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Someone posted a link to Kenny Roberts' TZ750 flat tracker. King Kenny did a few laps on the bike he said "they don't pay me enough to ride" at last year's Indy Mile in Indianapolis (it was on the same weekend as the Indianapolis MotoGP round).
He was only supposed to be doing a few demo laps, as he hadn't ridden the bike for over 30 years and, as he said himself, "a quick practice on the bike would have been a waste of time. Either I'll do it or I won't, but I've got my bone doctor on standby..."
They didn't look like demo laps when he got out there. He was pretty fast. Fast enough to convince Valentino Rossi that his request, made before Kenny's ride, to have a go was maybe a little bit rash! He bottled it in the end, saying "only Kenny can ride this bike..."
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They didn't look like demo laps when he got out there. He was pretty fast. Fast enough to convince Valentino Rossi that his request, made before Kenny's ride, to have a go was maybe a little bit rash! He bottled it in the end, saying "only Kenny can ride this bike..."
Is there a video of that anywhere?
Here you go PeterPoddy
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My brother in his FIA Sprint GT;
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I have one of these with Historic Monte Carlo Rally pedigree;
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Proper racing car (24litre engine)
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and this is what 24 litres sounds and looks like (warning, flames content);
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oh, and a brm 1.5 litre v16 - you can hear every gear change roudn the entire circuit, magic; [url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5awlKB3mN8&feature=related ]v16 sounds...[/url]
Is this the greatest sounding car off all time the IMSA Audi, so fast that the yanks changed the rules to ban it
Another great clip of Ari doing his thing
anyone got a photo of Nick Manns Moggie 1000, an amazing thing, saw it at Shelsey Walsh.
Somehow forgot the 190 Evo...
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Here you go PeterPoddyKing Kenny's TZ750 at the Indy Mile
FFFING SUPERB! Thanks! 🙂
Had forgotten just how good that video of Ari Vatanen in his 405 T16 going up Pikes Peak was... It's incredible!
Seeing Kenny on his TZ750 too... WOW! Hitting more than 150mph down the straights, on dirt, with no brakes! JESUS!!!
As we're onto sounds now... Here's a couple for you...
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Yay, BX. Now we're talking!
wwas - that Alfa is flipping gorgeous! I love old Alfas and hate anything post 1995ish. A real shame.
I give you the landcrab http://www.landcrab.net/mainframes/main_rally.htm
real race winning rally car
And another winner http://www.ridelust.com/citroen-sm-breadvan-racer/
Jim Clark Room Duns:
http://www.duns.bordernet.co.uk/local/clark.html
28 - 30 MAY 2010
http://www.jimclarkrally.com/
Been posted already but an amazing machine!
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A friend I was at college with worked at a engine builders and a customer had his RS200 engine on the dyno making over 650bhp when it decided to let one of its legs leave the bed! The customer sat in the corner of the dyno room crying! Engine blocks were rather hard to come by...
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Bl00dy fantastic thread!!!
Alfa 155 V6 DTM car... About the most dominant (whilst it was racing) car any touring car racing series has ever seen. It pretty much cleaned up everything in 93-96!
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Almost 500bhp at 12,000rpm from a 2.5 litre V6!
Nigel Mansell's 1987 Williams FW11-B... The most powerful F1 car ever!
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Conservative estimate put the power at around 1000bhp in race trim, and approx 1200bhp in high boost, qualifying trim. I say conservative because these beasts, with no electronic aids, were hitting 220mph down the longest F1 circuit straights, running lots of wing on biiiiiig slicks! Some of the optimists reckon that the engine was capable of putting out as much as 1500bhp for a hot qualifying lap, but the pistons and the block would likely melt together very quickly at this output...
Here is my pal's Mk1 Mini Cooper S. How many folks could build a present day works rep in a shed?
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Mboy I had forgotten about the Alfa 155 stunning car :-).
Love the Ari clip, one of my hero's.
Also a PSA fan, having had a 309GTI, BX 16valve and an Mi16 - best handling cars in their day, bloody quick (esp. the BX 16 valve) and remarkably reliable.
Just had a look on t'web - no wonder they were so quick, barely weighed a ton!
Go home pretenders...
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Ari's PP 405. Thread closed.
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Pass the Kleenex, would you?
That TZ750 video is mental
Motorbike wise - the Aprilia cube was pure evil sounding in the flesh.
Remeber lying with alcohol poisoning and sunstroke at Donnington, the sound was like no other bike on the track - oh how i want one of them for my garage.
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R.I.P MG 🙁
OK, I'm fully aware that this is all wrong, but still...
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The Zakspeed Capri
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Some great cars here...even the Toyota,but the clip of Kenny Roberts did it for me.As cool as....
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1991 Jordan 191, simply the best looking F1 car 8)
Some important F1 cars still missing from this thread:
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or better still:
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Also:
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and
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...anybody recognise what my 3rd picture is (without cheating)?
I don't think we've had one of these yet either - fast and beautiful.
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Another 917, this time the 917-10 Can-Am version.
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the 917-30 - this was the one that made 1200bhp in it's usual trim and was uprated to 1500+ for the successful attempt on the closed circuit record.
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and saving the best 'til last, the Alfa T33
aracer - Member
...anybody recognise what my 3rd picture is (without cheating)?
