Ducati is reduced by 250 / min. Honda gets an additional 500 / min.

More here if you translate http://www.speedweek.com/sbk/news/141495/Drehzahl-...

[Zarco]

Was inevitable and I'm glad it's happened.

[thatdude]

Won't make a shade of difference. Honda are still developing, Ducati still have bautista who will run away with it again.

[CousinDupree]

Yep, it will make zero difference. Honda have even said they won't have a new motor this year..

[Mr Dendrite]

CousinDupree said:

Yep, it will make zero difference. Honda have even said they won't have a new motor this year..

I think you’re probably right. When Kawasaki were hit with the Rev drop at the start of 2018 it made a difference for a while until they adjusted, but Chas Davis let slip in an interview that pre season testing had been at a lower rev limit. So it sounds like they were expecting it and designed the bike accordingly. Honda might gain a bit, they need to!

[Zarco]

How can it make zero difference if the Ducati has less peak speed?

I know Bautista has clearly got performance in hand, and he may well still dominate, but he will be at least slightly easier to beat.

[PorkInsider]

I can’t see it making any difference at all, either. It’s not like they will simply set the limiter a few hundred rpm lower and leave it at that, is it?

I expect they change the mapping completely to optimise everything at the new limit - even assuming they ever hit the old limit other than with a tail wind on a long straight, anyway.

The Kawasakis got hammered by the limits and still Rea’s laptimes improved.

[Zarco]

Fair point.

[chunder27]

It's all a nonsense, when they introduced the restrictors into SBK in 2003 and 2004 the 4 cylinder teams once, they sussed it just moved the power around, gave huge mid range, massive torque and made the bikes work that way. The 999 was basically a rev hound towards the end, and they couldn't do any more with it so Flammini let them use a 1200 twin, but restricted that instead of the 4's as much. Equality was had again for a bit. The Panigale never really took them forward as much, and we can't have Ducati not winning titles in SBK can we, hence a GP bike and rider is released lol!

The same will happen here, Ducati will have a good year, then be heavily restricted I would think. Maybe some help given to 4 cylinder, or they will all just run away as they did in 03.

They have only done what Aprilia did and built a sort of road going GP bike, that RTSV4 was a rocket-ship for years, and Ducati have done the same.

[lazybike]

Why not just make AB ride with a patch on one eye, or duct tape him in position so he can't move about, the problem seems to be him not the bike.

[Rubin215]

Why not just have one set of rules for all manufacturers...