RE: 'Desert spec' Bloodhound LSR revealed
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Mr LegendInHisOwnLunchtime 
in a past lifetime you were kind enough to give me (don't tell em my name Pike) a private showing around this monster
I don't normally 'grey out' with info. overload around cars but with all the design/engineering volume knobs turned up to 11 I sort of lost my mental processing capacity
Needed a quiet little moment with myself to gather my thoughts when while sitting in the cockpit I saw this
I'm following this with great interest and it's a real shame you're not reporting from the desert
in a past lifetime you were kind enough to give me (don't tell em my name Pike) a private showing around this monsterI don't normally 'grey out' with info. overload around cars but with all the design/engineering volume knobs turned up to 11 I sort of lost my mental processing capacity
Needed a quiet little moment with myself to gather my thoughts when while sitting in the cockpit I saw this
I'm following this with great interest and it's a real shame you're not reporting from the desert
thelostboy said:
Galveston said:
Have you watched the onboard videos from Thrust SSC? It was hugely unstable. Andy Green's ludicrous ability was all that kept it vaguely on track.
Recognise that I may open a can of worms here, but you really think he has "ludicrous ability"?It may be cynical, but surely he was initially drafted into speed records because it's great PR - he was a wing commander in the RAF.
And yes, he is used to high speed and you would like to think have better than average reaction time, but all the video footage shows of Thrust SSC is him gently sawing at the wheel. That's nothing compared to the control of snap oversteer that youngsters are reacting to in single seaters every race weekend.
Not knocking the guy, I just don't understand and happy to be enlightened. For me, the pat on the back is the willingness to be a guinea pig, and not really about ability.
That and his massive titanium love nuggets.
A lot of weirdly negative comments on this thread. Having followed the project from the off, seen what they're trying to do and how/why they're doing I'm really surprised. One of the main aims of the project at the start was to engage with schools and colleges to try and get kids interested in engineering.
Jimbo89 said:
thelostboy said:
Galveston said:
Have you watched the onboard videos from Thrust SSC? It was hugely unstable. Andy Green's ludicrous ability was all that kept it vaguely on track.
Recognise that I may open a can of worms here, but you really think he has "ludicrous ability"?It may be cynical, but surely he was initially drafted into speed records because it's great PR - he was a wing commander in the RAF.
And yes, he is used to high speed and you would like to think have better than average reaction time, but all the video footage shows of Thrust SSC is him gently sawing at the wheel. That's nothing compared to the control of snap oversteer that youngsters are reacting to in single seaters every race weekend.
Not knocking the guy, I just don't understand and happy to be enlightened. For me, the pat on the back is the willingness to be a guinea pig, and not really about ability.
That and his massive titanium love nuggets.
A lot of weirdly negative comments on this thread. Having followed the project from the off, seen what they're trying to do and how/why they're doing I'm really surprised. One of the main aims of the project at the start was to engage with schools and colleges to try and get kids interested in engineering.
Good luck to the whole team, past and present.
Added: link to ThrustSSC site where it talks briefly about the selection process. http://www.thrustssc.com/thrustssc/Press_Pack/cast...
Edited by romac on Monday 28th October 17:24
oilit said:
AlpinaB5s said:
The Rolex dial is probably linked to lots of sponsorship dosh rather than pure functional need.....
My thoughts - bet there is more money in fancy watches than classic speedometers and rev counters 
9 miles a minute is a bit over 500 mph.
9 miles is about 13,500 metres.
Wheel circumference is, say, 2.5 metres so wheels turning at about 5,000 rpm.
Double the speed to 1,000 mph and that's a lot of rpm!
Mind you, a train wheel is spinning one hell of a speed at 186mph and has to do it for hours on end.
9 miles is about 13,500 metres.
Wheel circumference is, say, 2.5 metres so wheels turning at about 5,000 rpm.
Double the speed to 1,000 mph and that's a lot of rpm!
Mind you, a train wheel is spinning one hell of a speed at 186mph and has to do it for hours on end.
rockin said:
9 miles a minute is a bit over 500 mph.
9 miles is about 13,500 metres.
Wheel circumference is, say, 2.5 metres so wheels turning at about 5,000 rpm.
Double the speed to 1,000 mph and that's a lot of rpm!
Mind you, a train wheel is spinning one hell of a speed at 186mph and has to do it for hours on end.
design speed it just over 10000rpm9 miles is about 13,500 metres.
Wheel circumference is, say, 2.5 metres so wheels turning at about 5,000 rpm.
Double the speed to 1,000 mph and that's a lot of rpm!
Mind you, a train wheel is spinning one hell of a speed at 186mph and has to do it for hours on end.
V41LEY said:
I thought there was more movement on the steering wheel that I expected and AG had to make some relatively big inputs to keep on track. Might be less forgiving the faster they go ?
There were quite high crosswinds that day, coupled with a barn door of a fin makes the car want to weather cock to face the wind. Was 100% expected, we predicted it years ago.V41LEY said:
I thought there was more movement on the steering wheel that I expected and AG had to make some relatively big inputs to keep on track. Might be less forgiving the faster they go ?
I suspect it will be the opposite and the faster they go the more the aero will come into its own.V41LEY said:
I thought there was more movement on the steering wheel that I expected and AG had to make some relatively big inputs to keep on track. Might be less forgiving the faster they go ?
If you see the onboard footage from Thrust SSC when that ran, the steering inputs at near record speeds where similarly large. I know that was rear wheel steer so maybe the system was set up to be deliberately slow, but I can't imagine having a super fast and hyper sensitive steering system is what you want at several hundreds of miles per hour.
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