new Nurburgring Nordschleife record, 7:10 on a street legal R1 with street tires

[derf]

Holy hell

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=25783

There's a new, if unofficial, lap record around the Nurburgring, and it's been set by a resident British biker called Andy Carlile. Lapping the Nordschleife in just 7min 10sec bridge to gantry during public hours, he's nearly 20 seconds under the previous records set by Tim Roethig and Helmut Daehne. That translates to about 7min 28sec for a full flying lap or just 7min 24sec for an 'industry' or 'SportAuto' lap (that's a full lap minus the T13 straight).

Comes across as quite sensible ... and thenRiding his own modified Yamaha YZF-R1, Andy set the lap only a few days ago during a quiet public session. His bike is road-legal, shod with Dunlop road-legal trackday tyres and lightweight carbon wheels. Brit suspension experts Nitron helped Andy set up the suspension.
"It's taken nearly five years to get to this point," says Andy. "Some years there was practically no progress whatsoever, but I kept plugging away, optimising, learning and trying again."

Asked if he could go any faster he says, "What you're all thinking, and what I'm trying to ignore, is the number '6'. Yes the bike will go a little bit faster, but we're plumbing the deepest depths of diminishing returns."

[OneSickPsycho]

That video is fucking sick...

[JoJoYZF]

I second that....wow

[shmike]

Nice.

I'd hardly call UK D211GP's "street tires" though.

They are DOT (or whatever they have over there) legal but only for race class purposes. Bar none the best non-slicks that money can buy.

[Porkchop]

Holy balls... the sad thing is he could have gone much faster on a closed course....

[Sixxxxer]

What I'd give to ride that track on my 6R

Good god that was Tits to watch

[Rangerscott]

Plus he did it with people on the track. Clear the way and see what he does.

[Homeslice]

for what it's worth....
he didn't waste his money on clear corners