CLASH OF THE TITANS - 1400BHP M240i vs 500HP SUPERBUSA

Today, two juggernauts line up for the ultimate Car vs. Bike showdown in a one-off end-of-year special to see who's fastest when two wheels meet four on an unprepped surface. Today, after a journey of highs and lows to get my car right, I'm pulling up in my very own fully built BMW M240i for its first official race. And we're not about to make this an easy one for ourselves either. That's why we've called out one of the UK's most formidable street bikes, the TTS Superbooster. And with less than ideal conditions, this one's going to be emotional. Let's get over and meet the builds and their owners. So first up today, pulling up, representing for the two-wheeled enthusiast, it's Richard, proud owner of TTS Performance and lifelong OG petrolhead. He's stepping up to race on his monstrous 2022 fully built inline four-cylinder, 1.3-litre TTS Roadtrek supercharged 500bhp Gen 3 Suzuki Hayabusa, aka the TTS Superbooster. This Superbooster has been built to chase sevens on a prep drag strip and has currently managed a best time of 8.0 at a crazy speed of 179mph on the quarter mile. Today, due to conditions, Richard's running the bike at an ever slightly less psychotic 400bhp. Next up, it's me, Jamie, repping for the car community and pulling up in my very own 2022 3.0-litre, straight-six, single turbo powered, 1,420bhp BMW M240i xDrive, aka Purple Rain. Now, although essentially we've got four times the grip level as the bike, wisely, we've also opted to turn the 240 down a level for this race, as at this power level, things can get out of shape real fast. We'll be running a strong 1,200bhp and we think that might be enough to get the job done. Let's get over and get some specs and sound checks. So, first up today, it's the quarter mile roll races and as usual, we'll be using our RaceLogic V-Box PBT and V-Box Sport to extract all of today's race data. Now, conditions are less than ideal for this race, I know, but myself and Richard have decided to make it happen regardless. Based on the track, we thought we'd go ahead on the roll races, feel it out and then take it from there. If it gets a bit lairy, I'll just back out a bit. Yeah? Yeah, we need to keep quite a distance because this thing could be in the air and all over the place. I mean, if two lanes don't seem enough, we can widen it. Yeah. I just don't really want to run on this one at the moment because it's quite gravelly. Yeah, you don't want that. Let's see how bad it looks. Yeah. If it is right, we need some distance. Yeah. We'll change up. Yeah. Okay. It's not great, is it? No, it's got free play at the top end there, look. Yeah. It's probably alright when it's warm, but now it's cold. Yeah. It's stuck together, isn't it? Forty mile an hour roll. No, I don't think my speedo works. Okay. Follow me, I'll get to a speed, I'll hold it. Yeah. And we both go up the line, yeah? Yeah. Oh, guys, it is not the temperature, it is not the weather to be racing this. We've got a serious bike on our hands, one of the fastest in the UK right now for a street bike. Shout out to TTS. It is so slippery, I don't know what's going to go on here today, so we're going to send it for the culture and see what this car can do. Gas gang going to bring it home, M240i against the Superbooster. Predictions? Ah. Quick. Well, look, we're going to have to do it now, so gas gang. All right, let's go. Boogie in. Well, that is a ride. Boy, that bike was struggling. That bike was kind of weird off to the left. I haven't even got a bloody walkie-talkie to ask what's going on here. Hand it over, man. Finish line. We already know what happened, but just confirm it. It's mental, guys. This is mental. The weather is crazy. It's mad right now. Thank you, sir. Easy. Easy, man. Was he spinning? Yeah, you spun the whole way. But was he spinning? Oh, he was spinning. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He stayed in it, yeah? Oh, he stayed in it. He didn't spin. All right, cool. Let's go again. Let's run this again. Water, bro. Water. How's that going, man? You getting traction? What's going on? No. No traction. Wheel's spinning the whole quarter mile. You think it can get better? Yeah, I'm going to do a burnout. If we're going to have another run. I'm rooting for you, man. Yeah, I'm rooting for you. You're not rooting for him. I'll do a burnout this time. I forgot to do the burnout, but that might make a better difference. So are you just struggling to stay in it? It's slippery, isn't it? Yeah, I mean, I'm just lighting the tyre up and hitting the limiter. I ended up in your lane. No way. Mate, I'm struggling for life. Like, it managed to keep itself straight, but it doesn't feel nice. No, right. I was rear wheel steering the whole way. No wonder, because it's fun the whole quarter. I can't hear it. He was doing this. He was going, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah. I was like, fair play. He's holding on to it. Yeah, a great believer in gyros. OK, so with a good amount of heat in that booster's rear tyre now, let's go again. Ah, booster with a stretch. This is low boost. Nah, so the super booster tries to do a burnout at the start, try and get more traction, but it ain't worked. I can tell you right now the M2 won, but we'll get confirmation. Finish line, who won that? Just