TOP SPEED ON STANDARD ENGINES
04 January 2010, 10:23 PM
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Thats interesting, what runway is that then local to Cambridge?
I thought that Elvington at 1.9m and Bruntingthorpe at 2.0 miles were the longest runways in the UK (apart from perhaps Heathrow and Gatwick
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As I mentioned above, that gives around 1.4 - 1.5 miles to do the run up, depending on how brave/mad you are!
Believe me when I say it needs at least 1/2mile to stop from 200+mph as you cant just 'hit' the brakes !
Andy
I thought that Elvington at 1.9m and Bruntingthorpe at 2.0 miles were the longest runways in the UK (apart from perhaps Heathrow and Gatwick
)As I mentioned above, that gives around 1.4 - 1.5 miles to do the run up, depending on how brave/mad you are!
Believe me when I say it needs at least 1/2mile to stop from 200+mph as you cant just 'hit' the brakes !
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04 January 2010, 10:41 PM
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There are a huge number of airfields in east anglia.
Marham, Honington, Woodbridge etc etc Honington is about the same as bruntingthorpe (at around 3km) but also has the benefit of a nice sweeping right hander onto the runway that can be taken at around 80. (if not more)
Is it a stupid question to consider tyre speed ratings at these speeds?
Its either that or the bowl at Millbrook
Marham, Honington, Woodbridge etc etc Honington is about the same as bruntingthorpe (at around 3km) but also has the benefit of a nice sweeping right hander onto the runway that can be taken at around 80. (if not more)
Is it a stupid question to consider tyre speed ratings at these speeds?
Its either that or the bowl at Millbrook
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04 January 2010, 11:06 PM
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Quite a bit shorter I believe at approx 1.7 miles total length. There is a listing available of ALL military and commercial airfields past and present.
Bruntingthorpe also has a fast bend on approach but I only got 199mph there as the 1st half is uphill ! That was on plain Optimax way back then though.
Bruntingthorpe also has a fast bend on approach but I only got 199mph there as the 1st half is uphill ! That was on plain Optimax way back then though.
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04 January 2010, 11:24 PM
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More power or more distance !
On my 210MPH run at Elvington a few weeks later (on race fuel this time) the datalog showed I was still gaining 1mph every 3 seconds at 1.4 miles, extrapolated it looked like it had enough power to max out at approx 222MPH at just over 2.5 miles........or, more likely, take off and/or explode spectacularly
On my 210MPH run at Elvington a few weeks later (on race fuel this time) the datalog showed I was still gaining 1mph every 3 seconds at 1.4 miles, extrapolated it looked like it had enough power to max out at approx 222MPH at just over 2.5 miles........or, more likely, take off and/or explode spectacularly
05 January 2010, 09:00 PM
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125 in a 52 plate wrx bug-eye with ppp on a private road and many unused revs. would have easily gone past 140, maybe even 150.... but i had new underwear on at the time and didn't want an "accident"
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05 January 2010, 10:44 PM
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210 mph must be an awsome buz i cant imagine what that must feel like, bet it feels faster in an impreza than it would in a gugatti veyron at the same speed mate.
06 January 2010, 10:33 AM
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There are a huge number of airfields in east anglia.
Marham, Honington, Woodbridge etc etc Honington is about the same as bruntingthorpe (at around 3km) but also has the benefit of a nice sweeping right hander onto the runway that can be taken at around 80. (if not more)
Is it a stupid question to consider tyre speed ratings at these speeds?
Its either that or the bowl at Millbrook
Marham, Honington, Woodbridge etc etc Honington is about the same as bruntingthorpe (at around 3km) but also has the benefit of a nice sweeping right hander onto the runway that can be taken at around 80. (if not more)
Is it a stupid question to consider tyre speed ratings at these speeds?
