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06-10-2011, 12:13 AM | #1 |
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Subaru at Isle of Man TT
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British Rally Champion Mark Higgins breaks the road car record for Isle of Man TT with a slightly modified Subaru WRX STI (Sedan) at 19 minutes 56.67 seconds at an average speed of 113mph (~181kph). The previous record was set in 1990 with rally driver Tony Pond in a Rover 827 Vitesse at 22 minutes 9.01 seconds The Overall Lap Record is held by Rider John McGuinness with a 2009 Honda CBR1000RR at 17 minutes 12.30 seconds (131mph average) He has one more run scheduled tomorrow. I wish him the best of luck. Check out the amazing recovery in the R&T video, imagine being that passenger! Road and Track [u2b]9jSYiU-JdRw[/u2b] Independent [u2b]QeJMz8RZXpo[/u2b] [u2b]R86nLCIxHjg[/u2b] |
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I'd **** my pants if I were the co-driver.
And to those last two videos...Those are what you call a REAL drive by videos!! |
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I... love... that... sound.
Wonder how fast he was going when he got off balance. I've done that once and it scared the shit of out me.
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he was doing 150 MPH apparently lol
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Where's the video?
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So is this event open to any car or is this something that Subaru sponsors? Cause I could see other stock cars beat the STI time.
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isle of man TT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_TT
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Jeremy also reviewed the BMW M3 CSL (E46) on the Isle of Man.
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Ok thanks. So this is just something that Subaru has kinda done on their own I guess. |
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Isle of Mann just celebrated their 100yr anniversary too
Damn I want this helmet! Not bad for a car!
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