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That’s just about 3 G’s in acceleration……. They built a vacuum pressure system on the thing that nearly doubles the down force on the wheels.
Zoom-zoom.
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Damn slow ass woman drivers.
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Obey lawful commands. Video interactions. Hold bad cops accountable. Problem solved. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ Member #547 Join date 3/09/2001
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Check this video out...it has to do with miniature robots solving mazes as quickly as possible autonomously. However, towards the end they have a segment on speed advances made by, essentially, sucking the car to the ground.
Interesting stuff all around.
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Them's the Hermans for you
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Oh yeah, those mini and micro robo-mice are just crazy.
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Done at Drag strips every weekend if the faster cars show up and I’m not talking Top Fuel.
Originally Posted By: slumlord people that text all day get on my nerves just knowing that people are out there with that ability,....just makes me wanna punch myself in the balls
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Done at Drag strips every weekend if the faster cars show up and I’m not talking Top Fuel.
But one does it with 50 gallons of fuel and two $5,000 tires, the other one with three 9 volt batteries, lol.
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A bit of Schwyzertüütsch in it
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Glad it wasn’t just me.
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Done at Drag strips every weekend if the faster cars show up and I’m not talking Top Fuel.
But one does it with 50 gallons of fuel and two $5,000 tires, the other one with three 9 volt batteries, lol.
Read again. Not TOP FUEL.
Weekend racers without sponsors have cars that quick.
I like anything highly technical and mechanical. I didn’t mean to sound like it was inconsequential but hardly worthy of earth shattering.
Originally Posted By: slumlord people that text all day get on my nerves just knowing that people are out there with that ability,....just makes me wanna punch myself in the balls
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"Car" and driver weighed in at around 400 pounds. Still impressive to get a go cart to be that quick. Clyde
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They've made similar progress in Somalia.
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They weren't German.
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Done at Drag strips every weekend if the faster cars show up and I’m not talking Top Fuel.
But one does it with 50 gallons of fuel and two $5,000 tires, the other one with three 9 volt batteries, lol.
Read again. Not TOP FUEL.
Weekend racers without sponsors have cars that quick.
I like anything highly technical and mechanical. I didn’t mean to sound like it was inconsequential but hardly worthy of earth shattering.
fair enough.
But they could probably shave off another tenth if they wound the rubber band a little tighter....
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