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Old 06-10-2011, 12:13 AM   #1
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Subaru at Isle of Man TT

Anyone else following this?

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!

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Old 06-10-2011, 12:21 AM   #2
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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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Old 06-10-2011, 09:34 AM   #4
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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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Where's the video?
I embedded it, so if it doesn't work for some reason...



And yes he was doing ~150mph. That corner I believe has a recommended speed of 20mph when the TT is over. I could be mistaken however...
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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.
it's mostly a motorbike event - the island is pretty famous in motorcycle racing, so cars don't bother. there has been a top gear episode there though, with an aston, a porsche and bmw 6 series if i remember correctly

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Jeremy also reviewed the BMW M3 CSL (E46) on the Isle of Man.
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it's mostly a motorbike event - the island is pretty famous in motorcycle racing, so cars don't bother. there has been a top gear episode there though, with an aston, a porsche and bmw 6 series if i remember correctly

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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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Not bad for a cager!
Fixed!
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