Sinclair C5's on the Felixstowe Run 2023 | ft. Gas Turbine C5

[@mockbattles]

When I first visited Britain in 1985 I saw lots of these around London. I thought they were the most futuristic looking vehicles.

[@TheOriginalCoda]

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.

[@thedaddie]

I would love to see a build video on the turbine c5

[@RetroWorkshop]

I don't think there is a build video, but Ian has some videos of the machine on his KZbin channel www.youtube.com/@iandavidson99/videos

[@thedaddie]

@@RetroWorkshop yeah I looked

[@thedaddie]

@@RetroWorkshop I would love e to retro mod a c5

[@Al-os2cg]

Brilliant, Being a Sir Clive fan, I thought the C5 was a great idea and as we see now, well ahead of the times.

[@keithb6717]

What does the turbine do? Turn the wheels via a transmission? Charge the battery? Perhaps I missed that part.

[@mickd6942]

Gas turbine C5 sounds awesome when it’s not moving .

[@julesmarwell8023]

reminds me of a top hatters party. Glad to see you POMS having fun. Greetings from the antipodes Thank You

[@RetroWorkshop]

Hello down under! You need to tell your fellow countryman Dave from EeVBlog to get on and sort his C5 out!

[@MoreFunMakingIt]

Fantastic stuff! That gas turbine is nuts! A brave man sits right on top of a motor doing 100k rpm 😆

[@iandavidson99]

160k rpm 😊

[@ptonpc]

Good to see so many still on the go :)

[@donovandelaney3171]

And you want to explain why you don't see any Sinclair C5 bikes in the US?

[@RetroWorkshop]

The C5 was a massive commercial flop.

[@drifter402]

They were rubbish

[@Boemel]

I try and meat up in Sassenheim every summer, its the belgian/holland get together of c5's.

[@mej6519]

just a thought about the gas turbine c5, could you recongfigure the gas turbine to charge the batteries?

[@mrironlunglungzielungzietv6697]

I remember seeing these when I was a kid

[@davidgrainger5994]

Greetings from a C5 owner in Canada. Mine is red with purple flames.

[@RetroWorkshop]

Sounds very cool. Always nice to see them with custom paint jobs.

[@rozzbozzgames]

Running a red at 3:20 🚸?!

[@42markk42]

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 :(

[@NorthernGrit]

Cycle lane?

[@RetroLindsay]

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

[@eugenegilleno9344]

I’ve had one, lots of fun, but not so in traffic. 🥴

[@InfiniteLoop]

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]

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

[@berndhillert3585]

Very cool!

[@jasperedwards2713]

whats next milkfloat racing

[@maximusretro]

Great fun vid, any idea where the fuel tank was on the C5 turbine and how much fuel it held?

[@RetroWorkshop]

No idea I'm afraid!

[@hujiproductions8457]

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....

[@3D_Printing]

9:34 Where's the wings🏎

[@chris101gray3]

What are those things? They look like childs pedal cars

[@markwilliams5654]

Is it legal to use a jet engine on the public highway for thrust

[@RetroWorkshop]

Don’t call it a jet engine he will get very upset. It is a gas turbine.

[@babayaga2977]

Looks like a wheelchair event in the special olympics.

[@RetroWorkshop]

Whenever I pass a mobility scooter, I do see a lineage. 😆

[@billyfutch1473]

Looks like a bunch of soap box derby cars! lol

[@RetroWorkshop]

There is a local chap here in MK who has one he has converted to a soapbox racer. "C5oapbox".

[@p.t.9394]

SP 10 n SP 12, the British flag is upside down 😂😂😂

[@markwilliams5654]

Hang on it's illegal to use on the road then drove it on the road

[@RetroWorkshop]

I couldn’t comment on the legality but it was being risen responsibly!

[@bokhans]

🤦‍♂️🤡

[@MrBrtmee]

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]

Yes very naughty. I stopped at the light though!

[@Cranky301]

Oooooh!

[@shadowman1222]

Oh nooooo the outrage!!! Lmao

[@user-re6yo7tj5s]

Why the blinkered prejudice against cyclists? When it's just as prevalent among motorists.I cycle,ride and drive and see it regularly along with blocked box junctions and roundabouts etc. not to mention the numbers of drivers texting,eating,drinking,doing make up,reading,watching TV,internet,KZbin,shaving,on the phone,brushing hair,sorting their kids out etc, Let those without sin..................

[@RetroWorkshop]

Very well said. Also the brakes on the C5 are rubbish and the poor fellow may have been attempting to stop.

[@donovandelaney3171]

Why is it making that stupid sound?