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David Coulthard goes tunnel blasting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EWTp0Xfksg Edit: News report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWzJhvJgnag Aurune fucked around with this message at 08:03 on Sep 1, 2012 |
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It's sort of a bummer they could never get the logistics worked out to properly run it in NYC, as a true race in the city would have been amazing but I think this will be just as awesome and probably a more exciting, higher speed, race anyway. Looks like I know where I'm going to be around June of next year.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Holy mother of god the noise.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJ5NH5t37U Noise you say? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX2L-kS7ZL8 EDIT: Doh-Ray-Me-Fa-So-La-Ti-DOHSHIIIIIIT Root Bear fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Sep 1, 2012 |
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Sep 1, 2012 21:06
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Aurune posted:Edit: News report. Don't F1 cars make enough downforce to where they could drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel? I'm disappointed they didn't take the opportunity.
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Sep 1, 2012 21:29
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NSX cruise today, not a whole lot of hooning, except for the white Chrysler 300. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Qw0TX2HNE
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Sep 1, 2012 22:38
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Craptacular posted:Don't F1 cars make enough downforce to where they could drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel? I'm disappointed they didn't take the opportunity. In theory, yes. However, I hear the engines will not run inverted (which makes sense, oil fills the head, not the sump). Also, I know for a fact there are signs and things on the roof of the tunnel. It's be really crappy to have a collision, upside down, 20 feet off the ground at 190 mph. Would love to see them try it.
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Sep 2, 2012 07:57
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So this might be why dash cams are really common in some places of the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0lMBOK-u0
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The Locator posted:So this might be why dash cams are really common in some places of the world.
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Interesting he lets him go. I'd have called the cops on him.
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InitialDave posted:Interesting he lets him go. I'd have called the cops on him. I'd have walked him off camera and kicked him in the nuts. ala this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxHPJAONpE&feature=player_detailpage#t=72s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxHPJAONpE&t=72s edit: this guy really puts his heart into his scam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GueM3uJcK4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GueM3uJcK4 echomadman fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Sep 2, 2012 |
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Sep 2, 2012 14:03
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A quick video from yesterday's ALMS race in Baltimore. Some nice sounds. Also some surprisingly quiet Porsches. http://youtu.be/50rQO_EPoW4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50rQO_EPoW4
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Likely mildly  depending on where you work.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMV1kYNgfHQ
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Dr 14 INCH DICK Md posted:Likely mildly That bucket probably scratched the poo poo out of that paint.
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East Africa Safari Rally (1969). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia8BP607OWs East Africa Safari Rally (1972). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHiFen_8N90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQXiUe64maQ More in related Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Sep 4, 2012 |
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I love old comparos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ib-jB58GEg  The Fiero's rear suspension components look so lovely. This video is such a downer, since I don't think the power steering ever came out, and "we hope it's not too late [for Fiero to turn around]" was too late. kimbo305 fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Sep 5, 2012 |
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So, are we sweeping this under the rug or what? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36whvegFIqg I can't imagine I'm the only person here who's seen this (and agreed with it)...
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Wasn't it always considered a roadster and not a sports car?
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Preoptopus posted:Wasn't it always considered a roadster and not a sports car? "Sports car" is one of the most vague terms out there. I think a stock NA meets most definitions. Handling-wise, it's more precise than a lot of cars, it's good ergonomically, and it's involving.
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People not in America usually poo poo on oval racing, but here's a thing that is super nasty and I doubt any F1 car could top this speed on this track regardless of the tuning. It's just loving insane. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cstI2zMVuA 10.2 on a 3/8ths paved oval using dirt tires, it's just ludicrous. Then this guy went faster Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Sep 6, 2012 |
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Sep 6, 2012 21:08
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VikingSkull posted:People not in America usually poo poo on oval racing, but here's a thing that is super nasty and I doubt any F1 car could top this speed on this track regardless of the tuning. It's just loving insane. You dont think an f1 car could average 132mph around a paved track?
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Sep 6, 2012 21:49
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Not without spinning out, no. They don't have the stagger built in.
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VikingSkull posted:People not in America usually poo poo on oval racing, but here's a thing that is super nasty and I doubt any F1 car could top this speed on this track regardless of the tuning. It's just loving insane. So I'll just display my ignorance and ask why having a plexiglass wall attached to your car makes it faster?
