jr
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=inc9cGasgsA
There's a new, if unofficial, lap record around the Nurburgring, and it's been set by a resident British biker called Andy Carlile. Lapping the Nordschleife in just 7min 10sec bridge to gantry during public hours, he's nearly 20 seconds under the previous records set by Tim Roethig and Helmut Daehne. That translates to about 7min 28sec for a full flying lap or just 7min 24sec for an 'industry' or 'SportAuto' lap (that's a full lap minus the T13 straight).
Comes across as quite sensible ... and thenRiding his own modified Yamaha YZF-R1, Andy set the lap only a few days ago during a quiet public session. His bike is road-legal, shod with Dunlop road-legal trackday tyres and lightweight carbon wheels. Brit suspension experts Nitron helped Andy set up the suspension.
"It's taken nearly five years to get to this point," says Andy. "Some years there was practically no progress whatsoever, but I kept plugging away, optimising, learning and trying again."
Asked if he could go any faster he says, "What you're all thinking, and what I'm trying to ignore, is the number '6'. Yes the bike will go a little bit faster, but we're plumbing the deepest depths of diminishing returns."
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
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Saw this on PH. Fucking insane.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Ballistic missile on wheels
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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Bet steve could do it faster. Hes elite.
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Ojc
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When we met him we all thought he was a crank
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Josh Ack
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Registered: 13th Apr 10
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Did you see the difference from him to the other bikes! specially that one that pulled a wheelie after overtaking the green car then just got inialated!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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bollocks the size of watermelons.
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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Fairplay, he is properly pushing that thing hard, it's all over the place, in parts. 
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3i_gaz
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Registered: 29th Nov 07
Location: Liverpool
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Seriously fucking tapped!
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Ojc
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Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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He could get into the 6's easy he lost loads of time slowing down
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Is the track damp?!
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Pucci1
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Registered: 19th Oct 07
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damn what a bike and a rider!
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Is the track damp?!
Possibly
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Lee_fr200
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Registered: 8th May 11
Location: West Yorkshire
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Guy got balls on a damp track,
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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He could have done it faster without the traffic, none the less awesome.
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colonel_g
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Location: Thame
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sheer madness
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