yeah but u see this is a new feature , so will be standard in all bmw's when comes out .. so i guess will apply to new ones, or else u upgrade, donno if that works that way .. but as always like ABS, the thing is introduced as add on feature so pay $$ , then becomes std, then decision to have it by default in all cars. but over all i really likes the concept of direct comm between cars in realtime and display in GPS inside to change alternatives directly
F1 , well infact i might be going to this F1 in france in june i think, dont remember the name n all, but shld be fun. summer sun, red hot cars... and ofcourse even redder and hotten french women all over :naughty:
z123_us wrote:F1 , well infact i might be going to this F1 in france in june i think, dont remember the name n all, but shld be fun. summer sun, red hot cars... and ofcourse even redder and hotten french women all over :naughty:
I think you must be talking about Magny-Cours... That's always been France's F1 venue... :)
Ah yes, the pit girls.... Don't forget your camera. :D
What about Le 24 Heurs Du Mans? That's one of the classic endurance races in the entire world... :)
yeah i guess thats the name, though i heard its not one of the worlds most wow wow circuits, but it would be fun .. with all that noise and sex and burning tires all around, yes Sir ! .. i am coming !!
the monaco grand prix is from May 18 - 22, THAT would be a happening one with all stars out there, lets see if one can drive down for 2-3 days !!!
z123_us wrote:yeah i guess thats the name, though i heard its not one of the worlds most wow wow circuits, but it would be fun .. with all that noise and sex and burning tires all around, yes Sir ! .. i am coming !!
You're what??? :hehe: :hehe:
the monaco grand prix is from May 18 - 22, THAT would be a happening one with all stars out there, lets see if one can drive down for 2-3 days !!!
Oh yes, Monaco... The most glamorous venue in all of racing... :thumbsup:
do u guys have F1 events in the US also ..
Sadly, just Indianapolis... The U.S. is dominated by redneck racing (Stock cars)... :bleh:
YES SIR I AM COMIIING ... :hehe: :hehe: with all the bhp of an enzo
yeah .. i am gonna check if i can make it to monaco somehow, and the best is that one can stay in france and drive down, and back for the night.
indianapolis ah yes! .. i forgot. i guess americans are more into the bigpower machinery kindda games in terms of cars, dirt racing n all.
i remember couple of years ago .. saw on tv, just the steering wheel of the F1 ferrari was about $75k, and that was some years ago.
last week was watching ..this program on MTV "pimp my ride" .. they gave the guy a similar deal on his steering wheel , detacheable with a click, was cool, ofcourse it was without the shit load of supercomputers stuffed in the F1 steering though !!
bmwracer wrote:
That engine can make an F1 car go from 0-100mph in about 3.5 seconds... Whew.
I do believe that the subaru sti rally car does about 0-60 in less than 3 seconds. Prolly the next fastest thing that doesnt cost a million bucks... :hehe:
I do believe that the subaru sti rally car does about 0-60 in less than 3 seconds. Prolly the next fastest thing that doesnt cost a million bucks... :hehe:
hm, i dun think the sti can go from 0-60 in less than 3 sec, its more like 4.5 sec
hm, i dun think the sti can go from 0-60 in less than 3 sec, its more like 4.5 sec
My bad...I dont really know much about the rally car, just know it was hella fast... :hehe: But then again, I wonder if the superbikes can compete with f1... :mrgreen:
felinewong wrote:You sure its 3.5 sec not bout 2.5 sec? Because thats very slow in a F1 considering how light the car is.
Well, it's gonna vary from car to car. And F1 cars have a ton of ground effects on them and that hinders acceleration... Also, they try to balance the acceleration against the amount of cornering grip....
felinewong wrote:Bikes are techniqually faster than cars in the straight, but the are A LOT slower in corners. So they are actually pretty even :naughty:
But bikes take a hella more skills hitting turns than simply turning the wheel going "in to out"... :hehe:
Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:BUT IT LOOKS SOO COOL!!.. when they're hanging off their bikes... :hehe: I dont even think there are any g's involved in making a turn on a bike.
There are some g-forces, maybe up to 1g, but not more than that. The F1 drivers probably are subjected to 1-2g just from acceleration... :sweat:
bmwracer wrote:
There are some g-forces, maybe up to 1g, but not more than that. The F1 drivers probably are subjected to 1-2g just from acceleration... :sweat:
yea, F1 are just freaking crazy, i wonder how it feels like in the driver seat during accelration :sweat:
My brother once showed me this video of a F1 racing against a fighter jet, the jet only won by like 5 meters or so :sweat:
felinewong wrote:yea, F1 are just freaking crazy, i wonder how it feels like in the driver seat during accelration :sweat:
It's probably pretty hard on the body if you're not used to it...
A lotta people think these drivers aren't athletes, but they have to be in really really good shape to handle those cornering forces for two hours straight... Incredible.
bmwracer wrote:
It's probably pretty hard on the body if you're not used to it...
A lotta people think these drivers aren't athletes, but they have to be in really really good shape to handle those cornering forces for two hours straight... Incredible.
Yep, they have to stay in tip-top shape. I mean, have you ever seen an overweight driver before? Because I haven't. :beaten:
eightysix wrote:Yep, they have to stay in tip-top shape. I mean, have you ever seen an overweight driver before? Because I haven't. :beaten:
Right.
Back in the olden days (before my time, if you can imagine that :sweat: ), the drivers were sorta chubby little guys... But their cars weren't pulling 2-4Gs... :hehe:
This writer for Road & Track wrote an article about modern day F1 cars and one of his comments was "Back in the 40's and 50's, the drivers were fat and the tires were skinny..." :hehe: :hehe:
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