HighwayUFO
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All photo's taken with the droid.
Took a road trip, and lookie where I ended up.
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All photo's taken with the droid.
HighwayUFO
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Yes. Yes I did. It was scary as hell til 130, then everything just kinda smoothed out.
Say Chi Sin Lo
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??? Wouldn't the opposite happen? Explain please.
HighwayUFO
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It's the surface. It's hard to explain, but if you were to go to the Salt Flats currently, you would understand what I mean. There are little bumps and ruts all over the place. At a slower speed, they are more prevalent. Once the MS3 hit 130, there was enough air flow under and over the car, that the attitude of the car created a skim effect, thus making the car seem to float over the surface. The big difference with our cars at speed and streamliners at speed is the ambient wind co-efficient.
Streamliners have a rougher ride due to the fact that they are going so fast, they are getting buffering from cutting through the air, and are purely downforce driven, very similar to a fighter jet before and after the sound barrier.
There is no way to really describe it, rather than to live it.
Streamliners have a rougher ride due to the fact that they are going so fast, they are getting buffering from cutting through the air, and are purely downforce driven, very similar to a fighter jet before and after the sound barrier.
There is no way to really describe it, rather than to live it.
Say Chi Sin Lo
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Alright I'll take your word for it, because that sounded like jibberish to me, no offense
oaklandopen
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Id be too nervous to try, especially when its not asphalt. Although I don't really know what that surface is like
The other thing is wind. If there are any strong winds, or even gusts, id be wayyyy to nervous
Overall that is pretty cool
The other thing is wind. If there are any strong winds, or even gusts, id be wayyyy to nervous
Overall that is pretty cool
HighwayUFO
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Yeah, it's hard to explain. The salt underfoot feels solid to walk on, but dig your heel in and like nothing it just crumbles and leaves a gouge. Now imagine vehicle weight leaving ruts. I was spinning tires on a mostly stock MS3 without issue in 4th gear. Search around for interviews with the drivers. Most all of them say in their streamliners, well, any high powered car, that traction usually doesn't come around til over 200.
It's just an amazing place. No speed limits, no one to tell you to slow down. You decide when to lift. You decide everything. It truly is the Mecca for all automotive, even if you are the only one around. It's breathtaking.
It's just an amazing place. No speed limits, no one to tell you to slow down. You decide when to lift. You decide everything. It truly is the Mecca for all automotive, even if you are the only one around. It's breathtaking.
oaklandopen
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Is there a good car wash with underbody spraying close by? Lol
HighwayUFO
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Yeah, mother nature provided me one about 45 minutes later.
Atta boy!
So hard to resist pushing the car to waaay illegal speeds on the road. I just got mine about 3 months ago and I haven't had a chance to get it on a track. I live in the NE so the Salt Flats are out for me.
My thoughts rowing through the gears:
1st, Woohoo! Lets have some *Shift*
2nd, Hmmm, this gear is really power limited? *Shift*
3rd, AWESOMMMMMMMME! *Shift*
4th, Ugh 70 already?!?! *Shift*
6th, Dammit, might as well save gas in cruise.
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