Posted on 03/05/2021 6:39:31 AM PST by Eddie01
1972 Schwinn Stingray
Thanks for that memory!
I drove forklift, great fun, but for the heat and cold. But the money was excellent! Once we got rid of the losers, it was way better!
Nothing in my world can replace the sight, sound, feel, or exhilaration of a race car. NOTHING.
Outlaw Golf Racing Series.
When its last fan gets escorted out of the stands for not being politically-correct *enough*.
Cars just got too fast and danger with cars flying into the spectators.
I think Indy is limited to about 230 and Daytona about 200.
The insurance companies have a big say.
Of course with today’s technology Indy does 230 with a puny 2.2 liter engine on 20psi of turbo boost.
Those were already light in the ass end. Wonder what the axle weight ratio is now?
“Introduce betting?”
There has never been a race track built where betting did not occur.
“ Autonomous too? A tech race. Musk should start something like that.”
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Yeh, EV’s will have to be a class of its on. Say what you want; but electric motors deliver almost instant power/ torque. They’ll be almost impossible to beat in drag races. And, on the oval they will be able to sling shot out of the turns leaving gas fueled cars in the dust. Downside, will be distance traveled between battery swaps. Will be a trade off of distance vs weight I think.
No restrictor plates!
I remember a couple years ago Musk showed up at the Nurburgring and set some fast times for one lap but found out those chubby Teslas are really hard on the tires
True, but that’s Europe for you - all the smart ones left 300 years ago.
Just beam the power directly to the receiving unit on the vehicle, each power beam synched to the individual racer.
Of course, the sweeping power beams would cook anything they passed through....
Technical details still have to be worked out.
Slot car racing was fun
Cook bratwursts and hot dogs for the concessions during the periods between charging!
“They tried turbine cars in the Indy 500 but people didn’t like them because the lacked the noise. By the way, the turbine cars were also faster.”
You don’t understand NASCAR.
Some call it noise we call it music
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