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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: BazaJT on 05 June 2016, 09:53:04
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
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Another guy died a bit later as well :(. Think they stopped the session.
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Th sheer speed and skill are breathtaking.
Big balls required.
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:o Sidecar passengers have my total respect , brave doesn't come into it :o
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Th sheer speed and skill are breathtaking.
Big balls required.
It makes you wonder how long they can keep getting faster, will there be a point when human reaction time is the limiting factor?
I was always in awe of Joey Dunlop and how easy he made it look, and I remember watching V4 Victory, one of the first on board camera full laps, took my breath away.
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Years ago of course it was part of the GP calender.Early '70's[I think]riders began to protest-Agostini was a major voice in this-that it was far too dangerous because of the speeds they were reaching,so it lost its GP status.Nice to see the grand name of Norton back racing on the island too.Michael Dunlop has the chance by the end of the week-in theory at least-to surpass Mike Hailwoods tally of TT wins to go 4th in the table of winners,his uncle Joey still tops that particular table.
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Barry Sheene was the main protagonist at getting it removed from the world championship calender. He refused point blank to race there.
To be honest, I worry about Michael Dunlop. He rides to close to the limit on the roads. He seems to have a big point to prove and carries all the family history with him every time he jumps on a bike.
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Meanwhile over in Catalunya rider Luis Salom died during Fridays practice session for the GP races.racing went ahead with the blessing of his family.Organisers made some hurried alterations to the track for the racing.
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
Was it Tony Pond who used to drive that supped up metro with half a Jaguar XK220 engine in it :-\
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
Was it Tony Pond who used to drive that supped up metro with half a Jaguar XK220 engine in it :-\
What.....a three cylinder Metro. ::) ::) ::) :) ;)
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
Was it Tony Pond who used to drive that supped up metro with half a Jaguar XK220 engine in it :-\
What.....a three cylinder Metro. ::) ::) ::) :) ;)
Alright, so I cant count :P :P
Half the turbo's then ;D ;D
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Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
Yup. That's impressive! Gonads like bowling balls, I reckon.
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Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
I did a Formula Ford track "experience" back in the 90's at Thruxton. My Mum got bored watching and was offered a couple of laps in that car "to have a look at the track". :D
The thing flew past me in my (rev limited) single seater several times and was being driven absolutely at 10/10ths.
My Mum came back a nervous wreck. ;D
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Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
Yup. That's impressive! Gonads like bowling balls, I reckon.
Having owned a Vitesse and two 827's I agree,they weren't the best handling cars out there :o :y
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The long-forgotten Malcolm Uphill managed the first 100 MPH lap on a production bike way back in 1968.
A bog stock Triumph Bonneville 650, apparently.
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....sorry 1969 not 1968.
The 'Bonnie' was shod with Dunlop K81 tyres. After his achievement the name was changed to Dunlop TT100.
Ring a bell?
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Having owned a Vitesse and two 827's I agree,they weren't the best handling cars out there :o :y
The biggest problem had with the courtesy 827 was understeer, if you planted it at a roundabout, the car would just go in a straight line irrespective of which way the steering was pointed ..... and it had the turning circle of Amoco Cadiz ;D
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Having owned a Vitesse and two 827's I agree,they weren't the best handling cars out there :o :y
The biggest problem had with the courtesy 827 was understeer, if you planted it at a roundabout, the car would just go in a straight line irrespective of which way the steering was pointed ..... and it had the turning circle of Amoco Cadiz ;D
Got an 827 as a hire car on a business trip when I was "young and stupid" (was supposed to have got a Ford Escrot but they'd run out. Shame!).
I think that trip up the M54 is still the fastest I've ever been in a car on a public road. Luckily it was 'kin early in the morning, as I needed both lanes. ::)
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Having owned a Vitesse and two 827's I agree,they weren't the best handling cars out there :o :y
The biggest problem had with the courtesy 827 was understeer, if you planted it at a roundabout, the car would just go in a straight line irrespective of which way the steering was pointed ..... and it had the turning circle of Amoco Cadiz ;D
Showing your age there......Mr B...eanz.
Still, I suppose you could have said Torrey Canyon instead. ;) :D
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
That was not a straight off the,forecourt rover, it went to ST first.Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
Was it Tony Pond who used to drive that supped up metro with half a Jaguar XK220 engine in it :-\
What.....a three cylinder Metro. ::) ::) ::) :) ;)
Alright, so I cant count :P :P
Half the turbo's then ;D ;D
The metro you refer to was a 6R4, the engine started out as a 220jag engine, had two cyls lopped off, then ws redesigned, as a new V6, then turbo'd, a supercharged version was tested, when on song 6r4 O-60 was 3.1 sec's.
Top speed was allegedly with long tarmac setup was 189.!
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
That was not a straight off the,forecourt rover, it went to ST first.
Yep never seen a standard 827 Vitesse corner so flat - I had a company 827 Vitesse and that rolled like hell if pushed through the twisty bits!
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Watched the superbike TT,Dunlop in a class of his own.First sub 17min lap for an average of just over 133mph :o and he followed it up by going faster still :o :o :o How much faster can they go?On the downside of course there was the news that a sidecar rider has lost his life :'(
Thats pretty impressive but so is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI
Tony Pond in a stock Rover 827 vitesse averaging over 100mph over the TT course :y :y
That was not a straight off the,forecourt rover, it went to ST first.
Yep never seen a standard 827 Vitesse corner so flat - I had a company 827 Vitesse and that rolled like hell if pushed through the twisty bits!
Hell of an engine though that Honda V6,way better than the KV6 that followed :y