310 MPH and Street Legal
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wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 04:10 last edited by
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wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 17:04 last edited by
Wow! Manual transmission. Removing his hand from the steering wheel to shift into the final gear at 260MPH.
Balls of steel.
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wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 17:25 last edited by
Wow, that bump when he hit 310 could've been a disaster. Love how he ended on an unpaved path.
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wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 18:14 last edited by Doctor Phibes
That is freaking nuts - the car doesn't seem to have any wings at all, so there's no downforce, meaning that compared to an F1 car it's going to be really unstable, but it's pretty much 100mph faster than a race car goes and the wings would presumably slow it down in a straight line
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wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 18:19 last edited by
The VAB in the background is cool.
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Wow! Manual transmission. Removing his hand from the steering wheel to shift into the final gear at 260MPH.
Balls of steel.
wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 21:55 last edited by@mark said in 310 MPH and Street Legal:
Wow! Manual transmission. Removing his hand from the steering wheel to shift into the final gear at 260MPH.
Balls of steel.
He didn’t even do it quickly, his hand was resting there for 3 seconds or so…
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That is freaking nuts - the car doesn't seem to have any wings at all, so there's no downforce, meaning that compared to an F1 car it's going to be really unstable, but it's pretty much 100mph faster than a race car goes and the wings would presumably slow it down in a straight line
wrote on 16 Dec 2022, 21:56 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in 310 MPH and Street Legal:
That is freaking nuts - the car doesn't seem to have any wings at all, so there's no downforce, meaning that compared to an F1 car it's going to be really unstable, but it's pretty much 100mph faster than a race car goes and the wings would presumably slow it down in a straight line
Even in a straight line I would expect it to need more downward pressure…
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wrote on 17 Dec 2022, 16:42 last edited by
Did they time his 1/4 mile?
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wrote on 17 Dec 2022, 18:10 last edited by
Well, I certainly hope they checked his mpg. I'm not sure, but I bet it was horrible.