Japanese Top Fuel - In the rain!
Japanese Top Fuel - In the rain!
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Flying Toilet

Original Poster:

3,621 posts

232 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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The Japanese have always been billed as fearless in motorsport but this is amazingly scary!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPd1V4bddpM&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v497KvWN2jU&fea...

In the dry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYNegfNRUrc&fea...

Team homepage: http://www.sof-racing.com/

DWphil

269 posts

232 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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Fearless ? i think stupid is a much better word.

Bikermoore

146 posts

214 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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I have just one question....Why on earth?

Still, bring 'em over to the pod. I'm sure they will be used!!

BennettRacing

729 posts

232 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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fking idiots.

Waste of a car in the hands of a bunch of tits.

No scratch that, tits are useful.

dont know

70 posts

217 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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Cool No problems there,it just proves what a bunch of wimps the Americans and Europeans are! Who else would fly a plane into a Ship without jumping out first?

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

226 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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weve all been lied to for 40+ years!


damn, you CAN run in the wet

BennettRacing

729 posts

232 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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Amazes me how it doesn’t hydraulic

N1tro

106 posts

228 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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wahay!! we can do eighth mile in the rain nowbiggrinnuts

Edited by N1tro on Sunday 8th March 17:06

dont know

70 posts

217 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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BennettRacing said:
Amazes me how it doesn’t hydraulic
Simple just call it water injection.

Plus Nothing in the rule book about not racing in the rain!

surley an opening for drag race Wets and intermeadiates

Jon C

3,214 posts

268 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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It looks like that car is on alcohol rears as well.

quarterpounder

166 posts

227 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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i seem to remember Robin Read putting in a qualifying shot in the rain at the euro finals back in the late 80's or early 90's. Nowhere as full on an attempt at a run like the one in that video though

dont know

70 posts

217 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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Barry B said:
dont know said:

Plus Nothing in the rule book about not racing in the rain!

surley an opening for drag race Wets and intermeadiates
I think when that day ever dawns, you'll have writer's cramp from filling all the incident reports out Glen ! laugh
Thats ok Barry I have plenty of paper. Much less boring than sitting round at 2 Fia meetings for 4 days in the Rain, stty British weather!

The Jap Man did have good car control did not even look like a Crash coming

snakehips

250 posts

214 months

Sunday 8th March 2009
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Yep Wev'e all said W.t.f.
Here's a thought. You Got a big potentential sponser present.The T.v people are there and your sold a bunch of tickets. (1)Sit around for 3 days bhen in the rain (2)fire the sucker up and give them somthing to talk about.

BennettRacing

729 posts

232 months

Monday 9th March 2009
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Just imagine if it got just a little out of shape, you cant even brake with wet slicks...

I have to say though he does have a nice bit of throttle control considering.

Still think they have more money than sense

Flying Toilet

Original Poster:

3,621 posts

232 months

Monday 9th March 2009
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I thought this would video would bring a few opinions out!

It is amazing that they would allow it.

What year did Pelle Lindelow and company do the Japanese tour?

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

226 months

Monday 9th March 2009
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BennettRacing said:
Just imagine if it got just a little out of shape, you cant even brake with wet slicks...

I have to say though he does have a nice bit of throttle control considering.

Still think they have more money than sense
maybe they..........wait for it.............maybe they have a...........wait for it i said


maybe they have a..........................




















YEN for it.....................



Bigmouse

197 posts

232 months

Monday 9th March 2009
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tumbleweed

Mr Gear

9,416 posts

211 months

Thursday 12th March 2009
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Barry B said:
Bunch o' to$$ers, FFS keep your bunch of f**kwits of a team in Japan !
That's nice dear. It's pretty clear that this is not a professional drag race but just a demo at some other event. They're not trying to run the numbers, they are just trying to entertain the crowd, and I think they did a reasonable job with the odds stacked against them!

veryoldfart

1,739 posts

226 months

Thursday 12th March 2009
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They are missing out


they could demo here every weekend...

NitroWars

667 posts

232 months

Thursday 12th March 2009
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Handbags at dawn?