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Upside down car!? - 6/3/2005 10:57:12 AM    remington870_20ga Posts: 367 Joined: 3/17/2005 Status: offline Do you guys want to hear a sad thing? As you may know of, the typical F1 racing car and the Saleen S7 are the only cars that CAN, CAN, CAN go upside down once fast enough. I found somewhere that all the F1 needs is 100 mph. Now, considering that I have SEEN this done by an F1 on the Speed channal (thats right, NATIONAL TELEVISION!) and last time I checked they arent media twits that lie through their teeth, and yet I get laughed by people to my face saying its "impossible" or "you cant create that much down force". Who has been passing out the stupid pills again? Would someone please help me find some detailed information on this? A video would be even better. I have a $100 bet on this and Im so confident that I will win it, since I have seen the damn video of this a car doing it before. I am just annoyed and frustrated on how people can be stupid and not think logically. You'd think, We will be going to mars in a few years and we have yet to have a car that can drive upside down? Give me a break! _____________________________ Post #: 1

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/3/2005 4:10:14 PM    6thgen Posts: 569 Joined: 8/24/2004 From: Raleigh, NC Status: offline I've seen it...wild they look like the racing boats. be back in a few, hopefully with a vid. _____________________________ The car is looking for a turbine... (in reply to remington870_20ga) Post #: 2

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/3/2005 4:13:11 PM    6thgen Posts: 569 Joined: 8/24/2004 From: Raleigh, NC Status: offline Here's your hundred http://www.zx-12r.org/IncredibleStuff/fly_away_car.mpeg _____________________________ The car is looking for a turbine... (in reply to 6thgen) Post #: 3

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/3/2005 4:17:48 PM    6thgen Posts: 569 Joined: 8/24/2004 From: Raleigh, NC Status: offline $200 http://www.zx-12r.org/IncredibleStuff/215MPHWipeOut.WMV _____________________________ The car is looking for a turbine... (in reply to 6thgen) Post #: 4

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/3/2005 4:19:13 PM    6thgen Posts: 569 Joined: 8/24/2004 From: Raleigh, NC Status: offline $1000 for slo mo without drafting. "Right click and save as" http://www.zx-12r.org/IncredibleStuff/24hmans.mpeg _____________________________ The car is looking for a turbine... (in reply to 6thgen) Post #: 5

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/3/2005 7:28:31 PM    Shocker   Posts: 247 Joined: 4/17/2005 Status: offline THATS F*IN riduclous man i'm gonna try doing the accord up to pull that off hahah how many HP do u htink the car had? (in reply to 6thgen) Post #: 6

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/3/2005 9:25:19 PM    habeel Posts: 85 Joined: 5/7/2005 Status: offline i stole the links to show my friends on the kart website. very cool- seems you can go too fast! lol (in reply to Shocker) Post #: 7

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/3/2005 10:32:20 PM    Patrick Posts: 441 Joined: 3/17/2005 Status: offline ive really come to accept others supidity. (in reply to habeel) Post #: 8

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/4/2005 12:40:12 AM    WheelBrokerAng Posts: 7085 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Canton/Massillon, Ohio 44646 Status: offline MaMa Mia..that'sa not nice to fool with aerodynamics.... WheelBrokerAng _____________________________ " Prejudice Saves Time ; It Enables Us To Form Opinions Without Facts " (in reply to Patrick) Post #: 9

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/4/2005 4:57:02 PM    remington870_20ga Posts: 367 Joined: 3/17/2005 Status: offline No no no, i mean in a tunnel. Btw 6th gen, your first and last links are bad. _____________________________ (in reply to WheelBrokerAng) Post #: 10

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/4/2005 5:00:08 PM    6thgen Posts: 569 Joined: 8/24/2004 From: Raleigh, NC Status: offline Okay...I'll see what I can find...also the links still work..just have to right click them and save to play. _____________________________ The car is looking for a turbine... (in reply to remington870_20ga) Post #: 11

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/5/2005 7:52:41 PM    habeel Posts: 85 Joined: 5/7/2005 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: Patrick ive really come to accept others supidity. no matter how foolproof something is- there will always be a better idiot...... with regard to the tunnel thing.....i think i have seen it too-im positive i remember it from somewhere.. anyway, if a plane can create lift from a wing, and take off; surely a wing can also make you stay down.......common sense prevails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (in reply to Patrick) Post #: 12

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/6/2005 2:37:03 PM    6thgen Posts: 569 Joined: 8/24/2004 From: Raleigh, NC Status: offline It's simple...If the force created by air (which can be great from what nature shows Florida) is greater than the weight that gravity places on the car than...it can fly technically. Therefore it can drive upside down. This has been a Miseducation by 6thgen. Aeordynamics do no more than force air in the appropriate direction for the desired results. Up, down, out the way, etc. For cars made to drive a up to 200+ mph...The force is obviously down. Because when lift is created...you get to see the videos above. _____________________________ The car is looking for a turbine... (in reply to habeel) Post #: 13

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/6/2005 7:45:40 PM    01hondaccordlx   Posts: 34 Joined: 5/8/2005 From: friendswood, tx Status: offline all the vids worked for me, that was crazy. but cool (in reply to 6thgen) Post #: 14

RE: Upside down car!? - 6/6/2005 9:12:36 PM    habeel Posts: 85 Joined: 5/7/2005 Status: offline well since (bear with me, my physics is a little rusty) weight = mass * gravitational force if the downforce is greater than the weight it would create lift while upside down-thus making the car 'stick' to the roof of the tunnel- since gravity is a constant the lighter the car, the less downforce needed not sure if this is entirely correct; but i think you (remington) could prove that your right by a formula???? (in reply to 01hondaccordlx) Post #: 15

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