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ReelBigLizard posted:It's a good thing superchargers are such low-energy devices, and never explode in a fiery burst of shrapnel. Because as far as I can tell the only way to ride that is with your helmet directly to either side or above it. yeah it's a terribly unsafe thing to have in the otherwise padded safe room that is motorcycle drag racing
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At what point do you just call that strapping an engine to wheels and finding a crazy gently caress to ride it?
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EightBit posted:At what point do you just call that strapping an engine to wheels and finding a crazy gently caress to ride it? 
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VikingSkull posted:yeah it's a terribly unsafe thing to have in the otherwise padded safe room that is motorcycle drag racing Supercharger explosions aren't exactly unlikely events in drag racing, most bikes I've seen before have something in between rider and the more explodey parts.
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Did I just travel back in time to High School when this poo poo was awesome car stuff?
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ReelBigLizard posted:Supercharger explosions aren't exactly unlikely events in drag racing, most bikes I've seen before have something in between rider and the more explodey parts. it's usually the gas tank  (I'm pretty sure that's a show bike)
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What thread is this?* *The red Supra is almost awesome.
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How the hell did I miss this last week?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooFWD5w6pXA
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Motronic posted:
I sat on that thing once. Even standing still it's as ridiculous as you can imagine.
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ReelBigLizard posted:Supercharger explosions aren't exactly unlikely events in drag racing, most bikes I've seen before have something in between rider and the more explodey parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-JIkjqQuaM
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Friar Zucchini posted:How the hell did I miss this last week? i have never seen this before but the sw20 one made my day
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eyebeem posted:What thread is this?* This one looks like it's thrown arms up and given up on life.
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EightBit posted:At what point do you just call that strapping an engine to wheels and finding a crazy gently caress to ride it? 
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ExplodingSims posted:Since we're on car game chat I'd to post another post about how pretty BeamNG Drive can be considering it's an unfinished car physics sim. Oh snap, I forgot I own this. Redownloading now.
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Was out at the weekend, and saw this white blob on the distance... ...enhance...  Shame it wasn't running, but nice to see it out and about getting used.
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I've seen some pictures of the aftermath of a V-twin dragbike that blew its front cylinder. It smashed through the steering crown and cleanly separated the forks from the rest of the bike. The rider is lucky it wasn't the rear cylinder, because then it would probably have cleanly separated his torso from his hips.
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Re-powered motorcycles chat: E. J. Potter.   1941-2012, died of old age. 
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So, you guys remember that 28.5L Fiat that was being restored? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsdWgmp4TaQ It's running and driving now
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Christ what a racket. They really ought to bring on a sound guy who can find a way to record that noise without clipping the mics.
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MrYenko posted:Re-powered motorcycles chat: that first pic is a transverse mounted first gen Hemi, isn't it
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Pff, anyone can just use one engine!
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VikingSkull posted:that first pic is a transverse mounted first gen Hemi, isn't it Nah, I think it's a 409 Chevy actually.
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Bringing the bullpen car talk here;Rise and Fall of the Bullpen Car posted:While "Pomp and Circumstance" played, star closer and practical joker Sparky Lyle emerged from the Yankee 1200 and handed his jacket to the batboy. Soon he was doing the local "Datsun Saves" commercial.  In '72, Datsun struck a deal with the New York Yankees to promote their cars by using one painted with pin-stripes as the bullpen car. Rat's chewed through some of it's wiring, though, taking it out of service. It was replaced by a Toyota  Another Yank's bullpen car. Rise and Fall of the Bullpen Car posted:Even after they switched the bullpen car to a Toyota, Lyle kept doing the Datsun commercials. The announcer could never keep it straight ("Here comes Spah-ky in the Datsun.....I mean, Toyota") Sometime's they had something a bit classier  Other teams had lesser bullpen car(t)s     The Mariners did a thing the players hated so much the key's were stolen while it was parked on the left-field foul line, delaying the game's start.  I can't find pictures of the White Sox's Chrysler Lebaron, but apparently it existed ESPN article posted:1981: The White Sox install a Chrysler LeBaron as their bullpen vehicle. ChiSox fan and Chicago historian Josh Cohen later recalls: "No one ever used it, because who wants to ride in a LeBaron? If the pitcher opted out of the ride, the LeBaron had to do a full lap along the warning track while the pitching change took place. The beer shower that the LeBaron received had to be seen to be believed -- full $3.50 cups came raining out of the upper deck. After about a month of this, they decided to leave the LeBaron on the center-field warning track during the pitching change. The next year, it was gone forever." stone soup fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Apr 1, 2015 |
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American sports stuff is bizarre. What is the car on the pitch for...?
