RE: Isle of Man TT with Mark Higgins

[Use Psychology]

what if two bike riders went round side by side and holding hands?

[Life Saab Itch]

tight5 said:

so , there can't be ONE place where bikes are quicker than cars ?

As was mentioned last year, a moto-cross track is probably a safe bet for that.


No tarmac circuit that I know of, which hosts bikes and cars, has the bike as the faster lap holder.

[Life Saab Itch]

tight5 said:

so , there can't be ONE place where bikes are quicker than cars ?

As was mentioned last year, a moto-cross track is probably a safe bet for that.


No tarmac circuit that I know of, which hosts bikes and cars, has the bike as the faster lap holder.

[poshboy]

If they'd give me a free lap I'd have Mark Higgins lap record beat

[dingocooke]

poshboy said:

If they'd give me a free lap I'd have Mark Higgins lap record beat

Joel (?) that I would love to see!!!!! Steve..

[Captain Muppet]

Use Psychology said:

what if two bike riders went round side by side and holding hands?

I suspect quite a few car-only PHers think that is exactly how all motorcylces are ridden.

I think this issue is only going to be resolved for certain when they put in a width restriction on one part of the track so cars just couldn't do a lap (given the organisers understandable reluctance to allow much heavier missiles to race past the homes of hundreds of people just to score internet points). Until then the two sides of this argument will continue to belm at each other.

[Captain Muppet]

Use Psychology said:

there isn't, really.

this thread, in its own way, sort of explains religion.

Off topic, but I'm voting your second line as my internet post of the month. Early I know, but I'm pretty sure I won't see anything else I like as much as that until at least July.

[rhinochopig]

Captain Muppet said:

Use Psychology said:

what if two bike riders went round side by side and holding hands?

I suspect quite a few car-only PHers think that is exactly how all motorcylces are ridden.

I think this issue is only going to be resolved for certain when they put in a width restriction on one part of the track so cars just couldn't do a lap (given the organisers understandable reluctance to allow much heavier missiles to race past the homes of hundreds of people just to score internet points). Until then the two sides of this argument will continue to belm at each other.

Like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ1IivPPMxI

[The Don of Croy]

Much as I love cars, I really would not want to see the TT go down the car route...and I'm not a biker either.

For me, the Tony Pond lap in the Rover Vitesse remains one of the all time great drives (approx. 170 bhp in an exec barge not renowned for it's handling prowess or competition background, and FWD). But it should remain a rarity - perhaps every fifth year they could allow a sponsored lap by a well sorted road car.

[y2blade]

Bump...he's doing it again to try and beat his previous time
http://www.iomtt.com/News/2014/April/22/Subaru.asp...


Excellent news

[GC8]

Are full unedited laps available on Youtube or anywhere else? Ive watched the Tony Pond DVD countless times so Id like to see Mark Higgins' attempts.

[y2blade]

GC8 said:

Are full unedited laps available on Youtube or anywhere else? Ive watched the Tony Pond DVD countless times so Id like to see Mark Higgins' attempts.

Dunno I bought it on dvd from Duke Marketing.

I also have the tony pond one too.

[y2blade]

http://www.dukevideo.com/prd4973NV/TT-Challenge-Th...

[y2blade]

That is the Subaru one^^^^^


Also the tony pond one is worth watching if any reading haven't seen it
http://www.dukevideo.com/prd3667/TT-Challenge-DVD

[GC8]

Thanks for the replies. After posting I discovered that it was released on DVD in a similar way to Tony Pond's attempts.

[y2blade]

No problem