Here’s a comparison of Superbike cornering styles two decades apart. From the same turn at Mid-Ohio, on the top row we look at the 1992 race with riders Randy Renfrow, Tom Kipp, Michael Taylor and Pablo Real and compare them to four riders – Jordan Burgess, Jason Farrell, Larry Pegram and Chris Fillmore – from the 2011 race. More than anything it’s amazing how similar the periods are. The current bikes might have a little more lean angle and the riders today look to be riding a bit more forward over the front wheel, but the overall riding position, accounting for individual differences, seems very familiar.
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Rider Files 
Yep very simaler with the laws of physics in place with basic of the bikes the same.
The BIG change came in riding styles stared the late 80’s;
When bikes went from 3-4″rims with bias ply tires, to 6, 8, 10″!! rims and radial tires.
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That’s cool to see Tom Kipp and Randy Renfrow on the Martin Adams Commonwealth Honda RC 30.
This year at Mid-Ohio, Wiseco had a display with Tom Kipp’s privateer OW Yamaha, 50 yards from where those pictures were taken. Neat stuff,Larry.
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Thanks Roger. Ohio’s favorite Superbike son Kipp was a major hero at Mid-Ohio.
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