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Title: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: omega3000 on 13 August 2013, 13:51:09

A few classics here and of course the noise  :o .. dont know what tyre's they were using on that first BMW though  :D ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBLIHAsknRI

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: Varche on 13 August 2013, 15:00:09

Enjoyed that. The single seaters at the end were fast. If you had an off you would know about it.!!

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: symes on 13 August 2013, 18:45:39

wow :y :y :y

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 August 2013, 21:12:24

Brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyed that. Thanks for posting. :y


Really brings home the performance of the single sweaters over ....touring car types, for instance. ::)

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: martin42 on 13 August 2013, 21:21:51

2 800bhp cars on a hill climb
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=relmfu&v=rVZ2o2JqZ94

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 August 2013, 22:07:21

Stumbled on this while browsing YouTube links above.

Mesmerising . :)


http://youtu.be/25z_ZoCbw1E

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 August 2013, 22:33:04

Sorry here's a non gay link

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=http://youtu.be/25z_ZoCbw1E&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: aaronjb on 13 August 2013, 22:35:00

Quote from: chrisgixer on 13 August 2013, 21:12:24

Really brings home the performance of the single sweaters over ....touring car types, for instance. ::)

Anything purpose designed vs. something that started out as a road car, really.. being on track at the same time as even relatively inexpensive cars like the Radicals is sobering, they go past as if you've just dropped the car into reverse - their corner speed is just immense.

Heck, even a lowly K-series powered Westfield can go past much more powerful road car metal in the corners, it's no surprise to find one up your chuff on a track day.. ;D

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: chrisgixer on 13 August 2013, 22:49:28

Yes that's my point. The old "i'd rather watch touring cars than f1" argument means nothing to me.


Although... If they put them all on the track together, I'd certainly watch that. ;D



Having been on track with bsb superbike spec machines, on my lowly super stock spec fireblade, I'm not sure I'd even want to be on track with a moto gp bike...

...much less an lmp 1 prototype while I'm in a strapped in metal cage on wheels by comparison. I'd love to see first hand the pace it blew by though, provided I knew I was well out f the way of course.

There where a few twitchy moments in that video. :( ::) ;D

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: aaronjb on 14 August 2013, 11:08:27

Just watch the LeMans coverage - see the closing speed between an LMP-1 car and one of the Ferrari/Porsche/Corvette (etc) cars.. it's truly frightening the pace they catch them up at; I sure as heck wouldn't want to be doing it at night! By the time I'd wondered what the red point in front of me was I'd probably have mounted the back of a Ferrari.. ;D

Title: Re: Fastest Hill Climb
Post by: chrisgixer on 14 August 2013, 12:02:59

Yes I suppose that's the essence of endurance racing. Fantastic coverage on Eurosport this year. The Toyota and Audis through the esses where breath taking, even on the tv.

Shame about Allan Simonsons death. That price didnt fit the crime at all. :(