Heart stopping car control

[buccal]

I hope this is not a repost but i've just watched this on Pistonheads.

My mouth is still dry:

YouTube - ‪POV Rally Champion Mark Higgins Near Crash at 150 mph @ 2011 Isle of Man TT‬‏

 

[The Boss]

nicely controlled.. bit of banter right after.. all good! lol

 

[A210AMG]

I'm watching the actual TT on 4HD and flippin heck they are MAD

Bikes doing well over a ton, off on both wheels side ways lands on back wheel and wiggles about as they power down and get the front wheel down.

Almost turning it with their weight rather than wheel (as its off the ground)

MAD

 

[AMG-Al]

He is using lots and lots of lock at that speed. Scary!

 

[st13phil]

All a bit tame by comparison to the bikes...

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[grober]

Sorry but I simply don't believe 150mph. Fast and great driving but 150mph????????????

 

[wemorgan]

Here's the story

PistonHeads Headlines - Subaru WRX STI Smashes TT Course Record

PistonHeads Headlines - TT Tank Slapper - What A Save!

 

[A210AMG]

Did a rover vitess have the record for a while?

I seem to remember that useless bit of info?

 

[AMG-Al]

Tony Pond I believe?

 

[stwat]

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[artyman]

I wonder what a C63 could do it in?

 

[A210AMG]

^ think it's the driver not the car.

Agree a good driver in a c63 should be pretty quick though

I wonder what car / driver combo would be best.... In fact as I type this if a F1 car could drive the course that would be pretty good,

Also something old school like a 6r4 or rs200 with a rally driver would be good

 

[wemorgan]

Any of the quick cars around the Nurburgring should also be quick around the TT course.

The bikes average 130mph, so that Impreza is still some way off their pace.

 

[artyman]

Any of the quick cars around the Nurburgring should also be quick around the TT course.

So that'll be Sabine in a Ford Transit then

I doubt an F1 car could get round the TT course, it's not smooth enough.

 

[John]

I'm not sure how he got that back either.

That could have been very painful without kitty litter to skate through.

It certainly looked well over 100mph to me - if you see the speed at which the houses are flying by.

 

[corned]

My mouth is still dry:

I bet their race suits weren't...

 

[Fizzer]

Current senior lap record is held by John McGuinness at an average of 131.578 mph. There are points on the circuit that they are getting a shade over 200 mph (I've done an indicated 191mph on a bike and believe me I dont really think that I would be happy at a Gnats bollock over 200 never mind a whole shade!!)

 

[andy clark]

I wonder what a C63 could do it in?

as fast as a c63 is its a boat against a subaru wrx on a twisty course like the tt

 

[st4]

I need some lessons - inspirational drivng