Rover 800 TT Challenge

[wacomuk]

Tony Pond going for a 100mph average at the Isle of Man TT circuit. If you want hair-raising stuff, it doesn’t get much more frightening than this.

In 1988, he missed his ton average by a a mere six seconds, but came back in 1990 in his ‘unmodified’ Rover Vitesse to successfully meet the magical target of 100mph. Pond was an absolute legend, and although his in car commentary is dead-pan, listening to what he says is absolutely riveting, giving the viewer a true insight into a driving genius’ mindset.

As a marketing effort, the 100mph lap was brilliant – although Rover’s assertion that the car was standard was, ahem, stretching it a little bit. But even if the exhaust – that makes it sound like a Honda NSX – wasn’t standard, and might have added a little power, it doesn’t distract the scale of this achievement in a car that has never really renowned for its agile handling.

[SteveD]

standard car on michelin slicks  and theres nowt standard about that suspension either    still good though