Impressive Rider

[Charliecloud]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGPZs8OZaaw

[poo at Paul's]

Charliecloud said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGPZs8OZaaw

It’s ok, I suspect it’s not his first lap, but it’s not ‘that’ quick really.
He seems a bit point and sqirty, not particularly ‘smooth’.


Anyone work out what bike it is? Gixer?

[anonymous-user]

It’s a BMW S1000rr.

[Kawasicki]

I think it's maybe a BMW.

As road bikes get ever more powerful they are becoming more and more point and squirt machines. The Megane has high grip in the corners and relatively weak straight line accel, the bike has not quite so high grip in the corners and very strong straight line accel. So viewed from the Megane the biike rider seems to be a point and squirt rider, but I think the rider is doing a good job.

[Higgs boson]

He's done more than a few laps of that place, I suspect.

I thought that his lines were pretty good.

I'm surprised by how well the car did in a "straight" line.

[anonymous-user]

Not as quick as this guy https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=inc9cGasgsA

[_Neal_]

poo at Paul's said:

Charliecloud said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGPZs8OZaaw

It’s ok, I suspect it’s not his first lap, but it’s not ‘that’ quick really.
He seems a bit point and sqirty, not particularly ‘smooth’.

Really? I thought he was pretty smooth and flowing, clearly knew the place well. Safe too - sensible overtakes, good etiquette.

[MrGman]

I hope I’m as good as this guy at his age…


https://youtu.be/jZsrnHUVLJ8

[Charliecloud]

MrGman said:

I hope I’m as good as this guy at his age…


https://youtu.be/jZsrnHUVLJ8

Wow - If that's for real he has my upmost respect!

[Kawasicki]

Charliecloud said:

MrGman said:

I hope I’m as good as this guy at his age…


https://youtu.be/jZsrnHUVLJ8

Wow - If that's for real he has my upmost respect!

I was a passenger in a car driven briskly around the NRing... and we were followed by the driver’s dad (in his late 50‘s)... he overtook us in a high speed cornering section, the bike was slithering and squirming on the tyres... I would say he passed us at around 140 mph. I was pretty damn impressed when the dad told me he only started riding in his late 40‘s!

[anonymous-user]

Charliecloud said:

Wow - If that's for real he has my upmost respect!

He seems to do most of it in third! Impressive though.

[FourWheelDrift]

I think he just wanted to get past that Megane as quickly a possible, aren't they the current fashion that always spectacularly crash at the ring these days?

So much so there's a compilation video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFMIHqw2JwY

[Zarco]

poo at Paul's said:

Charliecloud said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGPZs8OZaaw

It’s ok, I suspect it’s not his first lap, but it’s not ‘that’ quick really.
He seems a bit point and sqirty, not particularly ‘smooth’.


Anyone work out what bike it is? Gixer?

The driver in the Megane does loads of laps and is quick.

[KurtFlew]

MrGman said:

I hope I’m as good as this guy at his age…


https://youtu.be/jZsrnHUVLJ8

I'm sure that's Andy Carlisle riding, but just trying to fool the viewers into thinking it's his Dad. Definitely gets more views and shares doing it that way.

[Hungrymc]

poo at Paul's said:

Charliecloud said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGPZs8OZaaw

It’s ok, I suspect it’s not his first lap, but it’s not ‘that’ quick really.
He seems a bit point and sqirty, not particularly ‘smooth’.

Anyone work out what bike it is? Gixer?

I think the “point and squirty” is a bit of an illusion as we’re viewing from a car with pretty high (and fairly easy to access) cornering ability.

The bike is a gen2/3 s1000rr

[CAPP0]

And those of you critiquing the rider's technique have done HOW many laps of the 'Ring, on a big bike, on a TF session, exactly?

[zeb]

MrGman said:

I hope I’m as good as this guy at his age…


https://youtu.be/jZsrnHUVLJ8

keep right.....love it!

[_Neal_]

Zarco said:

The driver in the Megane does loads of laps and is quick.

Exactly - I thought they were both impressive - lapping safely and quickly in a TF session is a real skill (and I certainly can't do it).

[Skin981]

This old boy gets my vote https://youtu.be/XCX2a9UG6sM

[Krikkit]

_Neal_ said:

Zarco said:

The driver in the Megane does loads of laps and is quick.

Exactly - I thought they were both impressive - lapping safely and quickly in a TF session is a real skill (and I certainly can't do it).

Yeah me too - both very impressive.

Must admit I'd have serious pause about whether I'd want to do a TF day on a bike. Too many old clappers running around dropping oil or cutting across straight sections.