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Engine longevity for a Hayabusa at least is an issue. The only engines that we run now that would last more than one race is the methanol bike ridden by Ehren Litten. My bike (Jordan Haase) and Rodney Williford are both intercooled gasoline and have cylinder head / gasket issues now pretty much every race, sometimes before the end of the event and we have to change at the track. We also have transmission issues as well, sometimes breaking the gears themselves.
I can't speak for sure on the 1k's and GS in prostreet, however I don't think I have seen them change an engine at the track yet aside from the Stotz Honda.
As for rules, my opinion based on technical performance and effort, not just because we race Hayabusas, is that the 1000 platform and GS based nitrous bike are probably about 1.5-2" longer than what would be required to have parity. Note that that wouldn't stop the attrition that we have but at least would make a max effort potentially be able to run the same numbers.
Because of the number of bikes that we have with us or associated with us (10 turbo Hayabusas at the last event) I can say with certainty that no one else competes with the same level of effort. This is not to take away from the others, however there just isn't anyone else fielding anywhere near the number of bikes in different classes to uncover the issues and try to combine efforts to be faster / quicker.
We have the 3 quickest and 4 fastest street tire Hayabusas, the only 3 second turbo Hayabusas in the world (2 of those, one methanol, one intercooled gas), and arguably the quickest grudge turbo bike as well (currently out of commision).
John
I can't speak for sure on the 1k's and GS in prostreet, however I don't think I have seen them change an engine at the track yet aside from the Stotz Honda.
As for rules, my opinion based on technical performance and effort, not just because we race Hayabusas, is that the 1000 platform and GS based nitrous bike are probably about 1.5-2" longer than what would be required to have parity. Note that that wouldn't stop the attrition that we have but at least would make a max effort potentially be able to run the same numbers.
Because of the number of bikes that we have with us or associated with us (10 turbo Hayabusas at the last event) I can say with certainty that no one else competes with the same level of effort. This is not to take away from the others, however there just isn't anyone else fielding anywhere near the number of bikes in different classes to uncover the issues and try to combine efforts to be faster / quicker.
We have the 3 quickest and 4 fastest street tire Hayabusas, the only 3 second turbo Hayabusas in the world (2 of those, one methanol, one intercooled gas), and arguably the quickest grudge turbo bike as well (currently out of commision).
John
