Dlyne8r
02-15-2010, 04:35 PM
For the record NASCAR runs around 750 hp.
HowStuffWorks "What makes NASCAR engines different from street car engines?" (http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question588.htm)
True. But for what must be liability concerns, these NASCAR driving schools offer watered-down race cars that have only about 600-650 hp. At least this is what was told to my class before we took the ride of our lives. We were also told that the cars were former "Nationwide" competitors which probably have fewer ponies under the hood among other differences.
mredskins
02-15-2010, 04:40 PM
Couple of folks were throwing around hp numbers. I was not sure myself but felt like they were in 800hp range so I looked it up.
budw38
02-15-2010, 04:49 PM
How about .... 8,000 hp cars ....YouTube - NHRA Las Vegas 2007 Top Fuel Funny Car Night Qualifying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzTB0vxprgs). That is some serious HP !!
firstdown
02-15-2010, 05:11 PM
How about .... 8,000 hp cars ....YouTube - NHRA Las Vegas 2007 Top Fuel Funny Car Night Qualifying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzTB0vxprgs). That is some serious HP !!
I'd love to go for a run in one of those car with some pro driving or fly in a fighter jet.
budw38
02-15-2010, 09:53 PM
I'd love to go for a run in one of those car with some pro driving or fly in a fighter jet.
Kill two birds with one stone.................http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo1STWNnThQ It's not a fighter jet , but close .
BDBohnzie
02-16-2010, 10:54 AM
I'm a fairly casual NASCAR fan, went to Richmond a few years ago for a race. But it's fairly boring to watch a track like Daytona because it's so long. Normally I'll watch the starting 10-20 laps and the last 10-20 laps because anything and everything you need to know will be in those laps.
Nice to see McMurray win a race, nice to see Junior make a charge, and nice to see NASCAR using the three strikes method to end a race under green flag racing. However, I spent most of the afternoon flipping between watching Duval make his charge at Pebble Beach and the Winter Olympics because of the pothole issue(s).
Kill two birds with one stone.................YouTube - Truck jet Vs Plane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo1STWNnThQ) It's not a fighter jet , but close .
lol I saw that thing a few years ago at an air show in MA and it was insane
budw38
02-16-2010, 08:13 PM
lol I saw that thing a few years ago at an air show in MA and it was insane
One of my friends got some tickets to a drag race at MIR , they had a Jet Truck .... as you said INSANE !!!!