John McGuinness trades his Fireblade for a Civic Type R, but still manages to go very fast...
Isle of Man TT legend, John McGuinness driving a BTCC Honda Civic Type R, versus British Touring Car Champion, Gordon Shedden riding a CBR1000RR Fireblade SP"! Yes, in a unique reversal of roles, this really did happen - Dunlop and Honda jointly hosted this shootout at Knockhill circuit earlier this week, where McGuinness and Shedden completed 30 laps of the Scottish track on each other's machine. Unfortunately, Dunlop and Honda have chosen not to release the two racers' actual lap times, only saying that they were "incredibly close" to each other.

"It was brilliant; I didn?t want to get out of the car to be honest. The first session all happened really fast but then I settled down into a groove. The whole mindset changes when you swap from what you know to something new, and I was a bit nervous, but we?re all racers and just want to go fast," said John. "It?s hard to see the apex, you?re strapped in tight, and it?s quite warm in there. You?re breathing in engine fumes and there are lots of rattles and bangs. It?s such a different world but I was shocked by how nice and precise it was. Dunlop put on some soft, sticky, amazing grippy tyres on the Honda Civic Type R and they gave me so much confidence to go fast," he added.
"It was absolutely out of this world. You maybe build a picture of what you think it?s like in your head...