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    Well I always knew that there are car that would out top-end a litre sports bike bike and European super cars that will out accelerate them too but I'd never have thought a yank muscle car could out accelerate one. Even using a rolling start like this.

    Next we'll have bloody HSV's doing it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clockwork View Post
    Well I always knew that there are car that would out top-end a litre sports bike bike and European super cars that will out accelerate them too but I'd never have thought a yank muscle car could out accelerate one. Even using a rolling start like this.

    Next we'll have bloody HSV's doing it!
    But when the HSV's try it the gixxers will not let them win

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    Yeah, you'll notice he's not doing the races from a standing start. Once those vipers are rolling they have INSANE acceleration. (looks to be turb's or sup'chrd too, see what appears to be a boost gauge going in time with the gear shifts at the end of the clip)
    I LOVE vipers, and i will have myself one when i make my millions, but this particular set of circumstances was nicely set to favour the viper.
    Chuck them at the twisties, or a standing start drag, and we shall see...
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    rolling start and the viper will have a huge advantage....

    I assume the bike lost on purpose, if you follow the website in the video the guy sells / races high-end cars. PR stunt indeed.
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    There's another (long) video around of a kick arse supercharged viper racing 3 busas (stock to mildly modified) and a zx12r. The viper nearly kept up with the stock busa (so it's a bloody fast car), but the rest handed it's arse to it in varying degrees. I think it was some guys from sportsbike.com that made it.

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    That vid is fixed. Upto 100mph a bike will be miles ahead of a supercar. After that, the car will catch up and go past, but I doubt it upto 150mph as the bike would be so far ahead. Mind you, they are doing fast rolling starts, where the car has the advantage, but the bike should still trounce the car - especially in the beginning, no sweat. It's a fix.
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