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Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Same happened to me. It's 2:00 and I should be in bed. I've even seen that video couple times before.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2006 01:16

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 09:05

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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bung posted:

I don't buy it and I don't have a tennis ball to try it out.

I wouldn't be that surprised. Apparently you can unlock the doors on Mazda 3 by hitting the door in the right spot.

# ¿ Feb 9, 2007 21:29

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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ijustam posted:

They don't call em wiggle wagons for nothing

Nice to see others use those lethal trailers too. Three winters back one of those nailed 23 in one hit.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2007 22:02

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Nitrox posted:

I can't believe they have expected to sell those things anywhere in the world. When I think "messerschmitt", I imagine German fighter planes.

I think few tens of thousands of them were made.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2007 23:57

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Nitrox posted:

How did they sell outside Germany, Italy or Spain if you don't mind me asking?

This page has the best info of production numbers I could find with a quick search.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2007 17:16

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Top Gear - James' Salfa Romeaab Limousine

That is one of the more insane ideas they've had.

# ¿ Jun 9, 2007 14:05

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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The Disappearing Car Door

# ¿ Jul 16, 2007 12:50

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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ThwartedEfforts posted:

Don't normally pay attention to drifting but this was an eye-opener:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61PNx9WUbao

The skill is definitely there, but this video showcases what I dislike about drifting. You have nice long straight, yet you just have to keep your car sideways. Drifting usually seems so forced. There seldom is that feeling of "I took that corner a bit too fast and the rear got little loose, but no worries, I just powered through it".

# ¿ Aug 16, 2007 22:51

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Fart Car '97 posted:

You're complaining that drifting makes it feel like they are forcing their cars to drift

Pretty much. Drifts are awesome when they happen accidentally. Driver brakes a bit late and has to start turning in while still braking. The rear breaks loose but the driver is still in control and gets through the corner in moderate drift. It doesn't get much cooler than that. On the other hand I have trouble thinking of a sillier thing than driving on a straight track and forcing your car to go sideways.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2007 13:41

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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oxbrain posted:

Jackie Stewart -"The ford tempo is a real drivers car."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Ws_Bp7WYA

I interpret that as non-real drivers couldn't keep it on the road.

# ¿ Aug 30, 2007 09:58

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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JointHorse posted:

I think Timo manages to say that his head hurts, so I'd say it's not related.

[Ninja-edit] Found a translation in the comments:

Rautianen: Over the jump
Gr�nholm: where it hurts? Where? Where? where it hurts? Will i stop? where? is it ok? is it ok or will i stop!
Rautiainen: "it's ok" (he's saying yes)

At that point he also tries to say "no" for the stopping, but isn't really able to and it just comes out as a groan. At least with the rear end incident he was still able to curse.

# ¿ Sep 24, 2007 10:43

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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If F1 was like that even I would watch it.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2007 13:31

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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deviant. posted:

That's not what he said though

No, but that's how I expected people to interpret it. I knew it was F1, but no F1 race I've ever seen has been remotely like that, except that one video from 80s.

# ¿ Oct 4, 2007 19:54

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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NihilistCanada posted:

Russian, not Soviet(though really that is just a matter of semantics.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hesaGoYfyV8

God drat that is a lot of wheels.

Is anyone else wondering how the hell those things survive the launch. There's quite a lot of fire around.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2007 18:45

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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More awesome soviet offroaders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk1_L137Okc

# ¿ Oct 16, 2007 19:18

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Vader posted:

Little 4G63 powered Lancer on the skid pad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hg0KW6DpBo

Am I the only one who's never been able to appreciate a burnout against a brake? The only proper one would be straigh ahead when the tires simply can't handle all the power going through them. May be because of seeing videos of my friends doing burnouts on Toyota Yaris 1.5L.

# ¿ Oct 20, 2007 21:23

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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tractorcrusher posted:

Top Gear- Veyron vs. Eurofighter: http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/10-31-07page-Bugatti-Veyron-vs-EuroFighter-Typhoon-Jet.htm

I never realized the spoiler doubled as an airbrake...

The best part was the "... and YouTube will have a field day." I think this was the first time I saw Hammond after the crash. Does he sound like that all the time or was he just suffering from flue?

# ¿ Oct 31, 2007 11:48

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Fifth Gear crash testing 15 year old Volvo 940 and 3 year old Renault Modus, the first supermini with 5 star Euro NCAP rating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ygYUYia9I

# ¿ Nov 22, 2007 11:33

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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deviant. posted:

That really surprised me. I would have thought that the Volvo would fare much better than it did. I thought they had been on crumple zones and the like for many years. Apparently safety engineering has improved quite a bit.

Kaptainballistik posted:

Not sure this passed..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F06LjugtIUo&feature=related

I'd say the Volvo has some form of crumble zones, if you compare it with the Brilliance. The Renault just had more advanced zones and the biggest difference is probably the strength of the frame. There's been quite a lot of advancement in high strength steels. Even the chinese can't use them cheaply. The Smart car is a good example of that. The safest car would probably be a Merc S-class or similar with the Smart cabin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6t-yyoU8s&feature=related

# ¿ Nov 23, 2007 12:10

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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coldfire07 posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hfljB2wQD8

I guess this goes in AI?

That reminds me of the Timberjack walking harvester prototype.

Cat Terrist posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOr4ekEZ49s&NR=1

Now this is how to plow snow - with a train!

(Okay, it's cool for me because I never even imagined such a thing)

Really an awesome sight, should check the countless other similar videos on Tube. For example this video where the train met it's match.

# ¿ Dec 30, 2007 04:50

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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Sirveaux posted:

How to empty a trailer:

http://www.kossan.se/roliga-filmer/lyft_som_toemmer_lastbilar.htm

What the hell, haven't these people heard about dumptrucks.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2008 20:43

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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RealDealNamowicz posted:

Hell yeah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maF9KvqnVJs

Guys got 60 � fines per head for that.

# ¿ Jan 25, 2008 18:52

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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ynotony posted:

And this is why I wouldn't

(didn't actually click the video because I am squeamish.)

Except that isn't Smart. It looks to be Volkswagen CrossFox, a mini SUV manufactured in Brazil and based on Lupo. Smart would have survived much better. Smart actually has remarkably tough shell, probably the toughest one outside of super cars. I would think Smart is actually one of the safest cars against a truck.

Oh, and there's no video, just pictures of the aftermath including a man in two parts.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2008 17:45

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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SUV quarterpipe

I bet that Lada Niva could show Tony Hawk some tricks. Feels like a commercial, but I just can't think what it would be advertizing.

# ¿ Mar 23, 2008 14:21

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# ¿ May 2, 2024 09:05

Saukkis: May 16, 2003; Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
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ROFLBOT posted:

These kinds of pissing contests are just stupid

These cars are either street legal only with regular tyres, in which case they wont do anything like 7s, or its not street legal with drag radials - cant be both

And then there's the question of street legal in what country. I'm sure there are some 3rd world countries where top fuel dragster could be street legal. On the other end is Finland where you could only increase the engine power by 20% or so, IIRC. If you want to turbocharge a V8 you have to model the intake after a straw for the dyno inspection.

# ¿ Jun 29, 2008 12:44

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