johnny comelately wrote: ↑08 Feb 2023, 13:49
CMSMJ1 wrote: ↑08 Feb 2023, 13:17
Robbo wrote: ↑08 Feb 2023, 10:26
Ground effect ? Hard to determine based on a photo. To me it seems more to clean up airflow, similar to what trucks have on the side of the front.
Same for the belly of the KTM.
The teams are bringing slab sided lower fairings and they surely are developed to enahnce that ground effect.
The Ducati "ears" I would agree are used to massage the flow but the other bikes are all moving towards a fat belly with flat sides.
Have also seen some S Duct blags on the Aprilia - exits on the upper fairing ether side of screen - perhaps to allow for the flow to be manupulated over the rider's back.
The Aero Genie is out of the bottle and partying hard in MotoGP
Have I misunderstood what you are saying...that you actually want ground effect (vacuum) to pull the bike down when cornering?
Yes - exactly that they are looking to encourage the downforce at high lean. It does sound insane and having ridden on tracks myself since 2006, and even racing a few years before my son was born, I cannot quite imagine the dynamics of it myself.
It is self evident however and the super pictures posted by Saykas does show a theme of the bikes having flatter sided bellypans and various flicks and vanes.
KTM have been working with Red Bull to develop their bike and it is their key route this year to bring performance.
