15 replies to this topic

[sensible]

Saw this digged and thought you might like to see. Old but very interesting. Quite cool seeing the Mac scream past the road cars.

video

[SchumiBoy]

Ferrari version:

[Ross Stonefeld]

Clarkson (road car) v McRae (Focus WRS) v Hebert (Stewart F1)

[sensible]

Originally posted by SchumiBoy
Ferrari version:

If Schumi had been in th epunto he'd have won even if he started at the same time as the others ;)

[MarkWRX]

Originally posted by sensible

If Schumi had been in th epunto he'd have won even if he started at the same time as the others ;)

Especially if he had been given illegal traction control, a flexing floor, and stopped in the last corner to make the other cars slow down.

[Gemini]

Originally posted by Ross Stonefeld


Clarkson (road car) v McRae (Focus WRS) v Hebert (Stewart F1)

I have seen a lot of version of that exercise but this one is by FAR the best attempt

[pingu666]

wonder how a f1 car would fair against a topfuel dragster

[Orin]

Originally posted by pingu666
wonder how a f1 car would fair against a topfuel dragster

Pretty good, after the first corner.

[pingu666]

haha ;) dragster would never last a full circuit, i ment on a quarter mile ;)

[Orin]

Originally posted by pingu666
haha ;) dragster would never last a full circuit, i ment on a quarter mile ;)

Just pulling your leg.

[F1Johnny]

Originally posted by pingu666
wonder how a f1 car would fair against a topfuel dragster

A top fuel dragster reaches over 300mph in the 1/4 mile in about 3-4 seconds. The F1 car would stand no chance.

[wrighty]

Originally posted by F1Johnny


A top fuel dragster reaches over 300mph in the 1/4 mile in about 3-4 seconds. The F1 car would stand no chance.

true, but the better comparison for performance would probably be a Pro Stock , as they're on pump fuel and a single 4-barrel carb, rather than blown and nitro'd like a full on dragster.....bear in mind honda got to about 246mph (give or take) at Bonneville, but that was over a 'flying kilometre', rather than a standing start

[wingsbgone]

Here's a fun little mental video: Have ANY car go say 220mph and pass a Top Fuel dragster sitting at the start line (drag strip for traction), and let the Top Fueler take off as the car passes (at essentially TOP SPEED FOR ANY CIRCUIT CAR). After 1320 ft (1/4mile), the dragster has caught the car and is going 100mph FASTER! That's insane.

[OssieFan]

This is the same sort of comparison they do at the Australian GP each year except they use a V8 touring car instead of a Porsche.

Does anyone remember in 1993 they put a Lotus F1 car against a jet fighter or some other plane, I think it was at one of the smaller airports in Adelaide.

[Beamer]

I wonder how the result would be if you'd count in the preparation time to get the car started...

Any streetcar: Get in, put seatbelt on, turn key, drive -> apprx. 20seconds
Any race car: Wiggle your way in, fumble with the 5p seatbelts, push start button, drive -> apprx. 40 seconds
F1 car: pre-heat engine through cooling system, pre-heat oil & hydrolics, Pre-heat tires, wiggle your way in, have an engineer strap your seatbelts, Have an engineer fire up the engine, drop the car on the tarmac, drive -> apprx 10 minutes

[Frogman]

There's another Top Gear clip of a McL F1 / A55 AMG / A160, right here

Or, also very cool; McL F1 vs DTM vs SL vs C-class