Smudge Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Anyone seen this little snippet from the 5th Gear website? The rate at which the BAR Honda gets past the bike is just plain stupid. Linky (maybe right clickey - not sure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 And they say the Veyron is as quick in a straight line - Yeah right!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Anyone seen this little snippet from the 5th Gear website? The rate at which the BAR Honda gets past the bike is just plain stupid. Linky (maybe right clickey - not sure) [/ QUOTE ] Think the boat might've had a chance if they'd used one of these instead! 2600hp Jet engine / over 300kph !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Yeah it's a Honda promotional thingy so they've used crappy Honda outboard powered raceboat from a one design series (so all the same). It's good racing, but it's like comparing MINI racing with Formula One, poles apart from the really quick stuff. A Class One boat with triple Lamborghini V12's or one of those hyroplane racing jobs above would have put up a bit more of a fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busby Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 [ QUOTE ] The rate at which the BAR Honda gets past the bike is just plain stupid. [/ QUOTE ] This race is hugely flawed though because you are pitting an F1 ar aginst a British Superbike which in car equivalent isn't even as good as a Touring Car! BSB's are just modified road legal bikes and are worth about £30 to 45k dependant on the team. You can buy the Suzuki BSB from Crescent for crying out loud. Don't know enough about boats to comment on that but it sure as hell doesn't look like the boat equivalent of an F1 car. Get a top Moto GP bike (Ducati Desmosedici, Honda RCV or Yamaha M1) which is the equivalent of the car - total non production prototypes - and watch it kill the BAR Honda dead in a straight line. These things weigh circa 160kg and push out 260 - 280 bhp dependant on the mapping Get an F1 car, a Moto GP bike and a top class powerboat and it would be an interesting race but that's a right fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 I was watching F1 Powerboat racing and Hydroplane racing last night on the TV and they boats are smiply mental!! F1 boats; 0 - 160kph in 4 secs!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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