KTM, HONDA & YAMAHA AGREE TO CREATE UNIVERSAL BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES

[Philip]

Supercross on Mars will require 3x bigger stadiums to impress the spectators. Else, eventing will be in a slo-mo, and the lap times will be 3x longer because they will do everything at 1/3 of the speed.

 

[Rix]

Supercross on Mars will require 3x bigger stadiums to impress the spectators. Else, eventing will be in a slo-mo, and the lap times will be 3x longer because they will do everything at 1/3 of the speed.

1/3 speed, hell, I might qualify then.

 

[C5tor]

Things won't be in slow motion on Mars. You can probably go faster because of less atmospheric resistance (100 times less dense). But when you jump, it will go higher and come down slower. Mass will remain the same, so inertia will keep you moving the same as on Earth. But you get less traction because of less gravity, so you'll need some really long knobby tires. On the other hand, you'll be carrying more weight because of the pressure suit. And your battery won't work well at an average temp of about -80 degrees F (-60 C), but still probably better than an internal combustion engine because of lack of O2. In summer it might even hit a balmy +70 F.

Still, if they televise the Martian Supercross, I would be interested in watching it! "Tomac goes triple, quintuple, octuple, and... quattuordecuple through the rhythm section! Holy cow, he's heading for Phobos! It's gonna take him a minute to come back down from that one. Next up is the tricky sand-storm section where Cooper Webb lost a tire to the sand worms on the last lap."

 

[C5tor]

Things won't be in slow motion on Mars. You can probably go faster because of less atmospheric resistance (100 times less dense). But when you jump, it will go higher and come down slower. Mass will remain the same, so inertia will keep you moving the same as on Earth. But you get less traction because of less gravity, so you'll need some really long knobby tires. On the other hand, you'll be carrying more weight because of the pressure suit. And your battery won't work well at an average temp of about -80 degrees F (-60 C), but still probably better than an internal combustion engine because of lack of O2. In summer it might even hit a balmy +70 F.

Still, if they televise the Martian Supercross, I would be interested in watching it! "Tomac goes triple, quintuple, octuple, and... quattuordecuple through the rhythm section! Holy cow, he's heading for Phobos! It's gonna take him a minute to come back down from that one. Next up is the tricky sand-storm section where Cooper Webb lost a tire to the sand worms on the last lap."

Coincidentally, Alta made a video about this: “Free Ride: Mars”