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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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Default Pistonheads do the Ring in the GTR

Found this to be a really interesting article

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=20923
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 11:59 PM
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So as an F1 car is 600Kg and has 1000Kg of downforce in a fast corner, therefore a 1600Kg road car is just as good?

Somebody should explain physics to that bloke.
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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Well you can resolve horizontal forces independently of the vertical forces
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 02:05 AM
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Not interested in any of that - the car does the talking!

I was more intrigued by the in car footage and comments from the Ringmesiter
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 03:43 AM
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I'll be looking at the videos later.
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 04:11 AM
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just ****ing buy one. for ****s sake.
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 04:24 AM
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I keep having dreams about it

SLowly coming to the conclusion that driving fun is the important factor. And I reckon there are more fun things for the road, despite how damn quick the GTR is. They both say on that video that the car can really only be put to the test on the track, and to me it's not a track car. Some further thinking to be done...
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 04:29 AM
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i would tell you how good i think mine is.

but you wouldnt believe me.


lets just say,i dont want to drive the s any more.which is bad really.
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 04:50 AM
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 04:55 AM
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i will give you a spin one day doxie woxie.


today upset me when i took the boy to shitsea.

did my usual slowly up to 6k in 3rd then booted it.


nothing seemed to happen?


i have been ruined.
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