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3rd December 2023, 10:25 PM #1
Record Breakers
I don't suppose I am unique in being captivated by the daredevil madness of the record breakers, but some things stick in your mind more than others. One of those is the fastest vehicle around Germany's Nürburgring. It is not just that the Porsche 919 Hybrid became the lap record holder with a 5m 19s lap, but the way it did this, smashing the previous record by 45 seconds! The onboard camera brings home how fast everything comes up. You would have to drive by intuition as there is no time to think. The fastest production vehicle is the Mercedes Benz AMG One at 6m 30s.
(26) Fastest Lap Record At Nurburgring By Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo Explained - YouTube
I have posted the next video before somewhere on the Forum, but I don't recall where so here it is again. This time at The Isle of Man TT races. It takes you on board Peter Hickman's lap record, again, back in 2018 on his BMW. Being on a motorcycle the camera reaches some crazy angles and the big thing is Peter Hickman's very eloquent commentary dubbed after, but as if he is talking from the bike. If you suffer from vertigo, takes the pills in good time before watching and try not to fall off your chair.
You could be forgiven for thinking you are watching a virtual video game, but you are not: It is for real. Average speed was 135mph for the 37.73mile long course done in 16m 42s. The mountain section is longer than the whole Bathurst 1000 course just to give some perspective. Quite a lot of corners to remember.
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In the 2023 race he beat his own lap record upping it to 136mph. I saw that he reached a top speed of 202mph during the race.
The intention of this thread is to create some video links of outstanding performances. It could be of individual races such as Pike's Peak hill climb or a world speed record of some description. I will leave it up to Forum members to contribute.
Before I go and talking of hill climbs, here is another one with the McMurtrie Spiérling EV (with fan generated downforce) setting the outright record run of 39.081 secs at the Goodwood Festival of Speed:
goodwood festival of speed hill climb record - Search Videos
Enjoy.
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PaulBushmiller;
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1st May 2024, 11:51 PM #2
Bathurst
I turned up some old footage as a result of looking at the latest TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) venture. It was a nostalgic look at the 1985 Bathurst race. Jaguar has a 1 - 2 victory with their cars.
The funny thing for me was that I had joined a new company in 1982 and got into a serious discussion about who could win at Bathurst with my immediate supervisor. hHe was adamant that nothing could touch the V8s from Holden and Ford. I maintained that the Jaguar XJS was faster straight off the showroom floor than the Falcons and Commodores, but he wasn't having any of that, being somewhat chauvinistic (so was I of course ).
Jaguar entered for the first time in 1985. It seems I was vindicated.
Bathurst 1985 Tom Walkinshaw Jaguar XJS Racecam (youtube.com)
Enjoy
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PaulBushmiller;
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2nd May 2024, 12:37 AM #3
Paul . Good thread idea.
One thing I have always wanted to see again , the most exiting Motor cycle race I ever watched.
The 1989 Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. Wayne Gardner won.
It has to be the Channel 9 call from Darrel Eastlake and Barry Sheene.
I watched the MC races for a year or two before that race but what a thing the 1989 one was!!!
Ive searched and searched and never found what I saw that afternoon that was broadcast live.
Nearly lifted the roof off the house yelling at the TV that day.
Here's a 9 news clip about it . Comments are good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qMAWRdKKXI
Anyone know where the CH 9 Eastlake and Sheene version could be found?
I just searched the internet and YT . I never asked CH 9 which may be a good idea.
There is this version to be seen.
1989 500cc Season Rnd 02 Phillip Island - video Dailymotion
Rob
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2nd May 2024, 09:54 AM #4
Tempest in a Teacup
Rob
The lead changing nineteen times over thirty laps sums up the excitement level. Motorcycle racing allows a level of excitement that is rarely seen in the four wheel brothers mainly because they don't take up so much space on the circuits.
At the time I was posting this I also turned up a You Tube video on the rise and rise of Honda during the early sixties. In particular they featured the technology around the 50cc category, which was remarkable. How can a 50cc machine achieve top speeds around 120mph? That is what Honda (and others like Kreidler) did with their twin cylinder mini that revved to over 20,000rpm! That was over sixty years ago: Go straight to the 7min 40sec mark for the ultimate 50cc Honda.
The 50cc Motorcycle with a top speed of 118 mph in the 1960s (youtube.com)
It provided a development platform for Honda's multi cylinder race and production machines.
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PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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2nd May 2024, 10:27 AM #5
Nürburgring
For those of you seeking an adrenaline rush and have a few minutes to spare, take a gander at these videos. Firstly, the Lotus EVIJA X (lap starts at 6.30 mark):
WORLDS FASTEST NURBURGRING HYPERCAR LAP - EVIJA X (youtube.com)
It is now the fastest road capable car around the "Ring."
If that is not enough for you, quake in your boots and grip the car's roll cage (race starts at 2.50mark) as the Porsche 919 laps faster than the mind can think:
Fastest Lap Record At Nurburgring By Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo Explained (youtube.com)
That was four years ago and back then was a minute faster than the second fastest car ever (VW ID.R and fastest car at Pike's Peak)
Have clean underwear at the ready.
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PaulBushmiller;
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2nd May 2024, 10:40 AM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Those 500cc two stokes were beasts of things. These days most loses are front end tucks, back in the day there were many more high sides, man they must have hurt. There have been so many epic World Superbike battles over the years it's hard to know where to start.
I never get tired of watching Ari Vatanen at Pikes Peak in 1988 before they sealed the road.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zVD-uJIAII
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2nd May 2024, 12:00 PM #7
This is mainly for the technology. Final run is at 8:30.
https://youtu.be/9pEqyr_uT-k?si=IIIWi2Gm9ZKVVDN-memento mori
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2nd May 2024, 04:45 PM #9
and their 6 cylinder 250s. The 125 configuration was transverse!
The NR500 had oval pistons and eight valves per cylinder, but was not successful and Honda had to revert to two stroke technology. The RC116 50cc had a nine speed gearbox. The 125 you mentioned had eight speeds.
I recall going across to the Isle of man TT races in 1974 and on the ferry from Liverpool there was a bloke imitating the sound of a 50cc racer. He was making a buzzing sound using a hair comb and "blipping" for the gear changes like some demented bee.
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PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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2nd May 2024, 07:06 PM #10
A small digression if that is ok, ?
https://youtu.be/31Fvat-XSAc?si=pjAclLtRYsw0ryB1
If only my parents had got there S…. together , an I had become an entitled brat with to much money [emoji6]but boy do I love those cars.
Cheers Matt.
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2nd May 2024, 11:02 PM #11
Opposite Lock
Matt
You are allowed one digression, per day, providing it's a good one. That's a good one You have earnt a second digression on the same day. You have approximately two hours before the offer expires.
Drifting in the wet. Priceless. I stole the title of this post before you could claim it. What grabbed me was how a saloon (sedan in our money) was able to keep up with the roadster. I never did work out what the black saloon was. One of you will have to enlighten me.
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PaulBushmiller;
"Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely!"
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3rd May 2024, 08:43 AM #12
Paul,
The Salon is a 1928 Frazer Nash an it’s supposedly rare, because all the other cars are a dime a dozen [emoji849].
The body was possibly coach build, ie back in the day you brought a chassis, then found a local Coach builder too build a body on it for you.
I will take you up on your digression offer!!!!!.
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3rd May 2024, 08:53 AM #13
https://youtu.be/c26BcM96OwQ?si=VolO_0DuCc1W2su6
Another one, an ironically they were built an owned by the super rich, an now there raced by the Super rich lol.
Love the chain drive on the Big Fiat.
Cheers Matt.
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