Lap times translated to gaps.
To put lap-time variations into perspective, if bikes are traveling at 250 km/h when they cross the start/finish line, they are covering a distance of 69.4 metres per second (for ease of calculation, say 70 metres per second).
Therefore a bike lapping 1 second slower than the leading bike traveling at the same speed would be 70 metres behind.
Rossi's fast lap time in FP2 was approx .18 second slower than Stoner's best which does not sound much but that equates to a lead of 12.6 metres (or approx. 41 feet) at 250km/h.
3.390 seconds covered the entire field (237.3 metres)
MORE IMPORTANTLY.............
WHEN YOU'RE RIDING ON THE ROAD AT 100 KM/H YOUR BIKE IS COVERING 27.777 METRES EACH SECOND..... IT TAKES THE AVERAGE PERSON 1.5 SECONDS TO REACT TO AN EMERGENCY AND HIT THE BRAKES OR DIVERGE BY WHICH TIME YOU ARE EITHER ALREADY 41.6 METRES CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OR ARE DETERMINING HOW WELL YOUR BODY AND BIKE WITHSTOOD THE IMPACT. :arrows: