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The wheel stands were awesome. A few were funny, like the car flipping on it's roof, but the car at 8:40 doing a 4.47 second pass with it's front wheels off the ground most of the way was unbelievable.
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VikingSkull posted:here, have some random drag racing crashes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwRfHSKosP4#t=6m34s is incredible.
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Remember, everyone else on the road is blind and stupid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_BJ19DqJbY&feature=related
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Fo3 posted:The wheel stands were awesome. My favorite part is the crew member running and diving with a pan to catch oil from a broken car so his team doesn't get penalized for loving the track. That's dedication.
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Do any of those cars have like Halon systems or anything? A nitrous oxide or methanol fire scares me more than anything else that could happen in an automobile crash. Also, how come not one of the safety crew that ran out to any of the crashes had a fire extinguisher? I woulda thought they'd douse the whole car after a crash, like how they cover a plane in foam no matter what after ever crash landing. Like it seems like it'd be a lot easier to rinse of fire extinguisher stuff than to rinse of 3rd degree burns. Perhaps its a testament to the nature of their fuel cells. whose tuggin fucked around with this message at 15:33 on Aug 15, 2011 |
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2ndclasscitizen posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwRfHSKosP4#t=6m34s is incredible. Haha yeah does he somehow get all 4 wheels off the ground there? Nuts.
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The Scientist posted:Do any of those cars have like Halon systems or anything? A nitrous oxide or methanol fire scares me more than anything else that could happen in an automobile crash. A lot of them do have on board fire suppression systems. As far as I know though they aren't required until you get to cars running sub 7.5 second 1/4 miles. Halon is no longer allowed. In many classes for slower or sometimes all cars a fire extinguisher is required to be mounted inside as well.
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The Scientist posted:Do any of those cars have like Halon systems or anything? A nitrous oxide or methanol fire scares me more than anything else that could happen in an automobile crash. Unless the car is on fire during the crash, you won't really see them with an extinguisher. There's usually an ambulance and fire crew at one end of the strip, so unless the car is already burning it's more important to get the power off and driver out than it is to bring an extinguisher. It's way more important or a steward to always being an extinguisher in road racing since the emergency response may not get there for a few minutes depending on the track.
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VikingSkull posted:here, have some random drag racing crashes You know, that Nova at 8:34 looks awfully familiar...
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angryhampster posted:Remember, everyone else on the road is blind and stupid: loving Japanese drivers, ugh. They pull this sort of poo poo ALL THE loving TIME. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_BJ19DqJbY&t=2m34s The guy doesn't even care he almost ran over an elementary school student, just loving drives away. Also, it's not really fair to say everyone since some of those aren't really the drivers fault, like the bus ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ou-aYa4hAw ) or the guy whose rear axle apparently fails and his wheel falls off or the guy who hit a huge oil patch.
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The latest Ken Block Gymkhana. Pretty good, very campy and funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btViXvIDsi0&feature=youtu.be
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Throatwarbler posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgAcd0C9j-U Is it really so hard to not write a little about what the video is when you post it?
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Valt posted:Is it really so hard to not write a little about what the video is when you post it? You've certainly picked up the slack there, haven't you? It's a 1984 Dodge Omni commercial.
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Viggen posted:You've certainly picked up the slack there, haven't you? The wheels in that commercial rule.
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Dodge - Built by A Child
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Subaru Impreza being driven like an angry madman on this rally stage. Guy drives so fast the codriver has difficulties keeping up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq0kEVjRqow
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Throatwarbler posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgAcd0C9j-U I feel this is an appropriate time for this commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZGwGFpjFxI It's for the '85 Plymouth Duster And the Daytona Turbo Z: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gztHZZnQLY
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Professor Bling posted:I feel this is an appropriate time for this commercial: This is my all-time favorite car commercial. It's too bad the car was a turd.
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Even Datsun had awesome rear end commercials back in the 80s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NxnJYj0YcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWF-hH1nloo
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Throatwarbler posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgAcd0C9j-U Is that really Billy Dee Williams like it posits in the comments? Professor Bling posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gztHZZnQLY Wow, GM totally stole slogan that a couple decades later.
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well that's what they get for pretending the Daytona was a Pontiac
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sleeper http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=c9yfaTlRA7w&feature=fvwp
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Related videos: Actual flamethrowing cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaq-CunVgcA
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mutt2jeff posted:The latest Ken Block Gymkhana. Pretty good, very campy and funny. Does anyone know if there's a Ford Fiesta version sold anywhere that's awd out of the box?
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no. the rally car drivetrain is completely different. they even put the motor in longitudenally. jamal fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Aug 18, 2011 |
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Sweet. That's what I thought. So rally is now NASCAR.
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The Scientist posted:Sweet. That's what I thought. So rally is now NASCAR. Haha, no, its really not, Comparing Ken Blocks Rally-x car with an WRC car is retarded Edit: http://www.omse.se/SIDORGB/undersidor/racecars%20ken%20block.html There is the Gymkhana car, its very similar to the rally-x Fiestas we have here in Sweden, and they are built in my hometown. the chic in psychic fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Aug 18, 2011 |
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If AI had a racing league: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ipFApsFec
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angryhampster posted:If AI had a racing league: What does the word "Achteruitrijden" mean?
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Here it is with the appropriate soundtrack: http://bennyhillifier.com/?id=S7ipFApsFec
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The Scientist posted:What does the word "Achteruitrijden" mean?
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Lowclock posted:Reverse nedjirtiurethcA?
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the chic in psychic posted:Haha, no, its really not, Comparing Ken Blocks Rally-x car with an WRC car is retarded Block's fiesta is a wrc car, with a bigger turbo inlet.
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jamal posted:Block's fiesta is a wrc car, with a bigger turbo inlet. http://www.m-sport.co.uk/index.php/motorsport/the-rally-cars/ford-fiesta-rs-wrc Not really?
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Still pretty close. Block's chassis comes straight from m-sport, drivetrain is a bit different it seems. wrc has a 1.6l (built by the same place), and the transmissions are different. http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/articletype/articleview/articleid/2081/ken-blocks-gymkhana-4-four-video--ford-fiesta.aspx
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jamal posted:Still pretty close. Block's chassis comes straight from m-sport, drivetrain is a bit different it seems. wrc has a 1.6l (built by the same place), and the transmissions are different. From "bigger turbo inlet" to "still pretty close" is a tall order when the car has: a higher capacity engine twice the horsepower a different gearbox many other non-WRC-compliant touches Yup. Practically the same car. Like an M3 and a 320i.
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The setup is more Focus WRC than Fiesta WRC with the additional Fiesta Euro rallycross freedoms. That being said, as long as the cage and suspension mounting points / whats in the homologation papers are respected (I would say that would be the case) it's not out of the question you could change the car back to Fiesta WRC spec. It's those parts that are nearly impossible to change over and thence if you respect the basic shell it can be WRC again - and for stage rally you do need to respect the cage homologation. You can not change the cage and keep it's homologation, it has to be re-certified and that costs $$$$$ - you cant just weld in a design even if it complies with the standard patterns and materials. As a for instance, despite the fact I know the cage in my STI has a design flaw in it, it has a FIA homologation and that's critical, I cant weld in new poo poo. Even with the known flaw, as it's got the FIA number on it, it's allowed in any event that they allow my car.
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Bring back proper homologation rules, I want to see at least 500 fire-spitting AWD turbo Fiestas etc. produced and sold to the general public.
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KozmoNaut posted:Bring back proper homologation rules, I want to see at least 500 fire-spitting AWD turbo Fiestas etc. produced and sold to the general public. I don't think manufacturers give enough of a poo poo about rally to make that work. Homologation versions aren't that close to the rally car, no anti-lag and usually tuned to half the HP or under (not that that is much of an impediment). astropika fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Aug 18, 2011 |
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