The Future of Drag Racing? Count Me In!
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I thought this looked fantastic, I like how the tyres squeal when the car lifts up after initial acceleration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ukLgsGEzs&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ukLgsGEzs&fea...
I appreciate electric vehicles from a technological and engineering perspective. But I'm afraid drag racing is about more than that to me, and it just misses the point without the noise. And I'll guarantee you that the spectators won't come flooding in through the gates to watch electric cars racing...
If there was ever a sport that suits electric vehicles it's drag racing.
We should be embracing this not saying count me out!
Nobody complains about the lack of noise from rocket cars / bikes do they?????????????
Clinging on to outdated massive old fashioned engines and technology is a sure fire way to kill the sport.
Off to electrocute myself now I've had that rant
Edited by Bayracing on Thursday 9th February 00:56
Bayracing said:
If there was ever a sport that suits electric vehicles it's drag racing.
We should be embracing this not saying count me out!
Nobody complains about the lack of noise from rocket cars / bikes do they?????????????
Clinging on to outdated massive old fashioned engines and technology is a sure fire way to kill the sport.
Off to electrocute myself now I've had that rant
Vanishing Point sounded pretty noisy We should be embracing this not saying count me out!
Nobody complains about the lack of noise from rocket cars / bikes do they?????????????
Clinging on to outdated massive old fashioned engines and technology is a sure fire way to kill the sport.
Off to electrocute myself now I've had that rant
Edited by Bayracing on Thursday 9th February 00:56
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkLV_kaTWGU
Fair play getting the electric dragster to run that quickly, but for me you can't beat a bit of noise
It's impressive yes, but part of drag racing is the sensory overload/explosion. Raw noise and the explosive feel is just as important to the overall spectacle as going fast. How do you tune it anyway? Go faster by adding more batteries and turn up the flux capacitor 
Plus electric cars are not the answer to future transport anyway.
Plus electric cars are not the answer to future transport anyway.
Edited by MotorPsycho on Thursday 9th February 07:55
Bayracing said:
If there was ever a sport that suits electric vehicles it's drag racing.
We should be embracing this not saying count me out!
Nobody complains about the lack of noise from rocket cars / bikes do they?????????????
Clinging on to outdated massive old fashioned engines and technology is a sure fire way to kill the sport.
Off to electrocute myself now I've had that rant
Do we have a huge demand for an electronic class? No, not at the moment. We should be embracing this not saying count me out!
Nobody complains about the lack of noise from rocket cars / bikes do they?????????????
Clinging on to outdated massive old fashioned engines and technology is a sure fire way to kill the sport.
Off to electrocute myself now I've had that rant
Edited by Bayracing on Thursday 9th February 00:56
When there is demand then a class will appear, until then you are stuck with "outdated massive old fashioned engines and technology".
Bayracing said:
If there was ever a sport that suits electric vehicles it's drag racing.
We should be embracing this not saying count me out!
Nobody complains about the lack of noise from rocket cars / bikes do they?????????????
Clinging on to outdated massive old fashioned engines and technology is a sure fire way to kill the sport.
Off to electrocute myself now I've had that rant
Uh? engines killing the sport?We should be embracing this not saying count me out!
Nobody complains about the lack of noise from rocket cars / bikes do they?????????????
Clinging on to outdated massive old fashioned engines and technology is a sure fire way to kill the sport.
Off to electrocute myself now I've had that rant
Edited by Bayracing on Thursday 9th February 00:56
You jest surely....
I think there is general admiration for the technological achievement of building a battery powered 7 second car but yeah I agree about the sound. Can you imagine going to an airshow with gliders rather than afterburning jets?
If oil becomes a sparse commodity what will become of drag racing?
If oil becomes a sparse commodity what will become of drag racing?
Bisonhead said:
I think there is general admiration for the technological achievement of building a battery powered 7 second car but yeah I agree about the sound. Can you imagine going to an airshow with gliders rather than afterburning jets?
If oil becomes a sparse commodity what will become of drag racing?
I do admire the innovation and the novelty, but as a sport and skill contest - erm, no. If oil becomes a sparse commodity what will become of drag racing?
Working in the petrochemicals industry I'd say oil is highly unlikely to become a sparse commodity in our lifetimes.
firewalker said:
Bisonhead said:
I think there is general admiration for the technological achievement of building a battery powered 7 second car but yeah I agree about the sound. Can you imagine going to an airshow with gliders rather than afterburning jets?
If oil becomes a sparse commodity what will become of drag racing?
I do admire the innovation and the novelty, but as a sport and skill contest - erm, no. If oil becomes a sparse commodity what will become of drag racing?
Working in the petrochemicals industry I'd say oil is highly unlikely to become a sparse commodity in our lifetimes.
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