confirm this is M2, please. He must be spinning, though. I've got four contact patches. He's got one, so I take my hat off to him. Today's not the day. Nah. Wow. I think you need more horsepower to lug those big nuts around. I've never heard someone who just stays in it. Anyways, you have no self-preservation. Basically, do you think we run him again on a road race or we do some drag racing? Do a drag. At least one drag. It's looking like work. Yeah, it's a big gap. Yeah, he's got no traction. He's trying, he's really staying in it. Ask him if he wants to try a drag race. I want to try a drag race, rather. It's your call. This probably won't get off the line well. Or we can go again road race. Yeah, let's have a drag race, f**k it. In for a penny. Is it going to be a long building boost process, yeah? Yeah. This one he might win. Mate, this feels like an animal. Driving it in these conditions on this runway is mad. I feel like I'm going to leave with no boost. You reckon right now it's still going to take time to build the boost, yeah? 67 seconds. Alright, cool. I'll get on it proper early then. Well, looks like we're about to line him up for a drag race. This should be interesting, at the very least. One, because my car's launch strategy has decided not to play ball today. And two, because that booster is spinning at over 150 miles per hour. God knows how he's going to put it down from a dig. Place your bets. Let's race. Alright, let's see what this is going to be like. I don't know, it's going to be bare sketchy, so, yeah. Finish line, we are going now. Ready? Come on. Run the same time there. That was a lot closer. But, once again, you know who won. The M240i. Yeah, I got the name right. That's what we do, man. The M240i took it. Shall we run that back? I think we should run it back. Give the bike another chance. The super booster. Give it up for Richard, though, man. 71 years old, still sending it. That bike's done an 8.0. An 8.0 at 179 miles per hour. No one can tell me that bike ain't got power in it. But it's putting the power down. We're turned down today, too. We got four contact patches. He's a brave man. But I tell you what, it's even scary driving this. Crazy. I'm not sure if he's going to want to go again. Today, we just pulled up to do rolls. We're trying something a little bit different. The weather is not right, but let's see. Your bike had no boost. Your bike had no grip. And we both got power around the same time. We go one more time and we call it quits, I think. I've got to let this cool down. I'm in the red. Oh, really? Yeah. I mean, it's just pointless. I'm just spinning up all the time. Every gear. You want to call it? Yeah. Yeah, I don't want to do it again. It's a waste of time. Fair enough. Yeah. And to be fair, I think that's a very sensible call from Richard. Things have been pretty damn wild today. And although neither bike or car ran a competitive quarter mile time, the race was actually pretty entertaining. That said, taking a look over at the fastest 100 to 200 kph times achieved and extracting the data using RaceLogic's test suite software, true to the race results, the M240i goes fastest, hitting a rapid 100 to 200, giving the conditions and power level of 3.43 seconds and joins the Elite 15 leaderboard by doing so. Let's go. The Hayabusa runs an incredible time of 3.89 seconds, 100 to 200, spinning the whole way through, which is mind-blowing. Credit where credit is due, that bike has actually ran a mind-boggling 100 to 200 kph time of 2.50 seconds before. Crazy. Right, guys, so you saw what you saw. Look, we're out here in the freezing cold. Show them the floor, bro. It's no condition to be riding or driving any powerful bike or car, but we made it happen. Shout-out to Richard, shout-out to the boys from TTS. They pulled up with one of the UK's fastest street bikes. You know what I mean? That thing runs 8.0 at 179 mph. We ran it on low boost. We're happy with the rolling results, but, of course, off the line, we've got some issues right now. But, look, we tried to do it for the culture. Big up to everyone who stepped up today. It's freezing cold. We do it for you guys, and we do it for the love of it. Hit that subscribe button. Catch you on the next one. Yep, we tried to put on a show, but the English winter put a spanner in the works, and, unfortunately, with the UK, waiting for perfect conditions may never happen. Regardless, we showed up today for the culture. A massive shout-out to TTS Performance for making this one happen, and a special thank you to Osprey Performance for building a beast and the support along the way. We'll most definitely run this one back in the spring. Watch this space. So, let me know down below in the comments, as I know the bike community are going to go wild with this one. However, if it was dry, do you think the race results would have changed, and why? Or do you think that bike's just got too much power for an unprepped surface? Let me know. And most definitely, let me know which team you were backing, bike life or car community. And if you have enjoyed today's races, show your support by hitting the thumbs-up button. And if you like this type of content, please consider subscribing. For now, a happy new year, and we'll be back next week, same time, same place, with another epic OG battle. Peace out.