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12-25-2008, 01:26 AM | #1 |
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GTR VS Duc 1098
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12-25-2008, 01:55 AM | #2 |
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no real shocker there. but kinda cool to see the competition between the two so close.
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12-25-2008, 12:45 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, I noticed the same kind of thing when I went to Harris Hill in my car last weekend. It's a lot easier to brake late and brake hard in a car than it is in a bike.. a lot more room for error, as it were, because you have 4 contact patches and you can't, well, fall over. Sure, a 1098 would spank a car in the straight because of sheer power-to-weight ratio, but an experienced driver behind the wheel of a car would own the bike in the corners.
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12-25-2008, 06:37 PM | #4 |
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In this widely distributed track vid, a 999 takes closely, a Lamborghini Gallardo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeP0_aLvc0I Last edited by sfarson; 12-26-2008 at 01:57 AM.. Reason: Forgot to post the link |
12-25-2008, 06:48 PM | #5 |
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It really doesn't matter how many times they try that, the car is almost always going to win.
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12-25-2008, 10:35 PM | #6 |
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I've driven a friend's GT-R, and it was really, really badass! I'm sure I'd go faster just about everywhere in one than I would on a sportbike.
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12-26-2008, 11:47 AM | #7 | |
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12-26-2008, 11:52 AM | #8 |
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Bite me. I didn't see YOU at the track on Saturday... oh wait, that's right, you only have bikes.
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12-26-2008, 12:09 PM | #9 |
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12-26-2008, 01:39 AM | #10 |
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I would've delayed the segment until the track was completely dry. There was definitely some wet/slick parts on it that would have me leary of going 100%. But that rider knew what the fuck was up. I just think the car got an edge because of the damp track. You can't brake as hard, and you can't accelerate as hard under those conditions. I know I wouldn't, but I'm also not nearly as fast and experienced as that rider.
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