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Does anybody actually race these? Presumably there'd be a big problem with the batteries going flat. If they don't, I don't really see the point of them - they'd be kind of pretend race-cars.
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Why would you buid a street car that can go 200 MPH? I'm not quite sure why that is even legal in the US.
But I sure would like to test one.
Why would you buid a street car that can go 200 MPH? I'm not quite sure why that is even legal in the US.
But I sure would like to test one.
Top speed on my daughter-in-law's car, Bad Kitty, is supposedly somewhere around 200mph. The only place my son has truly been able to stretch it out is on the track and then he doesn't go past 165mph or so. I don't know if anywhere in the states you can legally do it on a highway...
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If you actually want to drive that fast on a track, you need to start taking some major precautions. Try Googling 'Nordschleife accidents' - it throws up some pretty great videos.
I'm sure it would be fun for a day, but the thought of spending that much money to sit in Boston traffic doesn't really appeal.
Link to videoFF to 8:00
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If you actually want to drive that fast on a track, you need to start taking some major precautions. Try Googling 'Nordschleife accidents' - it throws up some pretty great videos.
I'm sure it would be fun for a day, but the thought of spending that much money to sit in Boston traffic doesn't really appeal.
Link to videoFF to 8:00
@Doctor-Phibes I know nothing about racing cars, particularly your own on a track like the Ring. Looking at the video you posted, and some others, it seems like they all have one thing in common: tires that aren't sticky enough.
Educate me....
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The tires are sticky enough until you go too fast round a corner
If you watch a Formula 1 race, they will typically go through 2-3 sets of tires in less than 2 hours, so they're designed to shed a lot of rubber in that time. A regular set of tires is designed to last a lot longer, so is a lot harder, and therefore provides a lot less grip. Race tires basically have to run very hot, so they're soft, and stick to the track like glue - they don't have tread unless they're designed to be used in the wet, so the contact patch (and hence the grip) is a lot bigger.
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The tires are sticky enough until you go too fast round a corner
If you watch a Formula 1 race, they will typically go through 2-3 sets of tires in less than 2 hours, so they're designed to shed a lot of rubber in that time. A regular set of tires is designed to last a lot longer, so is a lot harder, and therefore provides a lot less grip. Race tires basically have to run very hot, so they're soft, and stick to the track like glue - they don't have tread unless they're designed to be used in the wet, so the contact patch (and hence the grip) is a lot bigger.
@Doctor-Phibes I was aware of those things (no tread, the frequency of
tyretire swap out, etc). I guess my point is that the people who are trying to do crazy things on the Ring with inadequate equipment ... well, that should be predicted.Another site shows them going in the rain. FFS.
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@Doctor-Phibes I was aware of those things (no tread, the frequency of
tyretire swap out, etc). I guess my point is that the people who are trying to do crazy things on the Ring with inadequate equipment ... well, that should be predicted.Another site shows them going in the rain. FFS.
@Doctor-Phibes I was aware of those things (no tread, the frequency of
tyretire swap out, etc). I guess my point is that the people who are trying to do crazy things on the Ring with inadequate equipment ... well, that should be predicted.Another site shows them going in the rain. FFS.
You can race in the rain, but not with slicks as they aqua-plane. The absolute best F1 races are in the rain. They used to run Formula 1 at the Ring - in 1968 Jackie Stewart won a race in the wet there by a margin of over 4 minutes - driving with a broken wrist.
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Sticky tires... 200 mph... HAH!
I strap in, fire up the engine, check the climate control, and then run that thing up to 50 mph, set the cruise control, and then throw caution to the wind!!.......
Sticky tires... 200 mph... HAH!
I strap in, fire up the engine, check the climate control, and then run that thing up to 50 mph, set the cruise control, and then throw caution to the wind!!.......
Where beez de hos?
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@Doctor-Phibes I was aware of those things (no tread, the frequency of
tyretire swap out, etc). I guess my point is that the people who are trying to do crazy things on the Ring with inadequate equipment ... well, that should be predicted.Another site shows them going in the rain. FFS.
@Doctor-Phibes I was aware of those things (no tread, the frequency of
tyretire swap out, etc). I guess my point is that the people who are trying to do crazy things on the Ring with inadequate equipment ... well, that should be predicted.Breaks and suspension are also a lot different on a race car. People stick a big engine in and old clunker to make it go faster, but forget that it needs other things too.
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