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delanvital · October 24, 2008, 10:53:23 AM

Quote from: Doorman;248475You're a man of many talents. Drive around where?

Can't you see? Close to cliff edges with towers made from stone :bleh:

Aquilifer · October 24, 2008, 03:13:36 PM

Quote from: delanvital;248515Can't you see? Close to cliff edges with towers made from stone :bleh:

That's a lighthouse. And yeah, I have made few Thelma and Louise stunts at the cliff.

Quote from: Doorman;248475Drive around where?

http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=24161

Doorman · October 24, 2008, 03:34:03 PM

Ah! I remember now.

Snokio · October 25, 2008, 06:37:35 PM

anyone seen the teaser for the new TG? looks like they finally get the Buggati on the TG runway...i mean track

But don't forget that going 250mph is not 'THAT' difficult, they did it in the 1930's with auto union V16 (type C?) so can it go round corners fast, well, some people in the exclusive club already know the awnser

Aquilifer · October 26, 2008, 12:10:16 PM

Quote from: Snokio;248664But don't forget that going 250mph is not 'THAT' difficult, they did it in the 1930's with auto union V16 (type C?) so can it go round corners fast, well, some people in the exclusive club already know the awnser

Yes, true.

At least at that time there were different classes: A,B,C... restricting the engine sizes. Also different records were for different distances, like 1km, 5miles, 10km,...100km, etc. Auto Union and Mercedes were fighting hard in the classes B, C and D before the war.

The cars were at first slightly modified versions of the race cars they used in GP races (kind of F1 of the time). Around early 30s and in the smaller classes the record attempts were often done at the AVUS track in Berlin, but bigger classses needed more straight and basicly done on autobahns and Frankfurt-Heidelberg (closed of course) being the common one.

The first time over 400km/h (and over 250 miles/h) was Rosemeyer in B class Auto Union (6.0 liters) in October 1937 (1km @ 406.321km/h -252.476mph)

That was beaten by Caracciola on January 1938 in B class Mercedes, setting records to 1km - 432.693km/h (268.863 mph) and 1mile - 432.361 km/h (268.657 mph). This is still the fastest speed recorded on a public road (2 way average, flying).

Auto Union had designed a revolutionary body for their B class record car, which used ground effect (!!) for the first time and 40 years before everyone else. It had wind tunnels under the car sucking it towards the ground. If their design was ahead of time, maybe their construction wasn't quite to the task - Rosemayer was killed in a crash when the car left the road, hit a stone distance marker and blown to parts flying hundreds of meters cutting trees on the way. There is a memorial on the sight still today.

Before the WW2 start the A class WR was around 595km/h (c 370mph) in 1km.

TE_owner · November 30, 2008, 07:01:33 PM

:taz::crying::taz:but its not as good as the new zonda. oh btw my other cod4 name is killzone177

Snokio · December 01, 2008, 03:50:56 PM

Quote from: Aquilifer;248698Before the WW2 start the A class WR was around 595km/h (c 370mph) in 1km.

Who was driving the A class? it's all very impressive and interesting!

Quote from: TE_owner;253155:taz::crying::taz:but its not as good as the new zonda.

Did you see how the Bugatti was driven? Lets just say he was extremerly careful with it around that track, although it still did better than I expected!

delankster · December 03, 2008, 07:41:53 AM

Quote from: Snokio;253252Did you see how the Bugatti was driven? Lets just say he was extremerly careful with it around that track, although it still did better than I expected!

Me Thinks he was under strict orders not to dink it !