Sometime during the repaving, the track owner/manager must have been involved in observing/approving the work and/or paying the bill....one would imagine?
I recall Hurrincane Ike and the 2008 Indy MotoGP race, the one where Rossi merrily circled the circuit during the deluge while the rest of the field crashed out - and all the complaints about the repaving job there, too. Maybe the bosses were panicking over that flashback (or else MM can't ride in the rain very well
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Wondering aloud whether all the electronic gizmos on 'modern' bikes make racing in very wet conditions 'impossible'...i.e., no 'digital maps' to handle changed/unexpected track conditions from point to point, such as hitting a wet spot coming out of a dry turn when the engine is spinning up and the controls are not expecting a slippery surface. Does anyone know if the electronics are ever 'recoded' during wet racing?
You can't necessarily see the crown in a road surface, and after seeing the announcement from the facility GM on MotoGp.com apologizing for the cancellation, I don't believe the guy would know what to look for. He's a numbers/PR guy...not the civil engineer type.
The bikes have sensors to detect wheelspin. That will modify the engine performance, but there's only so much electronics can do. they won't stop a cold tire crash for example.
The problem at Silverstone was standing water on the straights causing hydroplaning. There was too much water for the tires to contact the surface.
