[Red Herring]

I'm not going to dispute anything you say about the technicalities Ogden, you're clearly more up on them than I am, however I'd still argue the 1/4 mile result would not have been different regardless of what bike or tyre combination he used. With what he was using he was able to get a good launch ahead of the F1 car so no issue with traction, and he had enough power to keep the front wheel lifting all the way to the end. More power or a lighter bike (as in a MotoGP machine) wouldn't have made enough difference over the distance they covered.

With regard to the braking then this is a similar argument in reverse. If Guy had been sliding around on the brakes then we could discuss equipment but as it was he was pretty much lifting the rear wheel all the way in so he didn't have a shortage of grip or brake power. Again weight would make a slight difference, (remember there is about 15kg between a MotoGP bike and the BMW) but not enough to reverse the distance he was beaten by.