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you don't want your mega$$$ baseballman to walk all that way, do you? e: content... got passed by a new Jag (forget the model, haven't kept up with Jaguars lately... reminded me of a BMW M3 though) in this gorgeous cerulean blue with carbon/black trim but the best bit was the sound. Nice and snarly without sounding fat, if that makes any sense. meatcookie fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Mar 31, 2015 |
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The car would shuffle a relief pitcher from the bullpen (either of the boxed areas, depending on your team) to the mound (the circle) in the most ridiculous/entertaining/capitalist way possible.  edit; All the recent bullpen car talk is because baseball is exploring ideas on how to reduce the length of a full game. stone soup fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Mar 31, 2015 |
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Wally Joyner posted:The car would shuffle a relief pitcher from the bullpen (either of the boxed areas, depending on your team) to the mound (the circle) in the most ridiculous/entertaining/capitalist way possible.
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Slavvy posted:American sports stuff is bizarre. What is the car on the pitch for...? When they fielding team decides it's time for a new pitcher (bowler), they telephone the bullpen which is often located behind the outfield fence (6 point line). It's an awful long way to saunter/jog/schlep for the new pitcher and takes up valuable buttox slapping and conference time on the pitcher's mound. Also America - why walk when you can drive?
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InitialDave posted:But if he's in a car, how does your player start a fight with all members of the opposing team (and some of his own) on each leg of the journey? Nothing that a quick doughnut infront of the opposing team's bench can't solve.  Apparently there is a bullpen cart chase in the Korean gorilla baseball flick, Mr. Go edit;  lol
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Cars on the field isn't even the most wasteful thing to happen at American sporting events. We also recruit our armed forces to fly various billion dollar craft over the stadium just as our national anthem reaches crescendo. 
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VikingSkull posted:that first pic is a transverse mounted first gen Hemi, isn't it Small block Chevrolet. He's also known for a series of Allison V-1710 powered drag cars called Nightmare. The V-1710 is a WWII-vintage aircraft engine, commonly found in P-38s, P-39s, P-40s, P-63s, P-82s, and a host of re-engined experimental models.  Note the seating position. A 1710ci V-12 is a bit larger than most automotive engines:  He also built and raced a twin V-1710 powered tractor called Double Ugly.   Apparently, at one point, he fired up a J79 on a shipping pallet in the carport of his house. He was operating the power lever on the fuel control with a pair of vice grips, and blipped the throttle like you would on a piston engine. Except on this engine, it caused a compressor stall, and blew out all the windows of every house on the other side of the street. He was AI as gently caress. EDIT: For good measure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUu9P3CKSMI
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Baseball is loving stupid, post more cool car poo poo
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BraveUlysses posted:Baseball is loving stupid, post more cool car poo poo Don't be grumpy 
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xzzy posted:Christ what a racket. They really ought to bring on a sound guy who can find a way to record that noise without clipping the mics. Assuming that's even possible while you're in the same county.
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The owner of this literally lives like a block from my old house. They won it from Rawlings for something. Plate is "Basebal" or something like that.
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Its a small world 
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xzzy posted:Cars on the field isn't even the most wasteful thing to happen at American sporting events. Pfft I never complain about those tax dollars being spent.
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T1g4h posted:So, you guys remember that 28.5L Fiat that was being restored? I swear that thing's pissing something out all over the drive in the final shot. It marked its territory.
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