World's fastest road race, again

[belfastguzzi]

Ulster Grand Prix programme on BBC1NI now. Should be good. Possibly catch it again on iPlayer.

 

John McGuinness has been lap record holder at 131.7

Ryan Farquhar has been on great winning form. 53 wins this year so far.

Very close now to Joey Dunlop's record of 119 win: just a few behind.

William Dunlop going good too at the Ulster.

 

First race at the mo. Ian Huthinson and Farquhar battling it out. Anstey and Amor behind.

Hutchinson has just done it by 3 tenths.

 

Farquhar Superbike lap at over 132mph in earlier Dundrod 150.

Topping 170 plus

[Orson]

I thought the North West 200 was fastest?

 

Is this the same course as the North West 200?

[belfastguzzi]

I thought the North West 200 was fastest?

 

Is this the same course as the North West 200?

 

No it's different course.

It's always referred to as 'fastest' because the UGP has fastest average speed of 130mph+ around the lap

while the NW200, with longer straighter roads, reaches highest speed, with the superbikes cracking 200mph+

UGP/Dundrod goes 170 - 180mph

[belfastguzzi]

Michael Dunlop

 

at Stranocum

 

at Cookstown

 

picturing 'between the hedges'

[Dan M]

Michael Dunlop

 

at Stranocum

 

fabulous image

[belfastguzzi]

Great bit of film from 1999 UGP

 

Joey and David Jeffries

 

Gary Dynes too – all R.I.P.

 

1999 UGP

[belfastguzzi]

No it's different course.

It's always referred to as 'fastest' because the UGP has fastest average speed of 130mph+ around the lap

while the NW200, with longer straighter roads, reaches highest speed, with the superbikes cracking 200mph+

UGP/Dundrod goes 170 - 180mph

 

Fastest lap pushed to 133.282 this year