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BAR-Honda breaks 400kph - unofficially
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wow, so I'm wondering is this the fastest piston driven car? Or is there something else that will go faster still....
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Nice. I really didn't think it'd get past 255MPH though. These things aren't built for all out raw speed. Wow! 
Mr. Anderson said:
Um No
They have a little over 160mph to go
EDIT: what's up with hyperlinking nowhttp://www.ugofadini.com/lsrwdnew.html
Mr. Anderson said:
Dragsters are faster.
Still massively impressive though as Mad Jew says, considering they ain't designed for balls out straight line top speed.
I wonder what an IRL car could do in the same conditions? or whether an F1 car truly is the fastest single seat, open wheel race car even in a straight line?
russed said:
this years one.
russed said:
no, V10.
russed said:
I seem to recall reading that they were using specially designed wings to ensure the stability of the car at those speeds.
Alternatively, they could just be running it the lowest wing setting possible on conventional wings, I can't be sure.
russed said:
BAR test driver Alan van der Merwe.
so is there still a point in going to bonneville?
wasn't the purpose to break the 400 Kph barrier?
wasn't the purpose to break the 400 Kph barrier?
What an impressively small aero package on that car!
257 is pretty nice, but can they squeeze another 40+mph out of it and break 300?
Still, 257 is faster than most drag racers (other than the Top Fuels), and this car can go around corners too!
I suspect that an F1 car is faster than an IRL car even in top speed, since the IRL car is heavier and has less power.
257 is pretty nice, but can they squeeze another 40+mph out of it and break 300?
Still, 257 is faster than most drag racers (other than the Top Fuels), and this car can go around corners too!
I suspect that an F1 car is faster than an IRL car even in top speed, since the IRL car is heavier and has less power.
Lord Blackadder said:
My old pug 405 diesel used to smoke like that at 27mph! (only usually when going up hills, oh, and I never did manage to get it to go 272Mph, shame really, it was well nippy for overtaking)