Brabham fan car....
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Mental and beautiful too. The 935 'Moby Dick' Not as successful as the 'regular' 935 though.
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Younger brother of the 956; unbeatable in its day. The 962.
on and on, that's the Zakspeed Mustang. This is the Capri to end all Capris
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I have this lurking in my shed, desperate to once again see the light of day. 30 years old now beleive it or not.... go the Sud!
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I have this lurking in my shed
Your definition of a shed is quite different to mine! 😆
God, this thread has made me yearn for my Rally Car Top Trumps.
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Or the 935 K3. 8)
Ace shed - chopperT, may need a spring clean in mine now!
No Cosworths? This is me (co-driving) on Epynt a while ago:
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...and trying to make up time after going off sideways into a Belgian field (no glass in my side of the car):
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...and finally my last event in Wexford (2000):
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...happy days!
Merc clk gtr
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192 mph. No seatbelts. Drum Brakes. Sadly involved in motorsport's worst tragedy ever in 1955 (obviously car number 20 was destroyed in said accident; this ain't the one..). A man's car however.
Sadly involved in motorsport's worst tragedy ever in 1955
Along with one I posted earlier (which IMHO is far nicer looking than the Merc.)
aracer,
POssibly so.. Both Proper racing cars unlike the ponces shite on F1 nowadays. Those mercs and Jags were doing F1 speeds with no downforce and skinny tyres. Unlike the hommers that claim they're racing drivers today.
aracer, your first pic, Lotus Type 49 commemorated by this:
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Elise S1 Type 49
PP, your Lotus JPS Type 72 commeroated by these:
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Elise S2 "Heritage Edition" Type 72 in 2002
and this year to celebrate the Lotus F1 team:
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Exige S Type 72 - 20 to be sold in the UK representing the 20 victories of the original Type 72. Sat in one of these at the dealer in Preston whilst getting some work done to my Elise - looks even better in the flesh...
Tyrrell P34 = Rude
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a slightly newer photo of the sunoco porsche/audi .... still running at goodwood
Quite like this too
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& (in a cliche'd way) this would be my ultimate
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Alfa 155 V6 DTM car... About the most dominant (whilst it was racing) car any touring car racing series has ever seen. It pretty much cleaned up everything in 93-96!Almost 500bhp at 12,000rpm from a 2.5 litre V6!
A normally aspirated 2.5 v6 at that! 😯
I always liked the look of these 2. The Beta montecarlo had a turbocharged 1.4 (yes you read it right) and was also rather successful (provided it didn't blow away with a large gust of wind.)
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Are we all forgetting the 4.5 litre blower Bentley. 135mph round Brooklands in one of these would've taken some serious cojones.
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Ford Falcon GTHO Phase 3, the fastest 4 door sedan in the world in 1971
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Revs at the limiter & the speedo off the clock.
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Lotus Type 49 commemorated by this:
Elise S1 Type 49
Colin Chapman will be spinning in his grave.
neilforrow - MemberTyrrell P34 = Rude
I see your Tyrell, and raise you the March 1977 six wheeler:
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Tyrrell P34
I already did one of those 😉
Awesome car:
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And I can't believe this hasn't be posted yet (that I can see):
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Just as well we are all different.
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Have an Avenger
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And THE best car ever
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Of course it looks better like this though
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Wheres the MP4 4 with senna at the wheel??
Wheres the MP4 4 with senna at the wheel??
I don't like the colour scheme of that one.
Classic Mclaren in the style of a cigarette packet- surely every 70's born child's dream machine!?
oooh March 6 wheeler - I had a Scalextric one of those:
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werent all the 70's 6 wheeler experiments crap though?
Beamers - so did I but blue and white!
Tyrrel's factory was just down the road from where we lived - often hung around and picked up scrap bits exotic materials. What a sad git!
Ooh! A car for me! 😀
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oooh March 6 wheeler - I had a Scalextric one of those:
When I said "had" I obviously meant "have got". Not seen the light of day for some years but it will rise again when the Beamlet shows the slightest bit of interest in the concept of Scalextric.
Holy thread resurrection, Batman!
Plenty of Lancia's early on, but nobody put up an Integrale!
Oh well, i'll just have to put up a picture of mine... 🙂
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I work with this...
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and this...
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and this...
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Unfortunately I'm not driving/riding any of them!
Plenty of Lancia's early on, but nobody put up an Integrale!
The very first pic on this thread is of a Delta!
Anyway yours isn't a racing car so it's rubbish. 😉
Surprised no one has posted one of these.
Won LeMans first time out, beating the prototypes.
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My first IC powered Radio Controlled car was one of those Fina Mclaren F1's even that went like sh1t off a shovel.
This is fairly nippy...
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Plenty of Lancia's early on, but nobody put up an Integrale!The very first pic on this thread is of a Delta!
The S4 doesn't have much in common with an Integrale, but you're right, mine isn't a racing car so here a proper one 🙂
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My absolute favorite ever, the alfa stradale 33.
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Strange how Alfa/Guigaro just entirely forgot the indictators (forgiveable) and wing mirrors (not) when designing the 33, until the very last possible moment.
I suspect the same happened with the entire electrical system on my 156.