nascar test by car and driver mag
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Car and driver mag tested Michael Waltrips no 55 Toyota ,
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high...
358ci 5861cc pushrod v8
850bhp 550lb ft
0 to 60 mph 3.0
0 to 100mph 5.5
0 to 140mph 9.4
1/4 of a mile 10.4 @ 147 mph
weight 3497lbs
wonder how fast an outlaw car is. 850bhp plus and weight around 1350lbs
seen them race omg out of control.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high...
358ci 5861cc pushrod v8
850bhp 550lb ft
0 to 60 mph 3.0
0 to 100mph 5.5
0 to 140mph 9.4
1/4 of a mile 10.4 @ 147 mph
weight 3497lbs
wonder how fast an outlaw car is. 850bhp plus and weight around 1350lbs
seen them race omg out of control.
Not Ideal said:
Good article - thanks for that
Ive been watching Nascar recently on Sunday evenings (as theres nothing else on while Top Gear is off air) and im still undecided on it. The tactics and closeness of the racing appeal but i just dont dream/lust to drive one of those cars.
My son raced one in the scca series - said it was awesome. Don't knock it until youv'e tried it!Ive been watching Nascar recently on Sunday evenings (as theres nothing else on while Top Gear is off air) and im still undecided on it. The tactics and closeness of the racing appeal but i just dont dream/lust to drive one of those cars.
The World of Outlaws is a pair of dirt racing series. They are both mental!
One being Sprint Cars (direct drive 900bhp V8's, open wheel, really really mad!), the other being "Late Model".
You have to remember that in the 'States, people cut their teeth, and indeed race the whole of their "careers" on dirt ovals, either in local track series, or tours like the World of Outlaws, or the Southern AllStars.
As for wanting to drive a NASCAR (or similar), it's different. Very different. Not everyone takes to it, I've seen a British GT runner-up looking decidedly "peaky" after a passenger ride around Rockingham (UK) during his Rookie Training - which he bailed out of because he "found he didn't have an affinity with it"....
The cars are agricultural, but responsive to setup, they are heavy, but powerful, and on a road course man they're fun!! (but you have to remember the brake limitations due to the weight!)
We, in Europe, been pampered in our blinkered attitude that racing is on road courses with modern state of the art machines, when the real fun and entertainment is in these flame spitting behemoths that people love to see and hear.
If you ever feel like a ride around a high speed oval, then have a look at the Rockingham.co.uk website, they do oval passenger rides in one of their ASCAR's (460bhp, 1200Kg - top speed in race trim is just under 180, reached after Turn 3 before braking to 140ish for Turn4, average lap speed in race trim 150mph, 36seconds, 1.5miles)
Oh yes, and take some ear plugs. The passenger sits on the outside, that's near the wall, and the car doesn't have a great deal of silencing with the exhaust exit just behind the passenger - pointing at the wall.
One being Sprint Cars (direct drive 900bhp V8's, open wheel, really really mad!), the other being "Late Model".
You have to remember that in the 'States, people cut their teeth, and indeed race the whole of their "careers" on dirt ovals, either in local track series, or tours like the World of Outlaws, or the Southern AllStars.
As for wanting to drive a NASCAR (or similar), it's different. Very different. Not everyone takes to it, I've seen a British GT runner-up looking decidedly "peaky" after a passenger ride around Rockingham (UK) during his Rookie Training - which he bailed out of because he "found he didn't have an affinity with it"....
The cars are agricultural, but responsive to setup, they are heavy, but powerful, and on a road course man they're fun!! (but you have to remember the brake limitations due to the weight!)
We, in Europe, been pampered in our blinkered attitude that racing is on road courses with modern state of the art machines, when the real fun and entertainment is in these flame spitting behemoths that people love to see and hear.
If you ever feel like a ride around a high speed oval, then have a look at the Rockingham.co.uk website, they do oval passenger rides in one of their ASCAR's (460bhp, 1200Kg - top speed in race trim is just under 180, reached after Turn 3 before braking to 140ish for Turn4, average lap speed in race trim 150mph, 36seconds, 1.5miles)
Oh yes, and take some ear plugs. The passenger sits on the outside, that's near the wall, and the car doesn't have a great deal of silencing with the exhaust exit just behind the passenger - pointing at the wall.
thunderbelmont said:
The World of Outlaws is a pair of dirt racing series. They are both mental!
