Putting in an absolute performance for the ages, Todd confidently placed his BMW R63 Kompressor ahead of the chasing Vincent Black Shadow that wound up on the second step. In the end, his lead wound up being 1.5 seconds, with his 1:47.766 time leading the second-placed Vincent Black Shadow at 1:49.283. The next three riders managed times in the 1:50s. Todd was three seconds quicker... Otherworldly stuff.
And to watch, it really is, because the track surface is glistening with freshly-fallen precipitation to a mirror sheen. Where Todd is finding the grip, we really don’t know. Even he has tentative moments, where he doesn’t want to give it too much lean, but everywhere else he’s playing Russian Roulette with the laws of Physics. An undeniable demonstration of raw pace extraction at the 2024 Goodwood Revival.
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Revival
Revival 2024
Davey Todd
Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy