F1 v. production

**cstpeter** · 08-14-2007 12:19 AM

This is pretty fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uuwb...elated&search=

**AndyGwis** · 08-14-2007 01:02 AM

That is pretty cool. When you see 33 cars going 200, you don't have any perspective to tell how fast they are really going. When they are going up against those two, you can tell for sure.

**Danny Tse** · 08-14-2007 03:49 AM

Yeah, but how many MPG is that F1 car getting? :D

That clip is way cool

**jdhdiggs** · 08-14-2007 08:21 AM

F1 cars are amazing, I'm waiting for the first upside down track. There's a video out there with a rolls royce, a porsche 911, a ferrarri something and an F1 car that's very similar to that one

**shack** · 08-14-2007 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Danny Tse

Yeah, but how many MPG is that F1 car getting? :D

And I can just imagine in the 5 mph bumper crash test how much the damage will cost to repair....carbon fiber isn't cheap!

**audiobliss** · 08-14-2007 09:44 AM

Hahaha, that's pretty awesome. The best part was right there in the last turn when he flew by them. Looked like the other cars were standing still, and the sound of that F1 car....mmmmm....

**F1nut** · 08-14-2007 07:37 PM

I've seen a similiar demo in person. WOW!!!

Silverti · 08-14-2007 07:38 PM

F1 street car = Honda S2000 :)

**Face** · 08-15-2007 01:43 AM

Originally Posted by Silverti

F1 street car = Honda S2000 :)

It may handle like a go cart, but they're slow.

Silverti · 08-15-2007 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by Face

It may handle like a go cart, but they're slow.

I've had a lot of pretty fast cars. The S2000 can post a solid 14.0 quarter if driven right. My Sti could post a 12.9 but to tell you the truth, at that speed you can’t really tell the difference all that much. I used to track my S2000 with the top down as seen here:

But that’s all strait line talk. The S2000 isn’t slow on a track at all. It can dominate a lot of cars that can easily best it in a straight line (take a Mustang for example).

And since we are talking F1, we aint talking strait line :P

I took my S2000 to the track pretty early after it came out. I was at a BMW track day. I had a 70 year old instructor drive with me. This guy took his cart out in the race class bracket in between our brackets. Took the guy around PIR and he started jabbering like a 17 year old in excitment. Asked me if it had a V8. I told him it was a 4 banger, he was shocked. We finished up and he told me that he had been racing cars and instructing for 40 years and it was the best feeling car he had ever been in.

**Bill Ayotte** · 08-15-2007 03:12 AM

I would really like to drive a Lotus Exige....Another case of not so fast straight, but will run around a track like it is on rails....

**petrym** · 08-15-2007 03:24 AM

Follow-up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgzAsAiWlW8&NR=1
Yes, F1 KICKS!

**shack** · 08-15-2007 08:20 AM

The S2000 is a nice car but to compare it to F1 is like saying a Mooney Acclaim is the consumer version of a SR-71 Blackbird. NOT EVEN CLOSE!

**audiobliss** · 08-15-2007 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by shack

The S2000 is a nice car but to compare it to F1 is like saying a Mooney Acclaim is the consumer version of a SR-71 Blackbird. NOT EVEN CLOSE!

Amen!

**ND13** · 08-15-2007 09:42 AM

The problem with the S2000 is that it produces VERY VERY little torque below 5500 rpms. So in order for one to get it to perform up to it's abilities, you'd have to drive it like a madman. Redline was over 9000 rpms, iirc. When driven like that, it could produce low 5 sec 0-60 times....not slow by any means, but if driven like most cars, it was a slug. 240 hp out of a normally aspirated 2.0 liter(120 hp/liter)4 banger is quite an accomplishment, but not a very practical engine for everyday street use, as Honda found out. Gotta love that V-Tec....or not.

I'd like to put one of those engines in a lightweight chassis to run some road courses.

**heiney9** · 08-15-2007 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Silverti

I've had a lot of pretty fast cars. The S2000 can post a solid 14.0 quarter if driven right. My Sti could post a 12.9 but to tell you the truth, at that speed you can’t really tell the difference all that much. I used to track my S2000 with the top down as seen here:

But that’s all strait line talk. The S2000 isn’t slow on a track at all. It can dominate a lot of cars that can easily best it in a straight line (take a Mustang for example).

And since we are talking F1, we aint talking strait line :P

I took my S2000 to the track pretty early after it came out. I was at a BMW track day. I had a 70 year old instructor drive with me. This guy took his cart out in the race class bracket in between our brackets. Took the guy around PIR and he started jabbering like a 17 year old in excitment. Asked me if it had a V8. I told him it was a 4 banger, he was shocked. We finished up and he told me that he had been racing cars and instructing for 40 years and it was the best feeling car he had ever been in.

hmmmm....he thought a regular street car (Honda) with a convertible top had a 10K redline and sounds like a sewing machine had a V8? Says a little for his credibility as a car guy for 40 years. There is no mistaking a V-Tech engine for even a small displacement V8.

The S2000 is a really nice sports car, but the best he'd ever driven

. Put your butt in a Lotus Elise or Exige and I'd bet it would run circles around the S2000 which is still a great sports car.

H9

**GaryZ06** · 08-15-2007 03:46 PM

Massive torque....especially down low is very important....427 ci

**MikeC78** · 08-15-2007 03:48 PM

I agree!:) Nice pic BTW!

**audiobliss** · 08-15-2007 04:10 PM

:drool:

**Face** · 08-15-2007 04:17 PM

Speaking of torque...

**GaryZ06** · 08-15-2007 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Face

Speaking of torque...

Killer....Here is my former C5 Z06 launching

**audiobliss** · 08-15-2007 04:51 PM

And where's the pic of the CURRENT Z06 launching??

**GaryZ06** · 08-15-2007 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by audiobliss

And where's the pic of the CURRENT Z06 launching??

None yet...to hot outside...This coming winter I will have some:D

**jflail2** · 08-15-2007 05:02 PM

Nice ride Gary!

Silverti · 08-15-2007 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by heiney9

hmmmm....he thought a regular street car (Honda) with a convertible top had a 10K redline and sounds like a sewing machine had a V8? Says a little for his credibility as a car guy for 40 years. There is no mistaking a V-Tech engine for even a small displacement V8.

The S2000 is a really nice sports car, but the best he'd ever driven

. Put your butt in a Lotus Elise or Exige and I'd bet it would run circles around the S2000 which is still a great sports car.

H9

Isn’t "V-TECH" a wireless telephone brand???

**GaryZ06** · 08-15-2007 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by jflail2

Nice ride Gary!

Thank you:D

Silverti · 08-15-2007 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by shack

The S2000 is a nice car but to compare it to F1 is like saying a Mooney Acclaim is the consumer version of a SR-71 Blackbird. NOT EVEN CLOSE!

A whole lot of car enthusiasts just rolled over in their graves on this comment.

**audiobliss** · 08-15-2007 05:18 PM

If so, then they died mistaken!

Silverti · 08-15-2007 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by audiobliss

If so, then they died mistaken!

You know Hondas in F1 right?

**audiobliss** · 08-15-2007 05:35 PM

And Toyota's in Nascar. What's that have to do with the price of beans? :p

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