One being Sprint Cars (direct drive 900bhp V8's, open wheel, really really mad!), the other being "Late Model".
You have to remember that in the 'States, people cut their teeth, and indeed race the whole of their "careers" on dirt ovals, either in local track series, or tours like the World of Outlaws, or the Southern AllStars.
As for wanting to drive a NASCAR (or similar), it's different. Very different. Not everyone takes to it, I've seen a British GT runner-up looking decidedly "peaky" after a passenger ride around Rockingham (UK) during his Rookie Training - which he bailed out of because he "found he didn't have an affinity with it"....
The cars are agricultural, but responsive to setup, they are heavy, but powerful, and on a road course man they're fun!! (but you have to remember the brake limitations due to the weight!)
We, in Europe, been pampered in our blinkered attitude that racing is on road courses with modern state of the art machines, when the real fun and entertainment is in these flame spitting behemoths that people love to see and hear.
If you ever feel like a ride around a high speed oval, then have a look at the Rockingham.co.uk website, they do oval passenger rides in one of their ASCAR's (460bhp, 1200Kg - top speed in race trim is just under 180, reached after Turn 3 before braking to 140ish for Turn4, average lap speed in race trim 150mph, 36seconds, 1.5miles)
Oh yes, and take some ear plugs. The passenger sits on the outside, that's near the wall, and the car doesn't have a great deal of silencing with the exhaust exit just behind the passenger - pointing at the wall.
How much is this passenger run mate?One being Sprint Cars (direct drive 900bhp V8's, open wheel, really really mad!), the other being "Late Model".
You have to remember that in the 'States, people cut their teeth, and indeed race the whole of their "careers" on dirt ovals, either in local track series, or tours like the World of Outlaws, or the Southern AllStars.
As for wanting to drive a NASCAR (or similar), it's different. Very different. Not everyone takes to it, I've seen a British GT runner-up looking decidedly "peaky" after a passenger ride around Rockingham (UK) during his Rookie Training - which he bailed out of because he "found he didn't have an affinity with it"....
The cars are agricultural, but responsive to setup, they are heavy, but powerful, and on a road course man they're fun!! (but you have to remember the brake limitations due to the weight!)
We, in Europe, been pampered in our blinkered attitude that racing is on road courses with modern state of the art machines, when the real fun and entertainment is in these flame spitting behemoths that people love to see and hear.
If you ever feel like a ride around a high speed oval, then have a look at the Rockingham.co.uk website, they do oval passenger rides in one of their ASCAR's (460bhp, 1200Kg - top speed in race trim is just under 180, reached after Turn 3 before braking to 140ish for Turn4, average lap speed in race trim 150mph, 36seconds, 1.5miles)
Oh yes, and take some ear plugs. The passenger sits on the outside, that's near the wall, and the car doesn't have a great deal of silencing with the exhaust exit just behind the passenger - pointing at the wall.
http://www.racing-school.co.uk/driving/ovalcar.asp
£50 at current rates.
When you book, make sure you tell that you want to ride in the ASCAR, not the Pickup. Though if it rains on the day you go, they'll use the Pickup as the ASCAR doesn't have wets, and it's not safe to run in "dry spec" on a wet oval.
£50 at current rates.
When you book, make sure you tell that you want to ride in the ASCAR, not the Pickup. Though if it rains on the day you go, they'll use the Pickup as the ASCAR doesn't have wets, and it's not safe to run in "dry spec" on a wet oval.
thunderbelmont said:
http://www.racing-school.co.uk/driving/ovalcar.asp
£50 at current rates.
When you book, make sure you tell that you want to ride in the ASCAR, not the Pickup. Though if it rains on the day you go, they'll use the Pickup as the ASCAR doesn't have wets, and it's not safe to run in "dry spec" on a wet oval.
cheers.£50 at current rates.
When you book, make sure you tell that you want to ride in the ASCAR, not the Pickup. Though if it rains on the day you go, they'll use the Pickup as the ASCAR doesn't have wets, and it's not safe to run in "dry spec" on a wet oval.
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