My buddy and I got to do the "drive an open wheel car experience" as a Christmas present from our wives. It was pretty neat, but to me felt rather slow. The cars topped out at 120mph (rev limited) and in a car like that, which is well under anything near it's limit, was to me very uneventful.
My brother in law did the Indycar experience at the Brickyard. 3 laps (limited to 3rd gear) at 160 MPH. It was very pricey but an experience of a life time. He too said it didn't feel all that fast because of how well the car handled.
Thx for posting- could almost smell the exhaust fumes!
The 1600 F ford is a fun car - and more than enough pwr-2-weight to get one into trouble around a track. I did a Skip Barber day with my son at Road America- it was a blast.
@PWRRYD said:
My brother in law did the Indycar experience at the Brickyard. 3 laps (limited to 3rd gear) at 160 MPH. It was very pricey but an experience of a life time. He too said it didn't feel all that fast because of how well the car handled.
Ours was Kentucky Speadway. Funny we got a certificate stating we did "160mph" Not sure how they determine that as your rev limited, you go the same speed all the way around the track. Knowing the length of the track and timing the cars going around, no way they could be going any faster than 120mph.
The sensation of speed can be determined by various factors, such as the size and type of car, engine noise, proximity to the ground etc.
I can be doing 50km/h - the legal limit on most suburban roads in Melbourne - in our MX-5 (Miata) with the roof down and it feels fast; the same speed in our CX-30 is just wafting along. The Formula Ford was noisy, close to the ground and had really stiff suspension so it felt very quick indeed. Great fun and, like my flying lessons, a Christmas present from my wife.
The way our open wheel Formula racing series used to be administered, the next step up from Formula Ford was Formula 5000, a huge step in power, driveability and speed. In the days when you could talk to people instead of their PR machines, drivers I talked to told me that the F5000s were brutal cars, but thrilling to drive. And to keep doing it at 75?!
@PWRRYD said:
36 MPH bare footing behind a ski boat feels like 100 MPH!
Not to bring you back to yesterday's post, but since I'm actually old... a friend of mine tore his shoulder up bare-footing, and when he told the Dr how he injured himself, the Dr looked at him and asked 'so Bro, how old are you?'
@PWRRYD said:
36 MPH bare footing behind a ski boat feels like 100 MPH!
Anything around 40mph and the water turns from liquid to solid. We always saved barefooting till late in the day because when we crashed, it hurt so bad the day was pretty much over.
Loved skiing at Chestnut Mountain with a new girlfriend. So many choices based on her skill. Is that place still open? Would be a great place to teach my kids how to ski.
It seems our dog really doesn't like the MLS noise in ARTA. The first one was on the woofer and made him growl quietly. When I switched to the tweeter, he jumped off the couch and started barking and growling at the speaker on the stand!
@Tom_S said:
It seems our dog really doesn't like the MLS noise in ARTA. The first one was on the woofer and made him growl quietly. When I switched to the tweeter, he jumped off the couch and started barking and growling at the speaker on the stand!
It was widely believed that The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper" LP run out contained an ultrasonic sound which only dogs could hear. This would be impossible, wouldn't it, as LPs and stereo systems could only reproduce sound up to about 18,000Hz anyway?
In any case, our dogs have never reacted to or had a problem with that album.
Like most other great players, he's modest about his abilities and seems like a genuinely nice person. Also, Rick's a great interviewer who knows his stuff.
There was an interview with Jimi Hendrix where the interviewer asked him 'what it felt like to be the best guitarist in the world'. "I don't know", he replied, "ask Rory Gallagher".
I must be the only one who doesn't really care for PF. I do appreciate the sonic aspects, but I could never get into the actual music. But I feel like that about a lot of music, even the current Indy-Folk stuff.
Interesting to learn that Bose just bought the McIntosh Group. I had read just last week that at least two of the bigger groups were looking to sell off some of their well known brands. Sad to think Pioneer may go the way of other iconic brands of the past - being sold to some off-shore company just to use the logo to sell some dirt cheap crap.
Just heard about that yesterday too. Can't say they led on about any of that while I was there. Guess shit canning us saved them enough money to make that deal happen. Hope that move helps the rich get richer.🙄
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Hell yeah! Velocity stacks and mechanical injection🤘🏼
My buddy and I got to do the "drive an open wheel car experience" as a Christmas present from our wives. It was pretty neat, but to me felt rather slow. The cars topped out at 120mph (rev limited) and in a car like that, which is well under anything near it's limit, was to me very uneventful.
