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 May 24 2006, 01:59 PM
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Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 66 Joined: 24-December 03 From: South Florida Member No.: 37  |
Thought this was a bit interesting
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/23/aston-m...an-wright-bros/ Last weekend during a practice lap at Mid-Ohio Raceway the 009 Aston Martin ALMS went airborne off the track and "flew" 142 feet before landing off the track in the dirt. The track was reportedly wet and the unidentified driver lost control under braking. Fortunately his car was the only one on that part of the track at the time and it amazingly remained level during its separation with terra firma. These pics were found on the North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club (NASIOC) forum, and those guys know a lot about flying cars from watching Subies take flight in World Rally competition. One astute forum member noted that the first record of powered flight by the Wright brothers on December 17th, 1903 lasted for 120 feet and 12 seconds. We checked it out, it's true, which means the Aston beat the Wright brothers' first flight by 22 feet. |
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May 24 2006, 03:22 PM
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As fast as poor can be Group: Advanced Members Posts: 622 Joined: 25-May 04 From: Buffalo, NY Member No.: 349 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2UUunlI2Q
(im at work, so I didn't verify that link, however it is claimed to be video of that crash) |
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May 24 2006, 04:03 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 66 Joined: 24-December 03 From: South Florida Member No.: 37 |
QUOTE (rushman @ May 24 2006, 09:22 AM)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2UUunlI2Q (im at work, so I didn't verify that link, however it is claimed to be video of that crash) thats it. pretty wild |
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May 24 2006, 04:24 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 440 Joined: 25-December 03 From: Newport Beach, California Member No.: 41 |
that must have been one helluva ride! they need to make that a ride at Six Flags
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May 24 2006, 04:49 PM
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Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33 |
The link is apparently NSFW, or at least it's blocked here.
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May 24 2006, 04:51 PM
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LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179 |
QUOTE (rushman @ May 24 2006, 11:22 AM) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2UUunlI2Q (im at work, so I didn't verify that link, however it is claimed to be video of that crash) Same here, can't wait to check it out tonight. |
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May 24 2006, 05:25 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 471 Joined: 13-December 05 From: North Olmsted, OH Member No.: 1,010 |
That's wild. Pretty good take off for a car! I mean had it been turn the other way around, I think it would have had a sporting chance to make it back to england.
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May 24 2006, 05:58 PM
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Rennmeister Group: Advanced Members Posts: 781 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Mehlingen, Germany Member No.: 26 |
I didn't see no tig bitties on there , you are just getting blocked more than likely.
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May 24 2006, 06:31 PM
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Need More Afterburner Group: Moderators Posts: 809 Joined: 13-March 05 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 683 |
Youtube.com is known to have NSFW content on there so that is more than likely why it is being blocked. However, that is a great video of the crash. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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May 27 2006, 02:33 AM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
pretty wild but was expecting worse.
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May 30 2006, 08:03 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 90 Joined: 15-May 06 From: Anchorage, AK Member No.: 1,207 |
I love the stats at the end of the video.
"Pedro Lamy in Saturday practice: 142 feet" "Wright Brothers on Dec 17, 1903: 120 feet" |
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May 30 2006, 09:20 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,957 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Utah Member No.: 317 |
Note that the car flew backwards. Many cars including fbodys are shaped like a section out of a wing when going backwards. According to the Land Speed Racing communtity, a 4th gen Camaro will take off and fly pretty high if it gets spun around backwards at over 200 mph. The Land Speed Racing Association is now requiring a pop-up turbulator on the roof top to prevent this.
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May 30 2006, 11:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 439 Joined: 14-January 04 From: Texas Member No.: 128 |
Maybe we should move this to the aerdymnamics section (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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