nah, but i was beaten by a scooter at the traffic light GP on the thorn hill johnstone. v,embarrassing btw.
Weight is the killer in a car. Caterahams don’t have huge power but as quick as anything. Had a little play with an M3 once that took every ounce of multi power to get by on the goodwood back road (maybe it was me and I’m too slow for bootsy ) and a few weeks ago I was amazed at the power and handling of a cla amg 45. Neither could do me tho.
back in the 1990s ( 92-93 ) i was passing through Dortmund area of Germany on a GsxR 750m, a Opel Vectra or ascona i think they were called, entered onto the Autobahn and put his foot down,... the car was still in primer, and had a full cage fitted, and left me behind as i bottled it doing about 250kph with luggage and a rucksack... it must have been doing 270-280kph, and it was about 03:00 in the morning.. i always guessed it was must have been a 'test drive' of a race car, as i shocked me how fast it left me standing..
Followed a multi for a while at Donington recently. It was well ridden and pretty dam agile I must say. But there are next level up (and some) cars out there from the M3 and AMG's. Let me put it this way- Mary Hinge on the bike would not take on Mary Hinge in his car on an open road. Because Mary Hinge would shit himself on the bike!
Never when I’ve not wanted to be beat but I do have a mate who maxed out his new R1 @ “about 186mph” on the M40 once & swears a Bentley flew past him!
Had a nice tussle with a Porsche yesterday on the way back from Thruxton on the RSV4....quite a new one that was as wide as my bike is long....pissing about at roughly 70 - 130 his car was no match for mine. I think he had his race head on until i popped my visor up and signaled that it was a bad ass car and did a bowing gesture ( he instantly lightened up then it became a good mess around ). Having said that every now and again on the way home i see a burgundy (i think from recollection) old toyota (never in production over here - an imported car) and fuck me its seriously fast...any time he boots it out of a roundabout it goes sideways. Possible some sort of straight/v6, definately a turbo and or supercharger fitted too. On my zed i have to work hard to get past him (open throttle and going through the QS)
It's good that you keep it fun. Some blokes see it as a direct assault on their masculinity and the red mist comes down. But a lot of lads just tease a bit to see you boot it. Which can be fun. Just don't get caught arsing about
Yep - its the first thing i usually do (make a point of smiling or acknowledging theyve got a nice bike/car/vespa/rollerstakes etc etc) take's the edge off then....Last year, i was on my way to work, sunday morning, 5.30am, mid summer and my route is along dual carriageways with linking roundabouts...i managed to catch an early morning top gun pilot on his s1000rr (im on my KTM 525 supermoto with leaky fucked carb that wont tick over properly). Cue elasticated racing for 10 miles. He leaves me on the straights as easy as, i catch him on the roundabouts and just to add insult to injury (for him) if theres lights he catches them on red then they change as i come flying up at 80 odd (a ton being my top speed or thereabouts). I finally get to the roundabout where i turn off and hes in the other lane to carry on. I flip my visor up (smile and gesture its a nice bike) he gives me a look like ive just gone round his house and shat on the living room carpet, my bike stalls, and he fucks off at top speed.... Awesome.
Late 60's, on my way home from Sunday lunchtime at the legion, over a ton showing on my 'tuned' T100, heard a noise behind me, a bastar in a GT40 came past, changed down and disappeared rapidly into the distance great memory though.
UK roads dont have many corners so the bikes usually disappear over the horizon. Anywhere there are twisties then all else being equal the car is faster. It always shocks riders at the Nurburgring when they realise the cars are quicker than their bike through the second half of the lap in particular where it's all corners.
Disagree. If the rider knows what they’re doing, in a straight line you should have no trouble unless it’s something very special! You have to fast forward a bit on this one
It was Bealieau supercar show this weekend so a fair amount of exotica on the local roads. I went for a spin about yesterday. Normally with most high powered German stuff I don't bother engaging as it's just not worth it (did have some plonker in a newish focus rs trying his damdest to entice me, spitting flames, popping and banging and just being a general knob). But yesterday was respect fun with thumbs up from all. Nothing stupid and not ridiculous speeds by any means but it's lovely to hear V10 and V12 engine's on full chat for a bit!
My SS was quick off the mark used to love racing off the green light after I had been winking at them
Can't access the vids but I don't need to. Straight line the bike will murder all but hypercars. Until it sits on its limiter at circa 190mph. Then a fast car will reel it in. Need a bloody long road though..... And a fast car.
Anyway, look at the quickest bike laptime round the Nurburgring then the quickest car laptime. The car is far quicker. Even Marquez wouldn't stand a chance. Bikes (at that level) get hammered on corners and braking.
Many moons ago myself and a mate (Jamie from Newcastle) had a race with an Aston Martin (circa 1982) we were on Z1's. Caught him at the Humber Bridge (private road racing bridge near Hull ) and went either side of him at about 120mph (in the middle of said private road racing bridge) pre camera era too although said bridge was private, yet identical to what was as the time the longest Single Span Suspension Bridge in the World Some facts may have got lost in time m'lud… but he gave us a big thumbs up when we all slowed down for the public highway at the end... My Exige can really pummel bikes on good twisty roads and roundabouts and I'm no sportscar driver, but I tend not to go for the final overtake as it can be fekking dangerous for the bikes...
I knew someone that came up to the lights to a guy in his Porsche (he's riding an 08 R1) and his apparently 'hot girlfriend'. Gives her a cheeky wave and the Porsche driver tears off in disgust. Graham catches him at 130 and give her another cheeky wave...shows him 3 fingers and points down to his gear lever..dumps 3 gears and fecks off.....
