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w2amr
01-28-2011, 12:39 PM
:shock:

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/video-fia-gt-race-cars-are-no-match-for-formula-one-cars-ar103469.html

KG4CGC
01-28-2011, 01:06 PM
Took me a second to figure that out before I went through and read the instructions.

w2amr
01-28-2011, 02:00 PM
Took me a second to figure that out before I went through and read the instructions.
I guess I should have mentioned that.
BTW, Fri Jan 28 @2PM and it's snowing again.:wall:

PA5COR
01-28-2011, 02:25 PM
Snowing?, better not drive a formula 1 racing car with slicks then ;)

w2amr
01-28-2011, 02:32 PM
Snowing?, better not drive a formula 1 racing car with slicks then ;)The only thing I'm driving lately is my 4WD Jeep.

W5GA
01-28-2011, 02:49 PM
Now compare with an AA/TF at full song.



A top fuel dragster accelerates from a standstill to 100 mph (160 km/h) in as little as 0.7 seconds (less than one fifth the time required by a production Porsche 911 Turbo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911_Turbo) to reach 60 mph) and can exceed 280 mph (450 km/h) in just 660 feet (0.2 km). This acceleration subjects the driver to a maximum force of about 5.7 G (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-forces).
To put these speeds in perspective, if you were traveling at 200 mph and crossed the start line at the same time as a Top Fuel car got the green light, you would still wind up losing the race at the end of the quarter mile.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel#cite_note-0)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel

w2amr
01-28-2011, 03:06 PM
Now compare with an AA/TF at full song.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_FuelGood. Now lets see you make a hairpin turn.:-D
When I was racing I hated those things, and funny cars. They always seemed to blow up when I was sitting in the staging lanes waiting to make my run. Cleanup usually took 15 minutes.

w2amr
01-28-2011, 03:06 PM
Now compare with an AA/TF at full song.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_FuelGood. Now lets see you make a hairpin turn.

W5GA
01-28-2011, 03:25 PM
Good. Now lets see you make a hairpin turn.:-D
Lay it on the table, and I will. :)

When I was racing I hated those things, and funny cars. They always seemed to blow up when I was sitting in the staging lanes waiting to make my run. Cleanup usually took 15 minutes.
Not anymore. Last time I was at the track, an oil down was at least a 45 minute affair.

w2amr
01-28-2011, 04:06 PM
Lay it on the table, and I will. :)

Not anymore. Last time I was at the track, an oil down was at least a 45 minute affair. Throw down some oil dry and turn em loose.:lol:

N4VGB
01-28-2011, 04:19 PM
Good. Now lets see you make a hairpin turn.:-D
When I was racing I hated those things, and funny cars. They always seemed to blow up when I was sitting in the staging lanes waiting to make my run. Cleanup usually took 15 minutes.

And they didn't even have to be running when they blew up sometimes. That old witches brew those top fuelers used to run would self ignite in the tank on a real hot day. All the good ingredients got banned quickly.

w2amr
01-28-2011, 04:24 PM
And they didn't even have to be running when they blew up sometimes. That old witches brew those top fuelers used to run would self ignite in the tank on a real hot day. All the good ingredients got banned quickly.I didn't care if they blew up in the pits. That was just one less that could screw up the track.:lol: