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5th July 2008, 19:25 #1Senior Member
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The Corkscrew or The Mountain?
What do you prefer, The Corkscrew or The Mountain?
For motorcycle racing
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5th July 2008, 21:47 #2Senior Member
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Can I have both please?
[presuming you mean The Mountain at Cadwell Park]"Of course, what many people tend to forget is that Glen Richards was 2nd in the 1993 Australian 125cc championship" - Jack Burnicle on BSB at Snetterton, June 2008
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5th July 2008, 22:40 #3Senior Member
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If you are talking about Mt Panorama at Bathurst in Australia, I would pick that any time over the Corkscrew
although, I don't know if the bikes race there anymore.
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5th July 2008, 23:25 #4Senior Member
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how about one following the other, kind of like a roller coaster ride!
Defend mediocrity... because excelence is just too hard to achieve. :p
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Sadly (in terms of spectacle only) they do no longer race motorcycles around the Bathurst Mount Panorama circuit. There are a number of reasons not just the toll it was taking on the motorcyclists.
Originally Posted by maxu05
If you are talking about Mt Panorama at Bathurst in Australia, I would pick that any time over the Corkscrew although, I don't know if the bikes race there anymore.
But, give me the Mountain (as in Panorama) every time of the Corkscrew, and to show it here is a video of onboard footage from 1981 with Dennis Neill for a full practice lap around the mountain (and realtime commentary from the rider himself). The 'drop' off the mountain starts around 1:10 into the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJSlro-47Ns
The second video shows what can go wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfPQMIIvKgE
ps: Unsure if I can embed videos in this forum so just posting links
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Thanks for the links gco. That is totaly awesome, though, the crash is not so good. I think the Bathurst track could be described as half gp circuit and half IOM.
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6th July 2008, 02:01 #7Senior Member
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Bathurst is not good for anything but sedan racing!
Webber is the most overrated driver in F1, it is time for him to move over for a better prospect
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Originally Posted by DezinerPaul
Great track, very fast, just not suited to todays racing. Perfect for the tin tops!Webber is the most overrated driver in F1, it is time for him to move over for a better prospect
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Sad but true! Originally Posted by DezinerPaul
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To be honest I've never heard of the Bathurst circut but I don't think it would pass teh safety council. Looks wonderful tho.
When we talk about mountains and motor bikes I always think about Cadwell Park. But then all I know about Cadwell park is this..
that looks like so much fun.go speed racer go
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