Its either that or the bowl at Millbrook
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06 January 2010, 09:35 PM
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whats wrong with the a1 lol
try doing 145 in a banger of a rover gti vibrating like u were breaking through the atmosphere and the temp gauge acting more like an adrenaline gauge of sheer fear lol i imagined the posibility of YE OLD STEEL WHEEL cuming off and rolling ahead lol
try doing 145 in a banger of a rover gti vibrating like u were breaking through the atmosphere and the temp gauge acting more like an adrenaline gauge of sheer fear lol i imagined the posibility of YE OLD STEEL WHEEL cuming off and rolling ahead lol
06 January 2010, 09:37 PM
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the pentland hills in edinburgh on the way to sanquhar from edinburgh theres about a 3mile stretch of road ( very thin lanes but smooth road nonetheless ) and most of its downhill makes for an exiting time lol the roads has its few dips so is a bit of a laugh , worst case scenario may be executing a few sheep if u come off the road though lol
06 January 2010, 10:09 PM
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crashed into the swingpark fence when i was 18 staying with my mum lol
it was pitch black doing about 65-70 on a yzf 250 snapped the top of my leg and shattered my knee cap , even getting in and out of the scoob now is a pain especially in the winter as i cant bend my right leg more than 90* BUT ALL AN IMPREZA NEEDS IS A TWIST OF THE ANKLE AND AWWWAAAYYY WE GOOOOOO
LOL my sons daft over cars but hes only 5 , had him helping me trying to push a driveshaft into the hub 1nce last year was pretty funny and he enjoyed it , a little andy f in the making lol
it was pitch black doing about 65-70 on a yzf 250 snapped the top of my leg and shattered my knee cap , even getting in and out of the scoob now is a pain especially in the winter as i cant bend my right leg more than 90* BUT ALL AN IMPREZA NEEDS IS A TWIST OF THE ANKLE AND AWWWAAAYYY WE GOOOOOO
LOL my sons daft over cars but hes only 5 , had him helping me trying to push a driveshaft into the hub 1nce last year was pretty funny and he enjoyed it , a little andy f in the making lol
06 January 2010, 10:11 PM
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the wife reckons i left a few brain cells in that park when i crashed , i tell her i have enough brain cells to know the important things , u can only ponder what i mean lol
06 January 2010, 10:15 PM
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I've been a pillion on a mate of a mate's Kwakker ZX9R.....
I've never been so scared/adrenalised in my life! The bloke was a great rider..... but utterly insane! One notable 'highlight' on that mental Sunday ride was that he power wheelied for ages - without foreforwarning me I might add - in between the 2 lanes of cars on a dual carriageway. All I could see was front wheel and sky....
Sorry for going off topic there.
I've never been so scared/adrenalised in my life! The bloke was a great rider..... but utterly insane! One notable 'highlight' on that mental Sunday ride was that he power wheelied for ages - without foreforwarning me I might add - in between the 2 lanes of cars on a dual carriageway. All I could see was front wheel and sky....
Sorry for going off topic there.
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06 January 2010, 11:52 PM
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Interesting fact of the day......
The latest 6sp manual Legacy 3.0 is geared for 284mph at 8000 rpm on 26" tyres
The latest 6sp manual Legacy 3.0 has sufficient power to get to approx 4000rpm
The latest 6sp manual Legacy 3.0 is geared for 284mph at 8000 rpm on 26" tyres
The latest 6sp manual Legacy 3.0 has sufficient power to get to approx 4000rpm
06 January 2010, 11:57 PM
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I've been a pillion on a mate of a mate's Kwakker ZX9R.....
I've never been so scared/adrenalised in my life! The bloke was a great rider..... but utterly insane! One notable 'highlight' on that mental Sunday ride was that he power wheelied for ages - without foreforwarning me I might add - in between the 2 lanes of cars on a dual carriageway. All I could see was front wheel and sky....
Sorry for going off topic there.
I've never been so scared/adrenalised in my life! The bloke was a great rider..... but utterly insane! One notable 'highlight' on that mental Sunday ride was that he power wheelied for ages - without foreforwarning me I might add - in between the 2 lanes of cars on a dual carriageway. All I could see was front wheel and sky....
Sorry for going off topic there.
lol, it was the first and only time id been on a road bike on my own, never again.
A few of my mates have bikes and ive been on the back of them all. Most bikers are insane
07 January 2010, 12:01 AM
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26" tyres -
I'm sure it'll rev higher than 4k in top gear, once you've OS'd....Ooops i meant Ecut*k'd it!
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07 January 2010, 01:38 AM
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125 about an hour after i got it! was cruising back up from down south after buying it and had stopped at a services. coming back onto the motorway i floored it and was up there in what seemed like no time at all, had only just changed into 5th! was a buzz but i've (kinda) stuck to 95 or less since. need my license to get to work......
07 January 2010, 01:51 PM
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