[www.keralites.net] Interesting Facts about Tires in MotoGP

Tires are one of most important factor in racing sport such as MotoGP. Here are some unbelievable facts in MotoGP regarding tires: 800 : number of MotoGP tires used by each rider for one season.

20 : number of rear tires used by each rider for every race weekend.

8 : number of front tires used by each rider for every race weekend.

1000 : number of tires brought by tire manufacturer to each European race.

5kg : the weight of front tire.

7kg : the weight of rear tire.

60 : degree of lean angle possible on a dry track.

45 : degree of lean angle possible on a wet track.

100cm : the total contact path area for the front and rear tires; equal to a pair of credit cards.

5km : average durability distance for a qualifying tire.

100km : average durability distance for a race tire.

150 : number of components used to create a tire.

350km/h : the top speed reached by a MotoGP bike.

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