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atomicthumbs posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridS396W2BY That's pretty bloody impressive. I wonder what the brake setup is on that truck
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Mother of God. Hello new wallpaper.
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Preoptopus posted:"There are but three true sports--bullfighting, mountain climbing, and motor-racing. The rest are merely games." type550.com posted:Chassis No 550-08 was assigned the race car number 351 with Herrmann behind the wheel, together with Porsche racing engineer Herbert Linge for the Mille Miglia on May 2, 1954. Shortly after the start of the race on the outskirts of Brescia, another piece of motoring history involving a spyder was written. Whilst coming out of a sharp bend travelling at high speed, the team saw a level crossing barrier being lowered before the fast train to Rome passed through. Driving the very low Porsche 550 spyder, Herrmann decided it was too late to brake, so he knocked on the back of the helmet of his navigator and they both slid deep into their seats, barely passing below the gates seconds before the oncoming train. The Porsche’s amazing average speed of 126.79 km/h (78.78 mph) was a convincing performance for the Hermann/Linge team to win the 1954 Mille Miglia in the 1500 class and 6th overall.
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Cronus posted:Mother of God. Hello new wallpaper. It was my wallpaper for a long time.
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  Some Redditor made this toy car for his son. Gallery: http://imgur.com/a/EdTWR Comments: http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/16ziv8/so_i_surprised_my_son_a_few_months_ago_with_a/
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I got a fantastic book about these guys for Christmas. If you're looking to burn some money: http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Arrows-Camera-photographic-Mercedes-Benz/dp/1844254674/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358781076&sr=8-1
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Dude who made it says it costs as much as a 3 series BMW. Ah how the other half live eh?
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blk posted:
Sweet Jesus. That thing has a better chassis and suspension than 90% of the cars on the road.
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atomicthumbs posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridS396W2BY That's a poo poo-ton of energy being absorbed. I wonder if it eats itself to protect the danger like those safety stop sawblades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3mzhvMgrLE
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Anyone remember Scud Race? This was the best car in that game:  
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blk posted:
Must be nice to have access to something like a 23 axes CNC machine and the ability to use it for whatever you want. Also, it was great until it got painted the Gulf livery.
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grover posted:Interesting story about this one: They actually had a sanctioned, official race that crossed over train tracks that were active during the event?  Holy poo poo, I mean I know racing back in the day was dangerous as hell anyway, but that's just insane.
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blk posted:
He's gonna be pretty pissed when his 3 year old smashes his fancy LED headlights into walls in his house because it's fun. There's a reason kid's toys are made of lovely cheap plastic and rubber. But that's all very impressive. If I had his skills I'd just make my own full size car. The kid would be just as happy playing with the boxes all the parts came in.
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BoostCreep posted:He's gonna be pretty pissed when his 3 year old smashes his fancy LED headlights into walls in his house because it's fun. There's a reason kid's toys are made of lovely cheap plastic and rubber. If I were to guess how much all of that would cost to custom build, assuming it was a retail purchase, I would put my guess right around $20,000. The CF shell being the most expensive part. A full size car of that build quality would be through the roof.
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Black88GTA posted:They actually had a sanctioned, official race that crossed over train tracks that were active during the event? It's a miracle any of these drivers were able to get in the cars, given the sheer girth of their testicles.
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rcman50166 posted:If I were to guess how much all of that would cost to custom build, assuming it was a retail purchase, I would put my guess right around $20,000. The CF shell being the most expensive part. A full size car of that build quality would be through the roof. Judging by the look of his house and the fact that he spent $20,000 on a toy that his toddler will outgrow in 6 months after smashing it into stuff, I figure he can probably swing the price tag.
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Why are you so dead set that you think his 3 year old is going to break it?
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Because 3 year old kids break everything.
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Octopus Magic posted:Why are you so dead set that you think his 3 year old is going to break it? Three year olds break everything. I work at a portrait studio. There isn't anything they won't try to break. I'm sure dad is around to keep an eye on the car/his son though. Fake Edit: Beaten
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Relevant Gulf/Scooter chat - This reminded me that scooters are so goddamn adorable that I think they are allowed to dress up as whatever the gently caress they want.    
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I just remembered this pic I took the other day. I think this is the right thread for it.
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This deserves another post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIoO_N8bSP0
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lovely picture of a friend's lovely car
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I don't see anything lovely about it. Here's something awesome, in a HEY MA HOLD MAH BEER AND WATCH THIS sort of way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6TeN0lHf3c
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kastein posted:I don't see anything lovely about it. 
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kastein posted:I don't see anything lovely about it. Well god drat if that wasn't an early 80's Ford EXP/Mercury LN7. Thought I wouldn't see one of those again for the rest of my life.
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kastein posted:I don't see anything lovely about it. That reminds me of this one brought to you by Budweiser. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbxBFb3A5ak Holdbrooks fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Jan 22, 2013 |
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You Am I posted:That's pretty bloody impressive. I wonder what the brake setup is on that truck Probably some bigass air disc brakes up front and back, with an abs controller and a dedicated air reservoir for the rear axle. All the more impressive when you consider that all that braking force is traveling through solid axles front and back, suspending on only leaf springs in front, and with combination leaf member / air springs in back.
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rcman50166 posted:I'm sure dad is around to keep an eye on the car/his son though. I'm pretty sure this is why Remote Start was one of the features. The kid is probably just as happy to sit in it and go make vroom vroom noises the rest of the time.
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kastein posted:I don't see anything lovely about it. My god this is wonderful.
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Admirable Gusto posted:92db.jpg laGOONapipes.jpg
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Even has a built-in tire rack.
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c355n4 posted:lovely picture of a friend's lovely car I lust after an e9. The things I'd do to one would make a purist squirm, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiFNaA-hrCo This really belongs in the youtube thread, but this guy has a 2800 with an S38b38 (e34 M5 3.8L 6) transplant with triple webers. He has several videos of it, and it appears he tracks it too. Party Alarm fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Jan 23, 2013 |
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Admirable Gusto posted:92db.jpg That's very much Laguna Seca .jpg There's an onsite muffler service to help people comply. Because moving right next to a racetrack that's been there for 50 years then complaining about noise totally makes sense.
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Das Volk posted:That's very much Laguna Seca .jpg Riversideraceway.txt Speaking of which... 
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InitialDave posted:I actually find the stuff Kevbarlas makes for his nephew more appealing, this doesn't give me the same  Oh you!
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IOwnCalculus posted:Riversideraceway.txt I grew up right down the road, the worst part is that all they could bother to build there is a really lovely, dirty mall.
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