콜린 에드워즈 그리고 CRT와 전자장비

아주 길고 긴 인터뷰 입니다만 구지 전문을 옮길만큼 재밌는 내용은 없습니다만 CRT의 문제점에 관한 글에서 전자장비와 관련된 얘기가 인상적이네요.

Q: Where do you think the CRT bikes are suffering most? There is talk of a spec ECU coming in from (20)14 or (20)15. Is the electronics your biggest problem or is it the chassis?

CRT의 가장 큰 문제점이 무엇인가, 통합ECU가 적용될텐데...전자장비와 섀시중 뭐가 더 문제인가?

EDWARDS: My biggest problem is from the starting line to the last corner and everything in between. Our biggest problem is that you put it all together. Engine, everybody has gone to this big-bang or V or a cross-plane crank, and it is more tractable power. It is just more common sense for racing. So we have strike one there. Chassis, I feel we are way rigid, the bike is too small. Strike two. Electronics, yes. The system we are on, my 2003 Aprilia had that on it and had better electronics than what I am on now. So strike three. It's everything. I can't sit here and point the finger at one thing, and say, 'Well, if we had that we would be 10 times better.' It's everything. Electronics, yes, they have a habit, if the electronics work, you can kind of get everything else to work, chassis, engine wear. If your electronics are wrong, you can't even get a feel for the chassis. And that is kind of where we are at.

섀시는 작은 차체이 비해 강성이 너무 강하다.

전자장비는 2003년도 Aprilia MotoGP 머신보다도 못하다.

모든 것이 문제! 딱히 뭐 하나를 짚어서 말할 수 없다.

전자장비가 적절하다면 다른 모든 것들을 제대로 할 수 있다. 섀시나 엔진 내구성까지도 영향이 있다. 하지만 전자장비가 잘못되면 심지어 섀시에서 오는 필링(피드백?)도 얻기 힘들다.

Q: Do you think there is talk of a spec ECU for both the prototype and the CRT bike. Do you think having that level playing field where everyone is just playing with maps instead of traction control, fuel strategies or whatever? Do you think that would make a big difference or will the prototypes just cream everyone?

EDWARDS: Well, let me explain something. I have heard this spec ECU and spec ECU coming up, but it is impossible. For me, it is impossible to have one spec ECU to run on a cross-plane, inline four-cylinder, a V4 or all these different configurations of engines. They have different power characteristics, anyway. So we always play with the butterflies and the electronics to smooth out that power. So how are you going to field one spec ECU for all these different engines? Somebody is going to have an advantage right off the bat. And then you are going to change your engine to accommodate the ECU. So I don't really buy it. A spec ECU with all of these different engines, I just don't see it working.

또한 스펙ECU 도입에 대해서도 부정적인 견해를 보이고 있습니다. 모두 다른 레이아웃의 엔진으로 다른 엔진특성을 갖고 있는데 통합ECU는 누군가에게는 유리하고 누군가에게는 불리할 것이다.

하지만 일각에서는 Rossi의 Yamaha계약으로 Ezpeleta가 spec ECU의 도입을 서두를 필요가 없어졌다는 얘기도 들립니다. Rossi가 잘 하면 다시 관객과 시청자들이 몰릴테고 Dorna로선 좋은 일이죠. 팩토리들 특히 HRC와 마찰을 빚어가며 구지 급하게 통합ECU를 도입하지 않을 수도 있겠네요. HRC가 준비하는 RCV 레플리카를 기다려줄 여유도 생길듯 합니다. 아마 큰 변화의 해는 2015년이 되지 않을까 생각됩니다.

Q: The question about three races in America reminded me of something. Mugello Saturday in the press conference, we had five Spaniards the front row of the MotoGP and the two pole sitters in Moto 3 and Moto2. And things are not looking very hopeful to follow you and Nicky and Ben, maybe in MotoGP. Where do you see the next great American road racer coming from?

EDWARDS: That is a good question. Give me 10 years because I am training my boy right now. Man, I don't know. I know that we have little Joe Roberts from Houston, great kid. We have some young kids around that are running local, Dustin Dominguez. I don't know; I just don't know. I was just talking to Jorge this morning and Cardus, and they were talking about a little training camp that they have in Spain, that Jorge's dad has, and they have 5- and 6-year-old kids on pocket bikes running full schools. It's that Tiger Woods routine, and that is starting them on a bike as soon as they can walk and roll with it. I know that we have that here; that is what I did. But I am not sure how many kids are getting that opportunity at 3 or 4 years old to get out and do what they want to do, which is go ride.

스페인의 조기교육(?)에 대한 이야기...ㅋㅋ

Q: To me, the problem seems to be not so much the talent but the clearly faster Americans out there. There was a whole host of them that came over, but they seem to have all gone home and are racing Supersport or the Daytona Sport in the AMA. How do we keep Americans in the series? Do you have any ideas?

EDWARDS: You can ask Nicky on this and don't quote me, but for the first time that I remember he was in the right place at the right time and had the right passport. Obviously he is doing a great job for Ducati, but there was talk about maybe Cal or keeping Valentino. But this is Ducati's biggest market, and they need an American rider, and you don't ever hear that usually. It is normally we need to have a Spanish rider and a Japanese rider on the bike. He had the right passport in this game, and it was a good play for him to have an American passport.

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