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The importance of reaction time to the starting signal on race results in elite motorcycle speedway racing

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  • Maciej Markowski
  • Stefan Szczepan
  • Marek Zatoń
  • Sarah Martin
  • Kamil Michalik

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The study aimed to determine whether the reaction time (RT) to the starting signal has an impact on the points scored by elite male motorcycle speedway riders, or whether it depends on the starting position (gate). Differences among junior and senior riders, and how it changes during a single match (15 heats) and in the subsequent phases of the competitive season (the main and knockout phases) were investigated. The database of reaction times to the starting signal obtained by motorcycle speedway riders was collected from a mobile application called PGE Ekstraliga ver. 1.0.66 (PGE Ekstraliga, Warsaw, Poland). The database included 1.261 results obtained by 65 male riders (age 25.9 ±7.6 years), competing in the highest league in Poland (PGE Speedway Ekstraliga) in the 2021 competitive season. Reaction time was measured using the Pegasus Speedway © telemetry system (Black Burst, Warsaw, PL). Riders scoring 3 points during a heat had the fastest reaction time (F(3,1257) = 8.90, p

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  • Maciej Markowski & Stefan Szczepan & Marek Zatoń & Sarah Martin & Kamil Michalik, 2023. "The importance of reaction time to the starting signal on race results in elite motorcycle speedway racing," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(1), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0281138
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281138
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