Doune Right

Next time you feel like you don' have enough runoff, think of this video.

We are in Scotland at the Doune Hillclimb. The car, an MNR Vortx, is powered by a 1400cc Kawasaki engine.

90+mph on a path barely wider than the car is quite something but the real kicker must be that rocket launch and over the hill right turn at :56 in the clip!

Thanks to Stephen Hynds for sending us the clip and the info!



And here is the rest of it.

Superbike SeasonStarts at Phillip Island

The 2009 Superbike season started at Philip Island today. SBK's are a bit like the two wheel equivalent of tin top racing, production based bikes. There is some debate there as to exactly how you define "production based" but generally these are much closer to what you might go out and buy at your friendly motorcycle dealer than MotoGP prototypes.

Ducati, Aprilia, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki and, this year for the first time in decades, BMW who entered their new S 1000 RR with Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus riding. Corser did well in the first race after a disaster in qualifying, in the very first race he started 17 and finished 8th. In race 2 Xaus had the highest top speed at 312 km/h. Nice to see BMW really come out of their super conservative road bike reputation.

The first win went to Haga on a Ducati in race 1 and Ben Spies the Yamaha R1 in race 2.

You can find the race after the jump (use "sbk")






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