Simon
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 12:19 AM |
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Think you're quick:)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=636338748934687490&q=tony+pond
Enjoy
ATB
Simon
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panichat
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 12:48 AM |
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Tony Pond
Wow
My Dad took me to see the the RAC Rally a few times when I was a kid - Tony Pond in a TR7 and Metro 6R4. Shockingly quick on slippery surfaces. I
loved the Lancia Stratos best of all though.
How did his time on the IoM course compare to the bikes?
Cheers
Dave
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spunky
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 01:21 AM |
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Thats scarier than the bikes, cars are way to fat for the IoM
Bikes are lapping in around 18-19 mins. 125mph.
Think Maguiness got 129mph record this year, will need to check though.
The reckless man may not live as long......
But the cautious man does not live at all.....
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C10CoryM
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 01:26 AM |
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Wow. Nice drive.
There are only 2 circuits Ive seen that scare me. The Nordschleife and the Isle of Mann TT. Hats off to those brave enough to run them flat out.
Cheers.
"Our watchword evermore shall be: The Maple Leaf Forever!"
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 06:07 AM |
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Tony Pond used to live in ruislip,just up the road from me,saw him a few times buzzing around the roads in a 6R4,sad he went so young
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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gazza285
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 07:36 AM |
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PPHHTTTT.
George Formby did it quicker than that backwards.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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t.j.
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 07:38 AM |
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Brave people
Those who drive there with these kind of speeds 
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 08:54 AM |
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Tony Pond really was a driving god. That car was essentialy standard bar the safety features and slicks, and those 800's weren't exactly
small cars.
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BenB
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 10:06 AM |
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I wouldn't be seen dead in a Rover 800 Vitesse... which considering my driving would be pretty much guaranteed if I tried something like that
Shamon crazy mofo!
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Coose
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 11:04 AM |
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Someone has nicked his rearview mirror! Gypsies.....
Spin 'er off Well...
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 12:33 PM |
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What really impresses me is how relaxed he sounds as he chats whilst doing 150 mph between houses and drystone a
walls!
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Alan B
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 01:28 PM |
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Someone once said that riding with Tony was like being in one big. long accident were you didn't actually hit anything.....
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Alan_Thomas
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 01:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
Someone once said that riding with Tony was like being in one big. long accident were you didn't actually hit anything.....
I think we are forgetting that memorable incident driving the TR7V8 when he crashed out on a RAC special stage at Longleat, broke thru the netting and
ended up in the Lion enclosure. Said felines came to see what all the fuss was about and the crew had to be 'rescued' by keepers.
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pjavon
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 07:42 PM |
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would love to see the clip with the lions. what a man brave as you like
Always keep a big hammer and a condom in your toolbox, if you can't fix it with the hammer
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Simon
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| posted on 13/12/06 at 09:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
Tony Pond really was a driving god. That car was essentialy standard bar the safety features and slicks, and those 800's weren't exactly
small cars.
As you probably heard from the commentary, he did try 2 years earlier with road tyres, and misse dthe time required by 8? secs
Bike are far quicker, they have far far superior p/w ratios, will approach 200mph UP the mountain, and have roads that are about 4 times wider than
for a car. IIRC the 100mph bike lap was done in the 50's.
ATB
Simon
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nick205
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| posted on 14/12/06 at 08:31 AM |
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hats off to that - I always suspected I wasn't that good a driver, that confirms it for me
I can however think of more suitable cars to use for that purpose though
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Liam
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| posted on 14/12/06 at 07:57 PM |
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Rover 800 vitesse - LOL
Same engine as what's going in my locost though!!! Never knew it had such a motorsport pedigree!!
Liam
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Guinness
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| posted on 14/12/06 at 08:35 PM |
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Wow
Mike
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andyps
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| posted on 15/12/06 at 03:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
hats off to that - I always suspected I wasn't that good a driver, that confirms it for me
I can however think of more suitable cars to use for that purpose though
But not if you were on contract to Rover and it was the fastest car they amde at the time...
I bought the DVD of the record run - fantastic.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 15/12/06 at 03:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andyps
I bought the DVD of the record run - fantastic.
Is it still available, if so where from? (Duke?) I would like a higher quality version of this.
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andyps
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| posted on 15/12/06 at 05:54 PM |
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I bought it at the Chater and Scott stall at Le Mans last year. They still list it on their website -
link here
[Edited on 15/12/06 by andyps]
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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