The Airbike points system¹⁾ is a system designed by the GARC in order to have a standard for Airbike racing, as well as to have an easy reference to compare airbikes that compete in GARC events.

Below is an example of an airbike stat table, which illustrates what it looks like, but not how it is used. Each stat can have no more than ten points.

The Speed stat is the maximum velocity a Bike is capable of achieving. Each point in the speed stat counts as 100 Kilometers per hour, with the highest being 1,000 KM/h

The Acceleration value is the time it takes for a bike to reach its top speed. The higher a bike's acceleration stat, the less time it takes for it to reach its top speed. In order to quantify this, a bikes capabilities are recorded in the number of seconds it takes for them to reach their top speed. As such, the relationship in percentage between the Speed points and acceleration points provides a rough guideline for the capabilities of a bike, Illustrated in the following table. When figuring out your acceleration rate, round to the nearest stat listed in the table.

Agility is the ability of a Bike to turn and avoid obstacles. This stat is largely based on the Bike's speed stat, as the relationship between the speed stat and Agility stat dictates how well a bike can turn at speed. For example, a Bike with 6 points of speed and 3 points of Agility is capable of making a 90° turn safely at the bike's top speed. This is because the agility stat at 50% of the bike's speed stat allows for safe 90° turns. Below is provided a table giving common turning angles.

Stability is a Bike's ability to keep straight and smooth in flight. While instability can be a bad thing, unstable bikes tend to be a lot more Agile. However, for a bike to be controllable, its stability must be at least 50% of its speed stat. The Higher a Bike's stability rating, the easier it is to ride, and often the more comfortable it is to ride.

Sturdiness is a Bike's Ability to stay together when it takes damage. The sturdier a bike is, the more damage it can take before falling apart or becoming otherwise unrideable.

A Bike's range is really only a factor in Endurance racing. Each point of range counts as about 50km worth of distance that the bike can go without needing to refuel, meaning a Bike may not be capable of riding over 500km without refueling.

For an Airbike to count for a certain class, it's capabilities must fall under a certain level, which is shown in the form of the points that appear on the stat table. Each point comes with a price, literally, and the more modifications are added to a bike, the more expensive they get. While there is some slight variation in pricing due to the addition or removal of features that have nothing to do with racing, there is a fairly stable set of numbers associated with each level of modification. Keep in mind that these numbers are based simply on a bike's abilities, and not the level of additional equipment it has. things like Navigation, advanced avionics, auto-pilot, extra storage, and more comfortable seats will likely add to a bike's price.

As the name implies, Pro Stock uses stock, Unmodified chassis. To count as stock, an airbike's stats must account for no more than 24 points, but does not Have to have 24 points worth of capabilities.

Pro Modified are mostly Stock Chassis with modifications to specific systems or components to change the capabilities of the bike. It may not include modifications to the chassis itself, however. A Pro Modified Must have more than 24 points, and cannot change the bike's base stats. The Most Points a Pro Modified Bike can have is 36.

Super modified classes are allowed to have major changes from the stock, including chassis modifications. A Super Modified must have at least 24 points, but cannot have more than 36 points.

Ultra modified can have the same kinds of modifications as Super Modified, but must have more than 36 points worth of modifications, and can have no more than 48 points worth of modifications.

Unlimited bikes are allowed to have any kind of modifications over 48 points, and up to 52 points, due to safety reasons.

Kai created this article on 2018/06/17 15:42.

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