Whipples and TT are slow, this is what you need for the Texas Mile
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fjpikul
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Mullet
FORD GT OWNER
Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
Soooooo, if one has to replace the tires AND wheels on a Veyron every "X" number of miles, or "Y" number of 200 mph+ runs, I assume BOTH are replaced after EACH RUN made by this thing??????!!!
eek:eek :willy
...Pocket's yellow stripe would definately disqualify him from piloting that ride!
eek:eek :willy...Pocket's yellow stripe would definately disqualify him from piloting that ride!
Cyclenirvana
GT Owner
AZGT
GT Owner
Silverbullitt
GT Owner
From the look of the flame coming out the back he only got into it a few times to get what he did. I guess a crazier driver could up the record at will.
Where is one of John Force's obsolete funny cars with different gears? A death wish waiting to happen.
Where is one of John Force's obsolete funny cars with different gears? A death wish waiting to happen.
Indy GT
Yea, I got one...too
I was going to make the same observation Silverbullit made. The driver (if that was who the video interviewed) overstated his (or the car drivers) actual actions. The clouds of white "smoke" at the starting line for staging were typical jet car show effects. Dump fuel into the afterburner (AB) except do not engage the ignition source except occasionally to give the big bursts of flame/sound. Sounds and looks cool.
Really for the first half of the run it looked rather unremarkable. Even slow to me. The driver did sporatically engage a lit AB toward the end of the run but it did not appear to be on for any continuous amount of time. The functionng AB is evident in the video when you see the ball of flame out the back of the engine. Otherwise just plane old regular thrust from the engine.
No question the car is fast and the mile speed speaks for itself. But just think if he had the AB on continuously for the last half or even last one-quarter of the mile. Probably would have taken off.....
Really for the first half of the run it looked rather unremarkable. Even slow to me. The driver did sporatically engage a lit AB toward the end of the run but it did not appear to be on for any continuous amount of time. The functionng AB is evident in the video when you see the ball of flame out the back of the engine. Otherwise just plane old regular thrust from the engine.
No question the car is fast and the mile speed speaks for itself. But just think if he had the AB on continuously for the last half or even last one-quarter of the mile. Probably would have taken off.....
PL510*Jeff
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Empty Pockets
ex-GT Owner
...or come apart! or BOTH! And I'm bettin' that's why the 'burner wasn't on continually.
'May also have had something to do with the limited shutdown area/stopping room.