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http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140702 ... otage-ever

mark higgins is apparently no slouch on a superbike either !
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+1 This is IMO an awesome video, and with the data it gives a very worthwhile contribution to f1t.
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Thanks Lebesset Great vid. Hope I can capture it,,,my stuff aint been workin right.
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That time is some 2 min slower than the lap record. Didn't Subaru try something similar a couple of years back?
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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.
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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
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Once again thanks.. guy was cool, never batted an eyelash
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