Sinclair C5's on the Felixstowe Run 2023 | ft. Gas Turbine C5
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18 Sinclair C5s hit the streets of Ipswich on the annual road run to Felixstowe, a route of 13 miles. This year we had a couple of special C5s in attendance - a gas turbine powered C5, and an original Team Lotus (black JPS branded) Sinclair C5 which was used by Elio de Angelis in the pits at Silverstone in 1985.
This annual event is organised by the Ipswich Transport Museum. Entries are open from the New Year, and the Sinclair C5s organise themselves via the "Sinclair C5 Owners" Facebook forum.
Link to Ian's KZread channel:
/ @iandavidson99
Recorded May 2023.
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When I first visited Britain in 1985 I saw lots of these around London. I thought they were the most futuristic looking vehicles.
Greetings from a C5 owner in Canada. Mine is red with purple flames.
@RetroWorkshop
2 күн бұрын
Sounds very cool. Always nice to see them with custom paint jobs.
I saw a C5 on the road in Tewkesbury last week. I hadn’t seen one for nearly 40 years, and one appears in my home town.
Fantastic stuff! That gas turbine is nuts! A brave man sits right on top of a motor doing 100k rpm 😆
@iandavidson99
3 ай бұрын
160k rpm 😊
Gas turbine C5 sounds awesome when it’s not moving .
Good to see so many still on the go :)
Very cool!
Love the lotus c5 also my dad and 2 others helped restore ayrton sennas c5 don't know what happened to it but it was the real one
just a thought about the gas turbine c5, could you recongfigure the gas turbine to charge the batteries?
I never quite understood why Sir Clive put the steering where it is, it just seems a more traditional steering position on the "Dash" would have been better, perhaps make it more accepted.
@RetroWorkshop
5 күн бұрын
The handle bars are under the knees. This seems strange at first but new riders immediately get on with it and report it to be a natural position for the handle bars
whats next milkfloat racing
I would love to see a build video on the turbine c5
@RetroWorkshop
3 ай бұрын
I don't think there is a build video, but Ian has some videos of the machine on his KZread channel www.youtube.com/@iandavidson99/videos
@thedaddie
3 ай бұрын
@@RetroWorkshop yeah I looked
@thedaddie
3 ай бұрын
@@RetroWorkshop I would love e to retro mod a c5
@Al-os2cg
4 күн бұрын
Brilliant, Being a Sir Clive fan, I thought the C5 was a great idea and as we see now, well ahead of the times.
Great fun vid, any idea where the fuel tank was on the C5 turbine and how much fuel it held?
@RetroWorkshop
3 ай бұрын
No idea I'm afraid!
@hujiproductions8457
2 ай бұрын
Great to see about all the C5s, we did a video on the event at the prom and featured them all parked up in that delta formation, huge turnout. Great to see the more Sinclair stuff from. The past, I started out my computing life on a ZX80....
Running a red at 3:20 🚸?!
@42markk42
2 ай бұрын
At least 4 of them ran a red there, and the last of the group was lucky not to have hit the lady crossing the road ! Poor show :(
SP 10 n SP 12, the British flag is upside down 😂😂😂
9:34 Where's the wings🏎
Is it legal to use a jet engine on the public highway for thrust
@RetroWorkshop
3 күн бұрын
Don’t call it a jet engine he will get very upset. It is a gas turbine.
Hmm red on a traffic light means? Typical cyclist disgusting behaviour, especially as there was a pedestrian on the crossing. Should be reported and charged.
@RetroWorkshop
3 күн бұрын
Yes very naughty. I stopped at the light though!
Hang on it's illegal to use on the road then drove it on the road
@RetroWorkshop
5 күн бұрын
I couldn’t comment on the legality but it was being risen responsibly!
@bokhans
Күн бұрын
🤦♂️🤡