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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 8:45 AM
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27Gilles
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Car vs Bike - Chris Harris races GT2 RS against Ducati 1198 - Place your bets here!
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 10:15 AM
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Mike RT4
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I did the same thing back in 2001 against an R1 - the Cossie won overall, but as per Chris's video, it was only by the end of the runway that it clawed it back. For safety reasons, we did each run separately, other than for the photography:
 
This was done using Datron timing gear though, rather than "speedos"  .
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 10:51 AM
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27Gilles
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Any idea as to the Cossie specs at the time?
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:07 AM
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JL
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I'd have thought so - it's Mike's 
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:16 AM
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Mito Man
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I reckon it had 818 BHP
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:21 AM
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Bunta
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I think both would be complimentary in a garage.
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:49 AM
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Mike RT4
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27Gilles said... Any idea as to the Cossie specs at the time?
Naturally 
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11:56 AM
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27Gilles
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Mr Rainbird saves the best 'til last Cheers. That's pretty juicy even by todays standards
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 12:04 PM
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Mike RT4
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It was fun - even with 235 tyres on the back, it would leave black lines accelerating from 45mph to 85mph in the dry . The Escort with 4wd is a bit too civilised and will only break traction in a straight line in the wet  .
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM
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Barry
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Bikes will always lose out when the speeds get high, against a properly powerful car, its basic maths. Means nothing but that doesn't stop the internerds arguing forever of course
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 12:37 PM
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27Gilles
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Sounds like a fun day. I've always been a Cossie fan, especially Monnstone Blue RS500 Lovely stuff
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Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 1:23 PM
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Mike RT4
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NotoriousREV said... It's the 0.4bhp that makes all the difference.
It was just to show people that it wasn't a guessed at figure, but one derived from having it engine dynoed, backed up by a dyno sheet with the precise figures : 
Updated November 8, 2012 at 1:24 PM
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