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Friar Zucchini posted:Wait no seriously. I mean I know what's going on here, but seriously. What it's hard to really grasp what F1 cars can do, but then something like that or the Eau Rouge F1/GT side by side video comes along and you think "gently caress, that's right, F1 cars are UFO's  " Dan Gurney gives AJ Foyt a kiss from behind during the Grand Prix of Volkswagens, Nassau Speedweek, 1964
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Friar Zucchini posted:Wait no seriously. I mean I know what's going on here, but seriously. What Have you seen what a hat does to a car at thirty thousand miles per hour
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VikingSkull posted:it's hard to really grasp what F1 cars can do, but then something like that or the Eau Rouge F1/GT side by side video comes along and you think "gently caress, that's right, F1 cars are UFO's For reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cNqaPSHv0  is right.
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Fucknag posted:For reference: Literally my fav video to show people who aren't into cars/racing. Lots of has been had.
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atomicthumbs posted:Have you seen what a hat does to a car at thirty thousand miles per hour It's not a hat.. it was a sort of hub cap one of the teams was using to improve aerodynamics. Ferrari in that case, I think. It was just a plastic doohickey that fit inside the rim and made it completely flat on the outside. It came loose in a race.. and then that gif happened. I'd dig up the video because it's a lot clearer what is happening when it's better than 5FPS but I really can't remember anything important like the date or track. I wanna say Nurburgring but I'm not sure.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:From the OSHA thread: I... what? Unreal. That guy is fantastically lucky (car driver then brakes hard, throwing rider in front of car, and runs over him.)
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DJCobol posted:I saw this car at music city tinting in cool springs last year when my boss was having his Maserati worked on. It sounded bad rear end! lolz that's not a Tesla is it? my brother drove one for work. Very quiet cars. It's sort of traditionalist but I like the gasoline-burning engines.. you think everybody will drive cyborg electro-cars in a decade or so?
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Friar Zucchini posted:Wait no seriously. I mean I know what's going on here, but seriously. What It reminds me of the Senna tribute by Top Gear. One it showed him reacting that way when he had to avoid a crash, just WOOP to the side and back again like he was light wrapping around a black hole. Then, there was a segment showing his car twitch down a straight as he sought the best traction; even while going straight he would crab the car in unbelievable ways... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_qHQHVyxyM&t=167s
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It's scary to think that we could build significantly faster racers if we threw logic out the window. Hell, I'd be morbidly interested in a new series based around something insane like Red Bull's 250mph X2014 dream car. Even if the drivers could hack it, they would probably need new tracks to let them stretch their legs, but I don't know if safety/survivability is even a thing at those speeds.  
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Sep 5, 2014 17:09
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There would almost assuredly be an unlimited racing series if there was any company other than Red Bull willing to sink money into that kind of development. And a race track that could contain those monsters.
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xzzy posted:There would almost assuredly be an unlimited racing series if there was any company other than Red Bull willing to sink money into that kind of development. Throwing money at stupid/awesome poo poo? Quick somebody call Russia and China.
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Sep 5, 2014 17:21
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nm posted:What do Volvo Amazon wagons go for? (Mom's red one was totaled by a drunk driver 30 years ago and she never forgot about it). They top out at around $15k for mint condition. It takes a while to find the right one but you can get a rust free runner in decent shape for between $4k and $8k.
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xzzy posted:And a race track that could contain those monsters. So the Nordschleife, right? 
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GramCracker posted:So the Nordschleife, right? Everyone would die. Not just the drivers...the spectators, the support crew and anyone within range of a 250mph projectile would be dead. That being said I'd go over for the first race.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Everyone would die. Not just the drivers...the spectators, the support crew and anyone within range of a 250mph projectile would be dead. That being said I'd go over for the first race. It's the anonumos fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Sep 5, 2014 |
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Sep 5, 2014 18:55
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uh it's DETHKLOK geeze e: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W35dyPTh6o
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GramCracker posted:So the Nordschleife, right? Nah, bigger. https://www.google.com/maps/@52.6210075,10.7796211,8885m/data=!3m1!1e3
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If you're going that route just have them run on the Isle of Man TT course. It's long, dangerous, fast and technical and it's on an island. Your option may be better for top speed though. 
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I was more concerned about runoffs really, which admittedly the VW track doesn't have but it's also a really simple layout (except for the issue where cars would be traveling both directions on the same chunk of pavement). So make it a giant 20 mile oval with a chicane or two, half a mile of runoff on both sides of the track, and no spectators within 10 miles. Televised only. Then maybe no one will die the first race.
