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When it comes to race tracks, the issue is the bikes much greater power to weight ratio versus a track car's better cornering. At Willow Springs, a 1 liter sport bike with an expert rider can run 1:27's, much faster than most classes of sports cars, mostly because Willow Springs is a high speed track. The bikes are slower in the turns, but that actually allows them to take a more parabolic line and accelerate out of the turns faster. On turns less than 90 degrees, the bikes can achieve similar cornering times even though peak cornering force is down (braking is the same, acceleration is much greater). However a moderate to high downforce car with good power like a Radical SR8 or Formula 3000 is going to dominate any motorcyle.