Is there no F3 currently at Nats?

[neil_cb125t]

i see there is timing for pro twins....

[tail_end_charlie]

i see there is timing for pro twins....

Superlite (new name for F3) is running with 125GP in a combined race.

[neil_cb125t]

wow very cool they have enough pro twins, though I would have thought you would put SVs/pro twins in with f3 so 125s have their own class. All good stuff thou. They only doing one race per day now too??

[ellipsis]

...Tyler showed his exponentially increasing race skills in that mix...cool stuff...

[quickbuck]

Too many pain killers for you this year Neil?
There is one race on the Saturday and 2 on Sunday for ALL classes Including 600 and Supers.

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[codgyoleracer]

F3 ?, whats that ?

[wayne]

f3 was it for fast old guys ?

[Robert Taylor]

f3 was it for fast old guys ?

For those with identity crises yes!

What I am failing to understand is how the winning commuter bike on its way through the 125 field ( that started before it ) was able to outbrake ALL 125s from the tail end through to the pointy end of the field. A 125 GP bike should pretty much be able to outbrake everything.

Sure that commuter bike has got Ohlins road and track forks on it ( that are not race spec forks by any means) but its still a heavy old commuter bike with lack of front end weight loading compared to a true racebike.

[wayne]

maybe rider ability.......
sometimes that counts




but so does fuel

[Robert Taylor]

maybe rider ability.......
sometimes that counts




but so does fuel

I thought it an entirely fair question as it was extremely visible.

Yes , hydrocarbons are important when mixed in correct quantity with oxygen molecules

[koba]

A 125 GP bike should pretty much be able to outbrake everything.

Being short and light doesn't actually help braking all that much...

[Mental Trousers]

The way a rider brakes has to do with the way they get into a corner. 125GP riders need corner speed so they brake earlier and lighter than someone on a commuter.

[Grumph]

Being short and light doesn't actually help braking all that much...

particularly with a gale up your arse.....and enough sail area given the low mass of the 125's to easily get one up on the foils....or over.

[Shaun Harris]

The way a rider brakes has to do with the way they get into a corner. 125GP riders need corner speed so they brake earlier and lighter than someone on a commuter.

very wrong dude, LATER and Harder and off them sooner

[quickbuck]

What I am failing to understand is how the winning commuter bike on its way through the 125 field ( that started before it ) was able to outbrake ALL 125s from the tail end through to the pointy end of the field. A 125 GP bike should pretty much be able to outbrake everything.

Sure that commuter bike has got Ohlins road and track forks on it ( that are not race spec forks by any means) but its still a heavy old commuter bike with lack of front end weight loading compared to a true racebike.

Well... he never got past Tyler in R2 or R3..... But fair question....
Yup, a great ride to come from a delayed start like that.....

I will have to ask the 125 riders hat the heck they are up to next time I see them! In my day the 125's were equal with F3....
Then F3 was 400cc 4 cylinder bikes in those days....