Is a Superbike faster than a MotoGP machine?
This week a select few MotoGP teams are testing at the Losail track in Qatar, just a few days after the first round of the World Superbike championship at the same circuit. Following the first day of the current test, the MotoGP teams have had a total of four days at the circuit (three at the 2004 GP and one day of testing), which is the same amount as the WSBK field during their Qatar pre-season test and following race weekend. The WSBK field had two days on track at the pre-season test and two for qualifying and the races, with the Thursday practice day being largely washed out by the uncharacteristic desert rain. So how do they compare? Yesterday Nicky Hayden took the honour of the fastest time set by a MotoGP rider for Honda at the track with a 1min…
