Quote Originally Posted by Bartman
Ok so lets take this a step ferther Rybo, it is pretty common for the fastest laps in GP or SBK to be the last 1/4 of the race and it can't be because the tires are better it is because there is less weight in the tank.
Bart,

I learned not too long ago that multi compound tires were being used in a very different way at world level racing. The compounds were different left to right on the tire, but also changed as the tire wore, so the last part of the tire was actually the stickiest. I thought to myself "why didn't I think of that". So the riders are getting the best part of the tire when the fuel load is the lightest....cool.

Yup - for those guys it matters. For us guys it probably doesn't.

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