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^Now we know why Sauber F1 has financial troubles and desperately needed pay drivers.

Kiril Varbanov wrote:https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/553165964855234560

https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/553165757107163136

now THAT is an awesome machine

Check out the sleek aero on this ol' warbird from 70 years back, even down to the finely faired exhaust pipes..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfPOVWOIL8M

Rollie Free heading towards 150.3mph on a Vincent in 1948. Notice that the Speedo emphasizes ellipses. Completely nutters.



edit: added date

Speedo?
I cant even see a tacho..

He had to have been fairly confident in his mount, certainly.. ..good effort that..

Well, driving like that requires big balls, but not too big!

BMW E21 Alpina Aero Fuel Record car



Marotti Trike

Kiril Varbanov wrote:https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/553165964855234560

https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/553165757107163136

The Wraith has been a long time coming. It's expected to crush records in UK hillclimbing.

xpensive wrote:The 1980 Brabham BT49, running with front wing positive lift to balance the enormous ground-effect from the venturis;

http://www.crankandpiston.com/brain/med ... ies-16.jpg

Positive lift? OK, if you say so. Positive lift creates drag, you know?

Pierce89 wrote:

xpensive wrote:The 1980 Brabham BT49, running with front wing positive lift to balance the enormous ground-effect from the venturis;

http://www.crankandpiston.com/brain/med ... ies-16.jpg

Positive lift? OK, if you say so. Positive lift creates drag, you know?

My understanding is that the positive angle of attack on the front wing was intended to force more air into the tunnels creating a net increase in downforce. It wasn't to "balance" the ground effects but to enhance it. During the CART era, Indycars running ovals had little more than flow conditioners instead of front wings whose purpose was to force more air into the tunnels.

Chevrolet Chaparral 2X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufruRqS ... e=youtu.be


Laser propulsion! Inspired from wing suit! Sadly only in Gran Turismo :p

hpras wrote:Rollie Free heading towards 150.3mph on a Vincent in 1948. Notice that the Speedo emphasizes ellipses. Completely nutters.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/e ... rd_run.jpg

Priceless.
The helmet must be purely for improving aero me guess, considering the rest of his protective clothing...

ArgyrisB wrote:http://news.boldride.com/wp-content/upl ... 370559.jpg

Chevrolet Chaparral 2X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufruRqS ... e=youtu.be


Laser propulsion! Inspired from wing suit! Sadly only in Gran Turismo :p

despite it being an interesting machine,

let's keep it to real-life machinery and not 'fantasy' studies. Otherwise you can start including the delorean etc. aswell.

151 mpg "car"