5th gear NOW...civictypeR vs blade
Discussion
kingb said:
well JT wasnt exactly trying hard was he!!
he was on the back wheel all the way around but i guess the fact that he won wasnt really shocking
he was on the back wheel all the way around but i guess the fact that he won wasnt really shocking
I agree, JT hardly putting much effort in they could have had tiff in a NSX type R and he would have still thrashed him. I guess they made it look closer than it should have been, he could have won on a 600 had been given one.
stigmundfreud said:
well it isnt a propper type r for a start, the Japs are getting the propper one.
Secondly its hardly a fair contest was it, they should have used a 600 or get a larger capacity engine then you'ld see whats what.
Secondly its hardly a fair contest was it, they should have used a 600 or get a larger capacity engine then you'ld see whats what.
Depends on your definition of fair. You could argue that it was horrendously unfair on the bike as it costs a LOT less than the car. The bike should have had £10k of tuning work to even up the value test
dare2fail said:
stigmundfreud said:
well it isnt a propper type r for a start, the Japs are getting the propper one.
Secondly its hardly a fair contest was it, they should have used a 600 or get a larger capacity engine then you'ld see whats what.
Secondly its hardly a fair contest was it, they should have used a 600 or get a larger capacity engine then you'ld see whats what.
Depends on your definition of fair. You could argue that it was horrendously unfair on the bike as it costs a LOT less than the car. The bike should have had £10k of tuning work to even up the value test
pah bikes are pretty much a loss lead these days so in real terms the bike was 30k.
the bike needed 12k's worth of crippling OR me in the saddle
y2blade said:
showboating just to rub the cars nose in it
i enjoyed it
i enjoyed it
The laps they filmed were show boating, the timed laps probably weren't. They said on the timed laps the bike went 8 seconds quicker which wouldn't have made much of a film as the car wouldn't have been in shot for half of it.
Also remember £20K of track day car will leave pretty much any bike for dead around a circuit, even with pro's on both. With ammeters on board a car is much easier to go quicker on through the bends.
Talksteer said:
y2blade said:
showboating just to rub the cars nose in it
i enjoyed it
i enjoyed it
Also remember £20K of track day car will leave pretty much any bike for dead around a circuit, even with pro's on both. With ammeters on board a car is much easier to go quicker on through the bends.
I think Voltmeters make better drivers.....lols
But then a £5k track day bike will see off your £20k track day car....Not that this is a willy waving contest.
MonkeyMatt said:
I would like to see Ariel Atom Vs Bike!
The Ariel would walk it. I was surprised that the bike was 8 seconds quicker than the civic will is hardly a slow car is it. Also the track is very twisty usually these things are done to win favor one way or the other but it did show how much faster a bike can be than quick production car. When you talk atoms and the quick 7 reps though nothing can touch them.
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