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#12
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Not bad.
One question that struck me that should have been asked on the show is if the bike had the same level of development, investment and expenditure, would it have been a closer match.
I mean just looking the engines....F1 car, pre-heat for at least several hours before starting, use external starter to crank it, cycle through various operational tests before setting off.
Bike....press the start button.
F1 car: Proportional braking systems, with servo assistance and bias control front-rear. Bike: One lever for front, one pedal for rear and body weight.
Although road bike can have a single pedal/single lever linked braking systems but I guess thats banned in motoGP.
.....I could go on
One question that struck me that should have been asked on the show is if the bike had the same level of development, investment and expenditure, would it have been a closer match.
I mean just looking the engines....F1 car, pre-heat for at least several hours before starting, use external starter to crank it, cycle through various operational tests before setting off.
Bike....press the start button.
F1 car: Proportional braking systems, with servo assistance and bias control front-rear. Bike: One lever for front, one pedal for rear and body weight.
Although road bike can have a single pedal/single lever linked braking systems but I guess thats banned in motoGP.
.....I could go on
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#17
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It wasn't last year's car..it was a fair bit older. Think it was a
Either way it definitely was a non-turbo era car - you can clearly hear that its not. Or it had the non-turbo engine fitted (its not unknown for f1 teams to swap engines about in their older cars)
Last edited by ALi-B; 18 March 2016 at 02:29 PM.
#19
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I agree.
I'm sure it would have been much closer had they used a highly developed and specialised MotoGP bike, instead of what is basically a modified version of the road bike you can buy from the showroom.
I'm sure it would have been much closer had they used a highly developed and specialised MotoGP bike, instead of what is basically a modified version of the road bike you can buy from the showroom.
Not bad.
One question that struck me that should have been asked on the show is if the bike had the same level of development, investment and expenditure, would it have been a closer match.
I mean just looking the engines....F1 car, pre-heat for at least several hours before starting, use external starter to crank it, cycle through various operational tests before setting off.
Bike....press the start button.
F1 car: Proportional braking systems, with servo assistance and bias control front-rear. Bike: One lever for front, one pedal for rear and body weight.
Although road bike can have a single pedal/single lever linked braking systems but I guess thats banned in motoGP.
.....I could go on
One question that struck me that should have been asked on the show is if the bike had the same level of development, investment and expenditure, would it have been a closer match.
I mean just looking the engines....F1 car, pre-heat for at least several hours before starting, use external starter to crank it, cycle through various operational tests before setting off.
Bike....press the start button.
F1 car: Proportional braking systems, with servo assistance and bias control front-rear. Bike: One lever for front, one pedal for rear and body weight.
Although road bike can have a single pedal/single lever linked braking systems but I guess thats banned in motoGP.
.....I could go on
#20
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Someone mentioned earlier if the car had traction control or not, one of the mechanics asked DC if he wanted any traction dialled in before they did the final full laps of silverstone (to which he said yes please).
Anyone else notice on the first test of standing 1/4 the F1 car had full wets on a dry track. Had supersoft slicks on for the brake test.
#22
More on this 'Speed' series:
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...-records-on-c4
The 'Wall Of Death - Live!' eps. is on Easter Monday, 28th Mar.
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...-records-on-c4
The 'Wall Of Death - Live!' eps. is on Easter Monday, 28th Mar.
#26
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More on this 'Speed' series:
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...-records-on-c4
The 'Wall Of Death - Live!' eps. is on Easter Monday, 28th Mar.
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...-records-on-c4
The 'Wall Of Death - Live!' eps. is on Easter Monday, 28th Mar.
#27
Originally Posted by joz8968
More on this 'Speed' series:
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...-records-on-c4
The 'Wall Of Death - Live!' eps. is on Easter Monday, 28th Mar.
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...-records-on-c4
The 'Wall Of Death - Live!' eps. is on Easter Monday, 28th Mar.
Don't forget tonight, guys'n'gals...
Last edited by joz8968; 28 March 2016 at 11:50 AM.
#29
Originally Posted by johned
Great character Guy Martin in my opinion.
One of the UK's - nay, the world's! - truly great characters.
You'd really love him to be your uncle, whom you get to see now and again, for example.