Motors Veyron loses crown

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  1. Veles

    Veles DUR HUR

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    I thought Thrust SSC was British built?

    EDIT: I'm right, SSC in thrust SSC stands for SuperSonic Car
     
    Veles, 17 Sep 2007
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  2. The_Beast

    The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ

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    I'm saying if they took out everything that wasn't needed it would hold the speed record

    less weight = faster car
     
    The_Beast, 17 Sep 2007
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  3. Colonel Sanders

    Colonel Sanders Minimodder

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    doh - misread the last post. Plz delete this. . .



    . . . . .Post count ++
     
    Colonel Sanders, 18 Sep 2007
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  4. wharrad

    wharrad What's a Dremel?

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    True, although (and I'm just guessing) at 250+ MPH the drag factor is more important than weight...
     
    wharrad, 18 Sep 2007
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  5. relix

    relix Minimodder

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    You forgot the rumor that the designer of the gearbox got a depression trying to design the gearbox.
     
    relix, 18 Sep 2007
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  6. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    ^ The gearbox in the Veyron was designed (and built!) at Ricardo, just outside of Leamington Spa. I had the fortune of looking around, seeing the gearboxes being assembled and tested. They're absolutely huge, and the double clutch system works really well. :)
     
    oasked, 18 Sep 2007
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  7. Amon

    Amon inch-perfect

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    The pursuit of the production car top speed record is rather juvenile. If it continues, we'll eventually end up with cars that are impossibly short, wide, and long in an attempt to reduce drag and road friction that will look like much like this:
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    Amon, 18 Sep 2007
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  8. The_Beast

    The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ

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    that looks like a turd :D :hehe: ;) :thumb: :lol:
     
    The_Beast, 18 Sep 2007
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  9. jaguarking11

    jaguarking11 Peterbilt-strong

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    FYI: SSC = Shelby Super Car.

    Also for the guy who said the Henesy viper is not a corner carver, then you need to look at it hard. Henesy does not just up the HP it tunes the suspension as well. They were meant to be auto x cars.
     
    jaguarking11, 20 Sep 2007
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