F430 v D16RR
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Mad Dash
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absolutely awesome... as long as the right ECU 
was in the F430, my money's on it 
That said, I would not fancy my chances of racing Neevsey in anything... I await the official outcome with anticipation.
Just to add, the "driver" of the F430 was also doing some impressive hire car demos at the roundabout at Jerez...
I can see we're gonna have a hoot at the ring next year !!!! Day's Of Thunder II - The Scotty Drift.
was in the F430, my money's on it That said, I would not fancy my chances of racing Neevsey in anything... I await the official outcome with anticipation.Just to add, the "driver" of the F430 was also doing some impressive hire car demos at the roundabout at Jerez...
I can see we're gonna have a hoot at the ring next year !!!! Day's Of Thunder II - The Scotty Drift.
Spud Raver
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Dont think I'll bother going now.....:scratchhead:
The next door neighbour to my Dad has just bought the new Focus RS, I'll see if he'll lend me that for the trip :lol2:
The next door neighbour to my Dad has just bought the new Focus RS, I'll see if he'll lend me that for the trip :lol2:
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Mad Dash
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Just heard on Sky News there's a GREEN EYED MONSTER loose in Glasgow....
Gordon
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Whoooopeeee can't wait. Yawn............... next week Neevesy races a Desmo against a sit on lawn mower
MCN in completely pointless article shocker :jerkoff:
Fcuk, I was really looking forward to that article, whatever you do please do not give away the result!
centurysup
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Just a teaser from MCN for a feature in next weeks edition, but both machines look incredible, and both are owned by someone on this forum
Why didn't they pit the 1098R against the Ferrari as it's a faster bike than the Desmo?
centurysup
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Good answer Scott
Gordon
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It's not when the Desmo has a correctly functioning ECU installed
...no doubt about that!
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Mad Dash
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It's not when the Desmo has a correctly functioning ECU installed
was that not meant to be top secret
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Mad Dash
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Delete the post..... Lock the thread.... wipe the server.... You should know better, Ducati can do no wrong . I would suggest you need more therapy :twak::sarcasm:
. I would suggest you need more therapy :twak::sarcasm:
miloVanMultistrada
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Here's the full video:
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/N...ovember/nov1009-video-ferrari-vs-ducati-test/
Personally, I would would be happy with either the car or the bike!
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/N...ovember/nov1009-video-ferrari-vs-ducati-test/
Personally, I would would be happy with either the car or the bike!
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Mad Dash
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well,well, well, what can I say. AWESOME doesn't do it justice, SUPERB is an understatement and ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY FCUKING BEYOND WORDS maybe starts to cover it.
Best bike in the world -v- one of the best cars in the world... sounds like a great day out. Well done MCN (Neevsey) for a super piece of filming, Almeria for the best track, Tracksense for making it happen, Gordon for having the balls to make it happen... if that had gone pearshaped it would have been the most expensive RTA in the history of universe.
The thing I like most of all was the clever way they wrapped that Smart Car to look like the 430... very clever.
Anyway, over to the jealous lot for the critical write up
Best bike in the world -v- one of the best cars in the world... sounds like a great day out. Well done MCN (Neevsey) for a super piece of filming, Almeria for the best track, Tracksense for making it happen, Gordon for having the balls to make it happen... if that had gone pearshaped it would have been the most expensive RTA in the history of universe.
The thing I like most of all was the clever way they wrapped that Smart Car to look like the 430... very clever.
Anyway, over to the jealous lot for the critical write up
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centurysup
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OK.
1. Good to see what a Desmo can do with a proper ECU in it.
2. That Desmo paint scheme is the best paint scheme ever on a Duke. Fact. End of.
3. The 430 Scuderia is an absolutely gorgeous machine, but I don't believe it's the "best car in the world".
Yours jealously etc etc.....
