Tony Pond TT course video

[Tant]

I remember watching him on the Lombard rally as a Rover driver, and found this video....

Must have had his brave head on that day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NEskpWsMkI

[finlo]

Shame they hashed together the videos from several attempts to get the desired result
Used a different car for the runs to the one displayed to the public too.

Edited by finlo on Sunday 5th January 21:45

[finlo]

Shame they hashed together the videos from several attempts to get the desired result
Used a different car for the runs to the one displayed to the public too.

Edited by finlo on Sunday 5th January 21:46

[RobM77]

Much respect to Mr Pond, but it's such a shame that whenever a car gets to go round marketing wins the day and it's such an utterly pants car. The Rover Vitesse was, even in its time, a potting shed on wheels and the Impreza that went round recently merely a warmed over saloon. If you look at the hill climb times for cars over stretches of the TT Course they're bonkers fast - way quicker than the bikes. Maybe I answered my own question there...

Edited by RobM77 on Sunday 5th January 22:03

[treehack]

RobM77 said:

If you look at the hill climb times for cars over stretches of the TT Course they're bonks fast - way quicker than the bikes.

Oh no, you've done now,3..................2................1

[SlipStream77]

treehack said:

RobM77 said:

If you look at the hill climb times for cars over stretches of the TT Course they're bonks fast - way quicker than the bikes.

Oh no, you've done now,3..................2................1

He's right though...

[windy1]

RobM77 said:

Much respect to Mr Pond, but it's such a shame that whenever a car gets to go round marketing wins the day and it's such an utterly pants car. The Rover Vitesse was, even in its time, a potting shed on wheels and the Impreza that went round recently merely a warmed over saloon. If you look at the hill climb times for cars over stretches of the TT Course they're bonks fast - way quicker than the bikes. Maybe I answered my own question there...

Lhergy Frissel hill climb fastest time of the day up the course for me one year in my Westfield, but I couldn't quite keep up with the bikes practising for the TT on the drive back to Douglas over Snaefell.
Twisty bits are much quicker in a car.

[Justaredbadge]

windy1 said:

Lhergy Frissel hill climb fastest time of the day up the course for me one year in my Westfield, but I couldn't quite keep up with the bikes practising for the TT on the drive back to Douglas over Snaefell.
Twisty bits are much quicker in a car.

without wishing to state the obvious, but there are cars capable of the 200mph top speed of the bikes that are just as capable as a westfield in the twisties.


The bikers don't like it when you mention that though...

[RobM77]

windy1 said:

RobM77 said:

Much respect to Mr Pond, but it's such a shame that whenever a car gets to go round marketing wins the day and it's such an utterly pants car. The Rover Vitesse was, even in its time, a potting shed on wheels and the Impreza that went round recently merely a warmed over saloon. If you look at the hill climb times for cars over stretches of the TT Course they're bonks fast - way quicker than the bikes. Maybe I answered my own question there...

Lhergy Frissel hill climb fastest time of the day up the course for me one year in my Westfield, but I couldn't quite keep up with the bikes practising for the TT on the drive back to Douglas over Snaefell.
Twisty bits are much quicker in a car.

Having owned 2 Caterhams I'm aware that a 7 will be quick if the top speed stays low, but aero's too poor to do much over the mountain sections once you get up over 100mph. Some of the latest breed of quick cars though will match the 7 around the twisties, but have massive top end performance too.

[RobM77]

SlipStream77 said:

treehack said:

RobM77 said:

If you look at the hill climb times for cars over stretches of the TT Course they're bonks fast - way quicker than the bikes.

Oh no, you've done now,3..................2................1

He's right though...

Ah - apologies for my momentary slip there. Of course, the TT course is way too bumpy for cars, and bikes are much better at handling bumps as they have two wheels and are far more stable. There's also a force field around the Bray Hill area that bikes slip through but cars get snarled up in, not to mention the magic rabbits on the mountain section. I apologise, I'm very wrong in my assumption.

[Justaredbadge]

RobM77 said:

Ah - apologies for my momentary slip there. Of course, the TT course is way too bumpy for cars, and bikes are much better at handling bumps as they have two wheels and are far more stable. There's also a force field around the Bray Hill area that bikes slip through but cars get snarled up in, not to mention the magic rabbits on the mountain section. I apologise, I'm very wrong in my assumption.

You forgot to mention "threading the needle".

[Buff Mchugelarge]

I do love that video, I spent many miles pretending to be Tony Pond when I had my 820si
For a bigger car I have to say it did handle pretty well though.


The RUF Nurburgring video is still my all time fave though

[Talksteer]

150mph..... that's a pretty optimistic speedo even considering the car is going down hill, the 827 should be topping out at a little over 130mph unless he's slipped an NSX engine in there.

[s3fella]

I was there watching from Hilberry for the first attempt. Car had some lowered suspension, a noisy exhaust (was pretty loud as it went by) and I 'think' it may have been on slicks, for safety. Missed it by a few tents of an mph, iirc, but was a brilliant effort, he was pretty flat passed us kissing both bankings!

He became my favourite ever rally driver, and he was seriously good. Proper loss to the sport.