Message to OP: You fail. Miserably.

Merlin, I was wondering what you are basing this (formula) on, since it's such a blanket statement and does not take into consideration tread depth or design, i.e. the tire's ability to pump water away from the contact patch.

this is not novel. this is not non-obvious. this is useful. typically, to patent, you must have all of these. good luck getting that through the patent office. methinks it is a no go, but i have a very preliminary knowledge of ip law.

Ok, I was wondering why track bikes had knobby tires. That explains it.

What?

Track bikes have slicks as well. (mod edit)

probably from here: http://sheldonbrown.com/tires.html#hydroplaning

To correct the OP even further: that's a cross-section, not a street's-eye view. A street's-eye view would be the contact patch.

"If you examine a section of asphalt or concrete, you'll see that the texture of the road itself is much "knobbier" than the tread features of a good quality road tire. Since the tire is flexible, even a slick tire deforms as it comes into contact with the pavement, acquiring the shape of the pavement texture, only while in contact with the road." - Sheldon Brown

A velodrome without banking would make an interesting race, (mod edit) .

Oh snap, I just got served. Multi-served.

Heh. :o

I withdraw everything I said that was wrong.

OK, boys and girls, lets keep the subject on topic and less about the individuals, did some thread clean

Sheldon Brown is quoting an aviation formula.