place your bets

[y2blade]

www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2007/April/apr23-30/apr2707fifthgearneedellvstoseland/

[black-k1]

Given the previous ‘bike vs. car’ races Fifth Gear have run, with the Lambo being beaten by a Duc 999 then there should be no competition, but, this is a car show not a bike show so, my money is on the bike only just winning. (Which would mean that the Type-R is as quick as a Lamborghini Gallardo – hmmm I think not! )

[anonymous-user]

Both Hondas... looks like an advert to me.

[chilli]

I'd usually say the blade....everyday of the week. However, IIRC the 5th gear track is rather short and windy...so it'll be a close thing. Wouldn't makle good tely if the blade just roared off into the distance!!

[BobM]

Yes, it's a tight circuit (don't 5th gear use Anglesey?). ISTR when Tiff raced in a Lambo Gallardo against a racer on a Ducati 999 the Lambo won. Although the Civic has less bhp it's a much lighter car than the Lambo so may well be quicker on a short twisty circuit. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the car were quicker.

[black-k1]

BobM said:

Yes, it's a tight circuit (don't 5th gear use Anglesey?). ISTR when Tiff raced in a Lambo Gallardo against a racer on a Ducati 999 the Lambo won. Although the Civic has less bhp it's a much lighter car than the Lambo so may well be quicker on a short twisty circuit. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the car were quicker.

Check out
[url] Lambo vs Ducati|www.egmcartech.com/2006/12/22/fifth-gear-lamborghini-gallardo-vs-ducati-999/ [/url]
the Ducati wins - just!

This time the race is at Cadwell Park so may make a difference.

Edited by black-k1 on Tuesday 1st May 11:20

[anonymous-user]

They're using Cadwell park for this "race" which is quite a fast flowing circuit... if a blade and civic was ridden/driven at 100%, the blade would eat it.

Edited by JS99 on Tuesday 1st May 11:16

[anonymous-user]

black-k1 said:

Given the previous ‘bike vs. car’ races Fifth Gear have run, with the Lambo being beaten by a Duc 999 then there should be no competition, but, this is a car show not a bike show so, my money is on the bike only just winning. (Which would mean that the Type-R is as quick as a Lamborghini Gallardo – hmmm I think not! )

Exactly! If it's a totally fair test, which I doubt it will be, Toseland on a Fireblade should spank Tiff in a Civic (even if it is a Type R) - my money's on the bike!

[hobo]

The Blade will p!ss it by around 20 seconds.

Superbikes are lapping in the low 1 20's, supersports in the mid 1 20's.

Lap records in a car is 1.23 (in a Radical SR8 race car), so a Civic doesn't have a hope in hell.

Suspect on TV though its closer than this.

[rsv gone!]

Depends if they run them on the track at the same time. The car could make it awkward to pass - a bit like the clarkson R1 vs 911 test

[hobo]

rsv gone! said:

Depends if they run them on the track at the same time. The car could make it awkward to pass - a bit like the clarkson R1 vs 911 test

Not really.

If they start the race at the start/finish line then the bike would be well clear by the first corner & would never look back.