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Re: Wanna Go Fast Day 1
Seriously I think we need that for our a motto on t-shirts at the next 1/2 mile run.
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Chester, Virginia
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Re: Wanna Go Fast Day 1
Let he who has never screwed up please step forward. What happened is understandable and will be some kind of good learning experience for you, Paul. I've screw up racing sailboats in front of Dennis Connors and his crew if you want serious embarrassment! Sounds like you've already healed and the car will get fixed.
One of the reasons I have not remarried after losing my long time wife five years ago is that women don't come with instruction manuals and they often can't be fixed when they break. Your Phoenix can be fixed! Must have been a heck of a fraction of time knowing you were going off and slamming the brakes. Glad you are okay. Lance |
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Re: Wanna Go Fast Day 1
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Re: Wanna Go Fast Day 1
Lance,
We figured its about a football field/sec. 150mph = 220ft/sec. |
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Your math may be right. However a football field is 360' long the end zones are counted. |
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Re: Wanna Go Fast Day 1
I agree...I figured for my car the day I ran 140 mph or so I was going 205 fps or 2/3'ds of a football field every second and if you only had 2400 feet left then any delay chews up the asphalt as Paul found out. I know that the trees out in the country were going by mighty fast and I didn't take my eyes off the road other than one glance when the speedo rolled up through the 130's and kept going until I let off. 2.3 mile straight stretch with no cross roads, homes, traffic.
Most of us figure a football field to be the playing surface of 100 yards but you can use either as reference....either way anything from 130-140 mph on up is hauling the mail and stopping becomes every bit as important as starting and getting up to speed. Paul was not alone and there was a GTR who braked and zagged left after the traps off into the field too and ended up minus the front clip but could run the next day. Last edited by LancePearson; 06-10-2013 at 09:24 PM. |
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Re: Wanna Go Fast Day 1
For those who ran 150 about how long did it take you to stop or did you use the whole remaining post traps runway and time it to do that?
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I know I'm short but it sounds impressive. Feels that way anyway.  Lance, At the end of the run I put it in neutral. The Z06 brakes did the rest.. Really didn't need to stand on them. Last edited by XfireZ51; 06-10-2013 at 09:45 PM. |
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I think so, as long as I remember to put gas in the car on the way to the track.....there you go paul, we all have our moments 
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Re: Wanna Go Fast Day 1
Here's a pretty well done comp vid. Bob's Callaway there several times. Brief shot of my car in line from rear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVlJ3WhUCXU |
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