Schumacher to race jet fighter...

[xsaravtr]

ananova said:

Schumacher to race fighter jet in his Ferrari Michael Schumacher is set to try and beat a fighter jet plane in his Ferrari. The race, which will take place on December 11, has been arranged by Italian defence minister Antonio Martino. It will see the Formula 1 champion competing against a Eurofighter plane at the Grossetto air base in Tuscany. The plane will be flown by trained astronaut Maurizio Chelli in races over distances of 500, 1,000 and 1,500 metres. Bild newspaper writes there have only been two races between a car and a plane in the past. In 1931Tazio Nuvolari lost a race in his Alfa Romeo 2300 against a Caproni 100 plane. But in 1981, Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari was more than a second faster than a Starfighter jet over 1,000 metres. Story filed: 11:07 Thursday 6th November 2003

[FourWheelDrift]

500, 1000, 1500 meters. I'm guessing this wil be from a standing start on the ground like all of the other "Races". Yes, jet aircraft often conduct all of their work on the ground, trundling up to their targets, never taking the air where they work best.

If it's in the air against the Ferrari on the ground Schumacher has no hope.

[stooz]

never been done? didnt VBH do it on top gear once?

[whatever]

Top gear magazine have done it, Tornado vs Cerb 4.2

[rich 36]

Thought i posted this in another dimension but here goes again; if its in line with La stigs attempt off an aircraft carrier, then i'm in

[AJLintern]

They had that stunt plane flying round the circuit on Top Gear against a Radical (I think). The plane had to pull up and bank to make the tight turns but it still won!

[wolosp]

whatever said:

Top gear magazine have done it, Tornado vs Cerb 4.2

I think it was Tiff Needell, and something in the back of my mind says it might have been a Jaguar (plane) against Tiff in a Jag XJ220 - Tiff got away first, but at about 80mph the other Jag nearly blew him away!

[Nacnud]

I've got a clip of an F1 v an F18 over the full length of the runway. F1 won by a good margin.

Can't tell whose F1 it is, but it's not a Fezza....

[williamp]

And back in the 1980's the Group C Aston Nimrod raced an RAF Nimrod- and won!

[fix it]

been done in states top fuel funny car agains plane whats the point!!! I saw him fly it at Silverstone and it din,t handle to good it the air, but landing was even worse at least the Redarrows can take off after they land now chicken run start at both ends
(plane gets off ground or car takes to grass) much more fun would pay good money to see that

[cazzo]

Sunday 16th November - Loris Capirossi’s (240 BHP) Ducati Desmosedici GP bike racing against an F104 Starfighter.

story at:

www.ducati.com/racing/index.jhtml

[colinc01]

Cerb 4.2 against tornado, did not win over quater mile lost out by 2 seconds however the jet raf took all armourments off for the run after they watched the cerb in practise,