Manawatu Rant n Rave

[banditrider]

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[NZsarge]

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0-300kph in 8.6 seconds is un-real! What's even more un-real I remember reading somewhere that a Bugatti Veyron is even quicker to 300kph.
It's interesting to see the costs of running a F1 car though.

[banditrider]

This is quite old now but still pretty amazing.

[banditrider]

Hmmmmmmm......

[ducatilover]

0-300kph in 8.6 seconds is un-real! What's even more un-real I remember reading somewhere that a Bugatti Veyron is even quicker to 300kph.
It's interesting to see the costs of running a F1 car though.

Nope the Veyron manages 0-300 in 14.8s, which is about the same as a 600cc supersport bike will do 225kph in

This is quite old now but still pretty amazing.

Very amazing, did you know top fuel rails/funny cars cannot run the length of an NZ track due to there not being barriers on both sides for the whole length? It's not a safety issue, it's because the amount of pressure from the exhausts is used to steer the car, when the barrier ends, they would lose control.....scary bloody things.
That also means if you did the test on the RC211V they have in that link, you'd get blown off your line and probably crash....

Hmmmmmmm......

That looks like a nice practical bike, I'll take one thanks.

[NZsarge]

Nope the Veyron manages 0-300 in 14.8s, which is about the same as a 600cc supersport bike will do 225kph in

Ah ok, maybe it was the Veyron was quicker accelerating above a certain speed... I'm sure you suss it out..

[ducatilover]

Ah ok, maybe it was the Veyron was quicker accelerating above a certain speed... I'm sure you suss it out..

It would out run it after around 340km/h, only if the F1 car was running full downforce and only if the veyron had it's spoiler down etc. I'd love to see them go side by side though! What an expensive race that'd be....use the Veyron Super Sport just for a laugh, 1200 hp

[specter]

It would out run it after around 340km/h, only if the F1 car was running full downforce and only if the veyron had it's spoiler down etc. I'd love to see them go side by side though! What an expensive race that'd be....use the Veyron Super Sport just for a laugh, 1200 hp

haha got ta love buggati. "hmmm so we made the fastest production car in the world... what shall we do know?" "hey i know lets at a few hundred hp and add a little more carbon fiber!"

[NZsarge]

It would out run it after around 340km/h, only if the F1 car was running full downforce and only if the veyron had it's spoiler down etc. I'd love to see them go side by side though! What an expensive race that'd be....use the Veyron Super Sport just for a laugh, 1200 hp

I think you'd find it'd be out running an F1 car before then due to the F1's downforce, besides 340 clicks is as near as a F1 car gets unless you remove most of the downforce and gear it up.

[ducatilover]

haha got ta love buggati. "hmmm so we made the fastest production car in the world... what shall we do know?" "hey i know lets at a few hundred hp and add a little more carbon fiber!"

just, you know, as you do....

I think you'd find it'd be out running an F1 car before then due to the F1's downforce, besides 340 clicks is as near as a F1 car gets unless you remove most of the downforce and gear it up.

I'd say you're right, I think some research may be needed here

Here we go, I'd say you'd be pretty hard pressed to trump that in a Veyron, would run out of gas before it could get ahead (May be some slight exaggeration on my behalf) http://www.bornrich.com/entry/f1-lan...aches-bonhams/

[ducatilover]

This is a far to familiar sight

Rocker cover gasket.
Pretty the rocker cover up.
Replace all the O-rings in the cooling system.
Re-tighten the manifold bolts, number three was loose
Check the oil cooler, just because.
Throw another stator at it.
Front tyre to go on, once I have the correct bit to remove the axle.

Good fun on a rainy day

[specter]

good fun eh? nearly almost bought some juicy new tires today. also found a guy who's keen to roll me a pipe to bypass my stupid big heavy cat converter.

[ducatilover]

Just smash some drain pipe in there It'll sound yummy with the micron

[specter]

Just smash some drain pipe in there It'll sound yummy with the micron

was thinking of being a touch more classy... like suzuki classy not kawazaki classy

[bogan]

suzuki classy

I'm all for ambitious moding, but that's pretty fucking ambitious dude, reckon you can pull it off?