Most liked posts in thread: Just how Fast is F1?

I had seen the first 2, but that third one is a killer.

WOW........now I really want a ride in a two seater F1 !

 

Here's another...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnuQS2-7Ezk]YouTube - F1 Ferrari Car vs Fiat Vs Ferrari Car[/ame]

 

Curious why the rest of the cars don't use the F1 line through there.

 

When I worked the F1 race in Phoenix, those cars were going 0-100 and back to 0 again in under 6 seconds. That was over 20 years ago (bigger engines, tires and wings). They are insanely quick. They could go up through 6 gears in just a couple of seconds.

The perception level of the drivers was way above average, as well. Instead of showing a blue flag, I was told by one of the European workers to just hold out my hand with the number of cars behind them (had my orange Nomex gloves on). The drivers were nodding at me as the zipped past.

It was a great thing to be a part of, fo sho.

 

wow - nice bit of info!

Thanks,

p.s. Lived in Dunwoody 11/91 - 8/00

 

Those F1 cars looked like they were glued to the track. In one shot, the F1 driver was rocking the wheel back and forth in the turn, but the car did not seem react violently to it as I would have thought. Why is this?

Jim

 

I bet it wouldn't have done a whole lot for drivers' life expectancy.

 

I don't think they would have gotten to much faster than today, although the cornering speeds would be much higher.

 

An interesting bit of info came out recently relative to what y'all are talking about. Test runs of Indy Cars were being done @ Texas Motor Speed Way with the drivers hooked up to physiologic telemetry and due to very high speeds on embanked turns(read high G forces);the drivers were found to be browning/blacking out:eek6:. So............I guess that speed limits will be established as the Track Physician felt that it wouldn't be a good idea to have unconscious drivers @> 200mph flying into crowded stands:frown2:.

Jason

 

Read in I think a popular science magazine a few years back when they did an article on that same subject. They concluded that if left to their own devices with no imposed limitations that the cars would be now/then capable of going well over 300mph with enough downforce and ground effects that they could run upside down if the track turned over......

Men in Black? Lol

 

In Phoenix, they missed welding one of the manhole covers down... Prost's ground effects were pulling up so hard it yanked it up and it did a number on the bottom of his car.

So, yeah, I totally believe that.

 

No, man. You are confused. That's from that stupid Stalone movie, Driven, where they were racing down the streets in their cars to resolve the younger driver's angst caused by a way too hot girlfriend who wasn't willing to commit.

 

...... another hot girl not willing to commit.

Got her phone number!!!

 

Does anyone get Popular Mechanics? This month they have the dynamics of a Top Fuel quarter mile run.......:eek6: Wish I can post it somehow? Just as crazy are the videos here, It would be the same as a F1 compared to a Top Fueler

 

So she sucked the manhole cover out? :confused5:

 

Up and out. You should have seen her in the Markie Mark's remake of the Monkey movie. Sooo hot!!! :ihih:

 

Liptastic!!!

 

Driven was so horribly bad, too. Even Stallone should have been ashamed.

Almost as good as that one with Mick Jagger where the Atlantic - supposed to be an Indy car - hits the bridge at Road Atlanta... HORRIBLE.

But seriously, Prost DID have to run his backup car for that event. And it was from a manhole cover, not a man-eater.