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Oct 29, 2007 | 10:48 PM

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Yeah right....in the tt, one is surrounded by airbags and an iron gage, there is nothing on the bike.

Either you get compressed in a cage at 130mph, or you slide across the pavement in a leather suit.

Oct 30, 2007 | 10:09 AM

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Yeah if your lucky you slide across the pavement, they who arent that fortune meet the iron cage front to front. I know where I would prefer to be then.

Oct 30, 2007 | 03:53 PM

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nice kill, no offense but sometimes these bikers are driving very aggressively on the road

Oct 30, 2007 | 04:14 PM

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nice kill, no offense but sometimes these bikers are driving very aggressively on the road

I've been known for flying down the highway at 163mph with my GSXR600 topped out. Can't say I'm too proud of it. But I've done it.

Oct 30, 2007 | 05:11 PM

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Not sure if I am understanding you correctly. Are you saying that a 997 Turbo would take a bike on the track?

I dont think so. Fast laps at Laguna Seca on a Superbike are around 1:23 and a Porsche GT3 Cup car is around 1:34.

Wrong, Fast lap of a GT3 cup car is 1:23 same as a Superbike or a MotoGp. But if you want to have a better comparison, MotoGP being the pinnacle of bike racing and take LMP1( Just to be fair) the LMP 1 is 10 seconds faster.

Oct 30, 2007 | 05:13 PM

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I've been known for flying down the highway at 163mph with my GSXR600 topped out. Can't say I'm too proud of it. But I've done it.

That's it? I'm just warming up at that speed

Oct 30, 2007 | 05:33 PM

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Either you get compressed in a cage at 130mph, or you slide across the pavement in a leather suit.

Yeah right, and when sliding, you're not going to hit something???I'll take the chance in the cage anytime.

Oct 30, 2007 | 08:32 PM

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if i had a 997 turbo id never let it go

Oct 31, 2007 | 07:21 AM

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The LPM 2 RS Spyder is even faster than the LMP 1 Audi R10 on this track. The Spyder qualified at 1:10.5 and the R10 1:11.2.

Mike

Oct 31, 2007 | 08:38 AM

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I pretty sure a bike could beat me if he knew what he was doing but at 130mp that is some scary **** in traffic on a bike.

You raced a bike going 130mph in traffic?

Oct 31, 2007 | 09:06 AM

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Well, when you F**k up at 130 on the street....chances are 99.99% that you're dead no matter which one you're on.....

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Originally Posted by johnww

Yeah right, and when sliding, you're not going to hit something???I'll take the chance in the cage anytime.

Oct 31, 2007 | 05:04 PM

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While we are on bike vs. sports cars track times, does anyone know any 'ring times for superbikes? I recall a post where the GT2 was run and a Honda 1000cc bike, both had pro drivers and the Honda's time was around 8:02 while the GT2 was around 7:34.

Mike