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subaru WRX on the mountain course
Posted: 02 Jul 2014, 14:38
by lebesset
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140702 ... otage-ever
mark higgins is apparently no slouch on a superbike either !
Re: subaru WRX on the mountain course
Posted: 02 Jul 2014, 20:02
by Pierce89
+1 This is IMO an awesome video, and with the data it gives a very worthwhile contribution to f1t.
Re: subaru WRX on the mountain course
Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 03:45
by strad
Thanks Lebesset Great vid. Hope I can capture it,,,my stuff aint been workin right.
Re: subaru WRX on the mountain course
Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 09:09
by FW17
That time is some 2 min slower than the lap record. Didn't Subaru try something similar a couple of years back?
Re: subaru WRX on the mountain course
Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 10:31
by Cam
His heart rate was like a metronome. He was driving flat out and his brain thought it was cornflakes time, astounding. Amazing video. Thanks for the post.
Re: subaru WRX on the mountain course
Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 12:32
by lebesset
WilliamsF1 wrote:That time is some 2 min slower than the lap record. Didn't Subaru try something similar a couple of years back?
mark set the previous record in 2011 , this was 30 seconds faster
have a look at this footage from 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfdgQSkiYIQ
watch his passenger's face when he has a moment at 150mph ! the guy is a photographer from road and track , talk about nerves of steel !
incidentally , maybe the most amazing thing for me was that he could give a running commentary during the lap ..I presumed that it was dubbed on afterwards
Re: subaru WRX on the mountain course
Posted: 04 Jul 2014, 01:40
by strad
Once again thanks.. guy was cool, never batted an eyelash