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My guess is that it lets him mash gas pedal with less chance of hanging the rear end out and drifting
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Bumming Your Scene posted:My guess is that it lets him mash gas pedal with less chance of hanging the rear end out and drifting This. It keeps the rear end planted by acting like a giant air dam. That track is more or less a circle, constant turning, and the guy never lets off the gas.
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e: slow on the uptake. Have a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJVi1mPjZQ angryhampster fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Sep 7, 2012 |
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Sep 7, 2012 02:02
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Amazing tour of the Conley model engine shop That stuff is crazy.
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VikingSkull posted:People not in America usually poo poo on oval racing, but here's a thing that is super nasty and I doubt any F1 car could top this speed on this track regardless of the tuning. It's just loving insane. Thats pretty AI to me.
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VikingSkull posted:Amazing tour of the Conley model engine shop I asked these guys to help me with my 600cc V8. Paid opportunity and all and they never got back to me. I died a little on the inside.
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VikingSkull posted:Not without spinning out, no. They don't have the stagger built in. I think you underestimate modern F1 cars that can pull 5g in a turn. They dont need stagger, if theyve got the speed aero will do the rest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlLSWVkpxF8 The *lowest* speed through that sequence of turns is around 200km/h (124mph), and that is with less than maximum downforce typically available ROFLBOT fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Sep 7, 2012 |
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ROFLBOT posted:I think you underestimate modern F1 cars that can pull 5g in a turn. They dont need stagger, just aero... It would certainly be interesting to see which would be faster. F1 cars do have great aero, but the stagger does more for the car than you might imagine. Not to mention those dirt cars also have aero, albeit not as efficient as F1.
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ROFLBOT posted:I think you underestimate modern F1 cars that can pull 5g in a turn. They dont need stagger, if theyve got the speed aero will do the rest Like was said, stagger is not aero. Expecting an F1 car to be as fast on an oval as an oval car is the same as expecting an oval car to be as fast on a road course as an F1 car. This is why people poo poo on ovals, they don't understand it's not just about left turns. The mechanical advantage a car with built in stagger has over a road racing car is absolutely critical, and on a 3/8ths mile oval, aerodynamics in the traditional sense do not work. The only aero the cars I posted use are the lexan sideboards. They use that aero for a completely different purpose than an F1 car uses aero for, and an F1 car does not have them. Throw those cars on a banked superspeedway, or a road course, and an F1 car would absolutely destry them. On a flat bullring like that, no way in hell. The sequence you posted shows them entering a high speed corner with the aero already working, giving them excellent turn in, enabling them to hold their speed. They'd never have a chance to get the car planted like that on a 3/8ths oval. e- now, if you took an F1 car, designed stagger into it, and put some sideboards on it, well....I'd pay to see that thing run. Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 15:13 on Sep 7, 2012 |
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So do those crazy-rear end sideboards basically work like a giant rudder to prevent yaw? I'm trying to figure out what exactly they do.
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More or less, yeah. The more it gets sideways, the more aerodynamic force is applied to the car to prevent it from getting sideways. The 80's were the heyday for this type of car, it's fairly rare to see it nowadays. They actually had sanctioned race series that allowed sideboard usage. This was an 80's record attempt car. Note the offset of driver and engine position, and the difference in the sheetmetal covering the left front and right front tire. The idea is to get the most weight to the left of the car, and put the widest tires possible on the right, as far away from the weight as you can get it. Outside circumference of the right side tires is also larger than the left, that gives you stagger. Picture a paper cup on its side, then push it, same principle. 
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VikingSkull posted:Amazing tour of the Conley model engine shop So has someone stuck one of these in a large-scale RC car yet, and if not, why not?
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I wonder how that crazy Prodrive P1 thing would do in a oval.
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Boat posted:So has someone stuck one of these in a large-scale RC car yet, and if not, why not? This guy has a ton of vids documenting his 1/4 scale Gravedigger
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That thing is cool as poo poo, but I'd get super annoyed at how often it stalls out.
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One of the comments pretty much nails it. It's a model engine, and isn't really designed for torque loads. I know Conley made a 1/4 scale RC T-bucket once, I don't know what all had to be done to get it to run straight. The dude with the 'Digger just bought one of the desktop engines and is making it work for him. Stuff like that isn't exactly plug and play, but judging by his fab skills I bet he'll get it going right.
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There's a new episode of Roadkill up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lATwQ7wkhTs
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Freiburger & Finnegan are my heroes.
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