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Mad Dash
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superb response
Sorry, that's a typo on my behalf, I will correct it and take 40 lashes at the same time... it should have been "one of the best.....". I'm not a great Ferrari fan, more of the sophisticated English gent Aston Martin type myself, suave, sophisticated, regal even... and you just know this thread is now going to go right downhill Anyway, I stand by my comments, hence why I ordered another Aston last week 
centurysup
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Why thank you sir. :thumbs:
I'll agree with that.
more of the sophisticated English gent Aston Martin type myself, suave, sophisticated, regal even... and you just know this thread is now going to go right downhill
Astons are utter class, although their drivers can, on occasion, not exhibit similar qualities.
I'm currently running a 2005 Carrera S but when the time comes to change it I could see myself going for an Aston. Which one did you order?
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Spud Raver
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The one with the sh!te, rusty break calipers......
Mad Dash....you should get into politics, you would make G Brown faint with the amount of U turns you do
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Mad Dash
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that'll be BRAKE calipers... and at least I do a lifesaver before doing a u-turn, you never know, a motorcyclist might be coming...
PaulV
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Gordon
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It was awesome....
Received a lot of pos comments from people on this article - thanks for that! It was just a bit of fun at the end of the day and I think its fair to add that I'm no Fangio (he's dead I think for a start).
We just thought it might make some good reading and at the end of the day I got Almeria to myself for the bike/car - awesome!
There was no question that the bike was a lot faster and albeit the wise out there think the car was a) not being driven hard enough b) should have done better... that's fine and thats what makes us all so passionate about this stuff, we're petrolheads!
I was very conscious that I did not want to bin the car (or the bike although Neevsey was being very careful) however even if the car had been totally wrung out it would still have lost out to the bike. There were places where I could have gone faster, a lot faster (to the bar at the hotel for example for my round) however that "what if" gremlin was sitting righ on the dash, just in front of the rev counter - did you spot it. Still would'nt have beat the bike though... no way.
We had numerous sessions over Friday evening/Saturday morning and Saturday evening - quite a few people (Martin/Kenny/Hayden/Neevsey and others) got a spin in the car and we all had a blast.
Thanks to especially Martin for working the logistics and keeping it moving in the right direction or it probably wouldn't have taken place.
The car is back in the garage, polished and ready for next year, the bike is back at DG getting a few tweaks and checked over.
Awesome Bike, awesome car - awesome event! End of.
Now...... next project - clock ticking!
Received a lot of pos comments from people on this article - thanks for that! It was just a bit of fun at the end of the day and I think its fair to add that I'm no Fangio (he's dead I think for a start).
We just thought it might make some good reading and at the end of the day I got Almeria to myself for the bike/car - awesome!
There was no question that the bike was a lot faster and albeit the wise out there think the car was a) not being driven hard enough b) should have done better... that's fine and thats what makes us all so passionate about this stuff, we're petrolheads!
I was very conscious that I did not want to bin the car (or the bike although Neevsey was being very careful) however even if the car had been totally wrung out it would still have lost out to the bike. There were places where I could have gone faster, a lot faster (to the bar at the hotel for example for my round) however that "what if" gremlin was sitting righ on the dash, just in front of the rev counter - did you spot it
. Still would'nt have beat the bike though... no way.We had numerous sessions over Friday evening/Saturday morning and Saturday evening - quite a few people (Martin/Kenny/Hayden/Neevsey and others) got a spin in the car and we all had a blast.
Thanks to especially Martin for working the logistics and keeping it moving in the right direction or it probably wouldn't have taken place.
The car is back in the garage, polished and ready for next year, the bike is back at DG getting a few tweaks and checked over.
Awesome Bike, awesome car - awesome event! End of.
Now...... next project - clock ticking!
bigchunk
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Fair play to you Gordon for going ahead with it, as you said the "What if" gremlin was sitting on the dash and i would imagine even more so due to the bike and the car being on the track at the same time!
I watched the video and enjoyed doing so, and if i were in the UK just now i might even have bought the MCN due to this fact! LOL!
Glad you got something out of it too as if it were my bike and car that would have been all that mattered to me!!!
I watched the video and enjoyed doing so, and if i were in the UK just now i might even have bought the MCN due to this fact! LOL!
Glad you got something out of it too as if it were my bike and car that would have been all that mattered to me!!!
Gordon
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I bought a couple of hundred, will keep you a copy.