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  1. 01-28-2011, 12:39 PM #1
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    Those things are fast

    :shock:
    http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...-ar103469.html
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    Took me a second to figure that out before I went through and read the instructions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    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.
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    Snowing?, better not drive a formula 1 racing car with slicks then ;)
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    Quote Originally Posted by PA5COR View Post
    Snowing?, better not drive a formula 1 racing car with slicks then ;)
    The only thing I'm driving lately is my 4WD Jeep.
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    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 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.
    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]
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    Quote Originally Posted by W5GA View Post
    Now compare with an AA/TF at full song.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel
    Good. Now lets see you make a hairpin turn.
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by W5GA View Post
    Now compare with an AA/TF at full song.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel
    Good. Now lets see you make a hairpin turn.
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    Quote Originally Posted by w2amr View Post
    Good. Now lets see you make a hairpin turn.
    Lay it on the table, and I will. :)
    Quote Originally Posted by w2amr View Post
    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.
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  10. 01-28-2011, 04:06 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by W5GA View Post
    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.
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