Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
With due regard to the Guy Martin thread, how about Mark Higgins attempt on the course?
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/guy-martin-is-back.115973/
Higgins is an ex British Rally Champion, who took a relatively standard (engine-wise) Impreza round the course
Details of the safety mods are in the contributors comments below the footage
37.8 miles in 19.37 (average of 115MPH!)
John McGuiness holds the absolute record for bikes @ 17:31, which is an average speed of 131MPH! from a standing start (presume Higgins had one too??)
As a counterpoint, Tony Pond tried it in 1990 in a Rover (827i) Vitesse - supposedly standard!!
He recorded 102MPH (22 mins), which in a way is far more impressive than the Higgins run, due to the difference in vehicle/tyre technologies
Ponds was a flying start though
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/guy-martin-is-back.115973/
Higgins is an ex British Rally Champion, who took a relatively standard (engine-wise) Impreza round the course
Details of the safety mods are in the contributors comments below the footage
37.8 miles in 19.37 (average of 115MPH!)
John McGuiness holds the absolute record for bikes @ 17:31, which is an average speed of 131MPH! from a standing start (presume Higgins had one too??)
As a counterpoint, Tony Pond tried it in 1990 in a Rover (827i) Vitesse - supposedly standard!!
He recorded 102MPH (22 mins), which in a way is far more impressive than the Higgins run, due to the difference in vehicle/tyre technologies
Ponds was a flying start though