My brother in law did the Indycar experience at the Brickyard. 3 laps (limited to 3rd gear) at 160 MPH. It was very pricey but an experience of a life time. He too said it didn't feel all that fast because of how well the car handled.
Thx for posting- could almost smell the exhaust fumes!
The 1600 F ford is a fun car - and more than enough pwr-2-weight to get one into trouble around a track. I did a Skip Barber day with my son at Road America- it was a blast.
Ours was Kentucky Speadway. Funny we got a certificate stating we did "160mph" Not sure how they determine that as your rev limited, you go the same speed all the way around the track. Knowing the length of the track and timing the cars going around, no way they could be going any faster than 120mph.
The sensation of speed can be determined by various factors, such as the size and type of car, engine noise, proximity to the ground etc.
I can be doing 50km/h - the legal limit on most suburban roads in Melbourne - in our MX-5 (Miata) with the roof down and it feels fast; the same speed in our CX-30 is just wafting along. The Formula Ford was noisy, close to the ground and had really stiff suspension so it felt very quick indeed. Great fun and, like my flying lessons, a Christmas present from my wife.
The way our open wheel Formula racing series used to be administered, the next step up from Formula Ford was Formula 5000, a huge step in power, driveability and speed. In the days when you could talk to people instead of their PR machines, drivers I talked to told me that the F5000s were brutal cars, but thrilling to drive. And to keep doing it at 75?!
Geoff
36 MPH bare footing behind a ski boat feels like 100 MPH!
Not to bring you back to yesterday's post, but since I'm actually old... a friend of mine tore his shoulder up bare-footing, and when he told the Dr how he injured himself, the Dr looked at him and asked 'so Bro, how old are you?'
He's still skiing, never getting old.
Anything around 40mph and the water turns from liquid to solid. We always saved barefooting till late in the day because when we crashed, it hurt so bad the day was pretty much over.
I actually broke a rib water skiing. Broke another one skiing some icy mogels in Wisconsin lol
Was scared to death to ski the back bowls at Vail. From the top it looked liked a parking lot of VW's covered in snow
Icy - sounds like what I remember of Chestnut Mountain.
Loved skiing at Chestnut Mountain with a new girlfriend. So many choices based on her skill. Is that place still open? Would be a great place to teach my kids how to ski.
I’m going to be a ski Ambassador this year at Steamboat (volunteer Sundays), so if you are heading out this way this winter- look me up.
I've been skiing on water, snow, and half pipes since I was 8. Too old for all of that now
Whoohoo! Antron Brown just won his 4th World championship in Top Fuel Dragster!
It seems our dog really doesn't like the MLS noise in ARTA. The first one was on the woofer and made him growl quietly. When I switched to the tweeter, he jumped off the couch and started barking and growling at the speaker on the stand!
Ultrasonic ringing?
My dogs would immediately head down the hallway when I pulled my measurement rig out.
My wife joins my dog…
It was widely believed that The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper" LP run out contained an ultrasonic sound which only dogs could hear. This would be impossible, wouldn't it, as LPs and stereo systems could only reproduce sound up to about 18,000Hz anyway?
In any case, our dogs have never reacted to or had a problem with that album.
Geoff
Rick Beato interviews David Gilmour, great stuff:
Geoff
David is great! I have always loved his playing and creative genious.
Like most other great players, he's modest about his abilities and seems like a genuinely nice person. Also, Rick's a great interviewer who knows his stuff.
There was an interview with Jimi Hendrix where the interviewer asked him 'what it felt like to be the best guitarist in the world'. "I don't know", he replied, "ask Rory Gallagher".
Geoff
Too bad Roger Waters is so opposite of David Gilmour. Love all their music together but Roger is just an asshole in so many ways.
I have heard it said that Pink Floyd had two vocalists. Gilmour and Gilmour's guitar.
I must be the only one who doesn't really care for PF. I do appreciate the sonic aspects, but I could never get into the actual music. But I feel like that about a lot of music, even the current Indy-Folk stuff.
Interesting to learn that Bose just bought the McIntosh Group. I had read just last week that at least two of the bigger groups were looking to sell off some of their well known brands. Sad to think Pioneer may go the way of other iconic brands of the past - being sold to some off-shore company just to use the logo to sell some dirt cheap crap.
Just heard about that yesterday too. Can't say they led on about any of that while I was there. Guess shit canning us saved them enough money to make that deal happen. Hope that move helps the rich get richer.🙄
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