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Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by hundreds of engineers that get paid thousands of dollars for something you bought at Pep Boys because your buddy who doesn't have a job told you it was 'better'?!?
i really like this quote
"Although Formula One regulations continue to restrict aerodynamic development, the FW27 generates enough downforce to drive upside down through the tunnel at Monaco."
thats alot of force...
nice find. more than acceleration I think the most phenomenal thing about f1 cars are the brakes.
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More amazing is the speed required to do this. I'm not sure about this year but I remember reading that Ferrari's f2004 from last year only needed 60mph to generate enough downforce to drive upside down.Originally Posted by tkavan01
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yikes! i wonder what kinda forces its putting out at 375 kph... thats gotta be a huge load on the suspension...Originally Posted by rmani
Approximately 31583 lbs, or 15 times its own weight in standard sea-level air.Originally Posted by tkavan01
I calculated that based on the 2090 lb quoted dry weight of the f2004, and I assumed that at 60mph the car makes exactly its wieght in downforce *it would need more to stay stuck to the road*, so the actual number is probably a bit higher.
Of course, you have to understand that all setups are not equal, and that "upside-down at 60mph" thing is probably based on the highest-lift setup.
With high lift comes high drag, so the car that can drive upside-down at 60mph is probably not capable of hitting a 230+mph top speed.
yep i've heard f1 cars can easily pull past 250mph except because of the hefty downforce requirements most top out around 215mph. New regulations for the upcoming year have prevented the cars from acheiving the same tremendous downforce or previous years in an effort to slow the cars and promote safety. Hence, we might see some much higher speeds on the straight-aways this year.
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Isn't it only 600kg fully loaded? (600kg < 2090lb.)Originally Posted by Gofast
Don't know if anyone saw it, but Charlie Rose (edit) interviewed Micheal Shumacher about F1 a few years ago on 60 minutes.
Micheal sort of bashed NASCAR, saying there's no way he'd do it because it's a big step down from F1
The point is, Micheal said if they set up the car to do a superspeedway oval circuit (gearing, aero, etc), they could have it doing over 300 mph!
Last edited by CirrusSR22; 02-01-2005 at 01:34 PM.
yea but nascar isn't using f1 style car... if f1's tried to race like they do in nascar you'd have those wheels popping off all over the place, a little high speed rub between two f1's can be devasting... meanwhile you got nascars rubbing each other at 190 in a turn lap after lap...Originally Posted by CirrusSR22
not that i'm a huge nascar fan, i just respect them for their style of racing...
Damn, you're right. I was looking at the wrong set of stats.Originally Posted by hammdy
Based on 600kg (1332 lbs)
31582 lbs at 375kph...still the same ratio (15 times), because dynamic pressure stays the same.
Duh, I know that, I was just pointing out how amazing it is that they could sustain over 300 mph.Originally Posted by tkavan01
i don't think they ever proved that the F1's could actually hit 300mph, even with proper gearing and such there are still aero and hp limits that would slow them down... also getting up around that speed will the tires be able to hold together? i'm sure they could but what is the upper speed rating on them?
still its crazy fast like you said
i found the article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/...in508224.shtml
"He earns this by racing the Formula One cars, which are designed a bit like jet airplanes, around the track at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour.
“If you would go for maximum speed, you would probably go beyond 500 if you wanted,” Schumacher tells Rose. "
500!? When I watched it I'm pretty sure he said 300 not 500.
Unless he means 500 KPH (310mph)
I remember that interview...that wasn't exactly what he said. He said he would never drive NASCAR because it was "too dangerous". Obviously it would be a big step down...but that is common knowledge.Originally Posted by CirrusSR22
I thought it was NASCAR as well (oops), but the quote from the interview posted above is:
One is America’s premier auto race, the Indianapolis 500. “It's a step down from Formula One,” he tells Rose. "And second, it's too dangerous.”
Damn.A Formula One car can accelerate from standstill to 200 km/h and back again in under seven seconds.
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wow
You ain't kidding. 124mph - 0 in 180ftOriginally Posted by rmani
To put that in perspective 124 mph = 181 ft/s
They were talking about downforce during one of the races where the rear wing seperated from the car. Something about the nose/tail section providing for about 2 tons of downforce at speed for each axle.
Not sure if that's true or not...
Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by hundreds of engineers that get paid thousands of dollars for something you bought at Pep Boys because your buddy who doesn't have a job told you it was 'better'?!?
Originally Posted by CirrusSR22
You really can't blame him for stating the obvious. Not only is it dangerous but the amount of driving finesse and mental exertion required to race F1 is incredible. Even the Indy 500 guys want to become F1 drivers (i.e. Montoya, DeMata), and while only a few actually achieve that goal, even fewer make the transition successfully (DeMata I heard has been demoted back to Indy league).
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Those are some sick numbers.
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