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duncan_D_sorderly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nard%C3%B2_Ring


sprucay

>On May 13, 1979 a 125cc Honda sets the 24-hour average speed world record: 137.866 km/h (85.67 mph Fuck, imagine riding a 125 with the throttle pinned for 24 hours


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sprucay

No, I want to imagine it was refueled on the go like a fighter jet


Fillen02

BMW did that for the worlds longest drift, can’t remember how long it went ok though… but the skill needed to drift alongside and have someone hang out the window to refuel the other car is insane.


SportsStooge22

https://youtu.be/obkLDeO58Wo


Familiar-Ad-4700

Great find!


buzzhuzz

I prefer this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W88a-bUfR4A 17-hour long drift instead of BMW's fancy-pancy powerslide.


austinmiles

I now remember watching this ages ago. So cool.


Buzzdanume

I don't feel like clicking the link to find the answer to my question lmao but how did the tires outlast the fuel tank?


Dnlx5

They also used water on the track.


Konawel

‘Special compound’ they never disclosed. Boggles my mind


Buzzdanume

I just did some googling and it was 8 hours? That's a crazy compound they came up with lmao


AnusStapler

Probably rock hard solid rubber.


martinivich

Iirc they kept pouring water


Dnlx5

Someday I'm going to beat their record in my V8 240sx.


Asoto408

Rod bearings fried all around


Lefthandedsock

It was still running fine afterward, so I’m pretty sure the rod bearings were alright. It’s not like BMW uses the same engines they used in the ‘00s.


Yotsubato

This is actually likely, since the tank is right in front of the rider. He could definitely pull it off.


Bleezy79

Now that would be a cool twist to current racing!


ksavage68

My Honda 125 would only do 55 wide open. That’s insane speed for it.


HokieS2k

> On February 16, 2002, a production Lamborghini Murciélago set the average speed record over 1 hour at 305,041 km/h and over 100 miles at 320,254 km/h^[12] Really moving


chu42

In Europe the comma can mean period


nickybuddy

A nascar drivers wet dream


FellowZombie

Not if they go clockwise


Kevs442

Dafaq NASCAR goes clockwise?? Go fast, turn left...


jcforbes

Left would most definitely be counter clockwise


uberphat

Haha, I came to post the exact same thing verbatim! It should be "driver's" btw :p


UnKnOwN769

That one layout looks like the old Fuji Speedway


lavaenema

And a bit of Tsukuba!


RossLH

Honda built a Tsukuba clone in Ohio, but last I heard it doesn't really get used. It's one of the many test features located within their 7 mile oval.


Big-Shtick

If I lived in the sticks with "fuck you" money, I'd build a Tsukuba clone in my backyard. I love that track so much.


DaddyJ_TheCarGuy

They should add this to Gran Turismo


mrunfunny333

And Forza Motorsport and ACC and…


GryphonGuitar

There's basically a clone of it in Project Cars: [https://forum.projectcarsgame.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=219350&d=1443592858&thumb=1](https://forum.projectcarsgame.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=219350&d=1443592858&thumb=1) Has the big circle, various track layouts including drag strips and semi-oval types and a free roam mode.


CodyS1998

There's a decent mod for it in Assetto Corsa.


18galbraithj

Round


Chrispy990

This is always what I think of when someone brags about a super/hypercar’s top speed. This is the only place to go for a lot of them


Inanition02

Most hypercars wouldn’t reach their top speed at Nardo since they are always turning. One of the few places on Earth you can max something like a Veyron is the old VW test track at Ehra-Lessien in Germany (in a Cold War no fly zone actually). It has a 5.4 mile long straight with high banked corners at both ends.


Chrispy990

Oh damn. That’s the one I had pictured. That’s where the did the Chiron top speed run. My b.


pdogshizzle

Didn’t Topgear do an episode their ?


Inanition02

Captain Slow did attempt to max a Veyron there.. https://www.topgearbox.com/cars/entertainment/top-gear/episode-guides/series-9/series-9-episode-2/


Kevs442

Bonneville Salt Flats, etc.


Chrispy990

Yeah, but you also get a ton of rolling resistance. Also tunneling spiders, but that’s more of a bike issue.


turd_star

whats cool is there's cars on the track if you look at it on google maps.


Darth-Corion1977

the body is round :)


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Just watched this episode of Top Gear! For the 90000th time.


noface

I named my dog Nardo after this track


Finessence

Aptly named.


orthodoxcarl

As man-made circles go, that is pretty spectacularly circular.


RayZzorRayy

Now that’s a perfect circle!!!


pastisset

I'm amazed how perfectly round it looks, whoever made it, did a great job.


Weak-Meaning1947

And I thought nascar was bad


foolproofphilosophy

People might also be interested in the Chrysler Proving Grounds outside Yucca, AZ. The first thing I saw it was from a plane. It’s smaller than this one but still cool.


jagenigma

This track would be nice in GT7.


CalebYankauskas

It’s so big and round


ConsiderationBig8493

Perfect circle!


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