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If you're making insanely fast high downforce cars and not talking about adding loops, corkscrews, and pipes to the track, nothing can help you.
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Yeah, if you're going to throw safety and sanity to the wind, you better loving make F-Zero happen.
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While Ultimate Racing Championship will remain a pipedream, someone, preferably a group of unhinged millionaires, could build an equally nutty vehicle by funding a hypercar a la Koenigsegg based around a 3000hp big block V8 from Steve Morris or Tom Nelson. It'd be utterly useless outside of topspeed runs but
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This thread needs more LSR. http://youtu.be/Le6aCV_CRvQ 457mph one-way flying-mile, 462mph exit speed. Wheel-driven, 368ci turbocharged small-Chevy.  They hurt it, and were unable to make the backup pass required to set an official record, but holy gently caress that thing moves.
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If your ideal of unhinged lunacy with unlimited funds involves a mere v8 we may have to have a talk.
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Cakefool posted:If your ideal of unhinged lunacy with unlimited funds involves a mere v8 we may have to have a talk. Tax the Rich rally/GP.
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This monstrosity is supposed to America's hypercar, so a huge and vulgar V8 would be the most authentic powerplant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA6am0rCwAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJZ6qoYVOFc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSEpYZ5JBQA A 3000hp V10 crudely bored to 576 cubic inches and boosted like Sal Patel's Viper is another option. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KRzDs9TBmc Yes, a 3700 pound car just did the 1/4 mile under 7 seconds. Tekne fucked around with this message at 00:00 on Sep 6, 2014 |
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Cakefool posted:If your ideal of unhinged lunacy with unlimited funds involves a mere v8 we may have to have a talk. I don't care how many cylinders it has. Mach .65 with a piston engine car is unhinged.
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Tekne posted:A 3000hp V10 crudely bored to 576 cubic inches and boosted like Sal Patel's Viper is another option. This just links to the first (admittedly awesome) NRE dyno  vvv That sounds absolutely mental. T1g4h fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Sep 6, 2014 |
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Oops, here's the right video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KRzDs9TBmc
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some guy posted on a local facebook auto parts trading group looking for tires. Apparently he goes through tires pretty fast?   
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neckbeard posted:This Lancia Delta HF integrale Evolution 1 popped up for sale last week in Quebec I know this is pages ago but holy poo poo, Martini 5 - I think. The interior looks blue - if it's blue then it's legit. Not sure if they had a numbered badge under the handbrake which is the only bit I can't make out.
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A3th3r posted:lolz that's not a Tesla is it? my brother drove one for work. Very quiet cars. It's sort of traditionalist but I like the gasoline-burning engines.. you think everybody will drive cyborg electro-cars in a decade or so? Its a McLaren MP4-12C.
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Tekne posted:It's scary to think that we could build significantly faster racers if we threw logic out the window. Hell, I'd be morbidly interested in a new series based around something insane like Red Bull's 250mph X2014 dream car. Even if the drivers could hack it, they would probably need new tracks to let them stretch their legs, but I don't know if safety/survivability is even a thing at those speeds. Yeah, it's time that new tracks get constructed to reflect the march of technology, or else racing is going to stagnate. Make new tracks wider, leave a ton of runoff, and bank the turns. Problem is no series has the billions upon billions needed to do that. MrYenko posted:This thread needs more LSR. The Poteet & Main Speed demon has some company soon, because Danny Thompson has rebuilt his dad Mickey's Challenger II and he's shooting for 500. Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Sep 6, 2014 |
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Tekne posted:Oops, here's the right video. Oh. That is scary and I want one.
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sofullofhate posted:Oh. Is that a cloud of rubber he left behind? 
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EightBit posted:Is that a cloud of rubber he left behind? Probably a mix of rubber and soot; turbo/FI cars tend to run richer than N/A cars for safe operation, plus a bit extra charge cooling.
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Tekne posted:Oops, here's the right video. Dammit I love the sound of hopped up Vipers. That V10 just sounds so lazy, but it absolutely HOWLS. In this video it sounds like the Viper isn't even trying to go anywhere, and the Spyker is just screaming along behind it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91_vmK8iK-I
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angryhampster posted:Dammit I love the sound of hopped up Vipers. I found a V10 that doesn't sound lazy!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6VP65jg6F4
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