Randomness

[ZedLeg]

Someone on the track prep team would've got a slap on the wrist for that. They must've messed something up for both cars to blow the tyres off like that. Nice driving for no one to hit anything though, must've been their most exciting 6 second passes ever

[DaveE]

What I loved about that dragster footage is at the end, there's a shot from a helicopter (or drone)

I've never seen that angle before, and it gives a great sense of the speed/acceleration

I tried to find more such footage of a proper run, but haven't turned anything up yet

[ZedLeg]

Yeah, it really shows how the guy in the right lane hit 217 by the end when the other guy was only doing 170ish.

[DeskJockey]

The tyre deformation when they floor the accelerator is just mindbogglingly crazy. Yes I know they're fat soft tyres but still.

Reminded me of a video I saw where they did a slo-mo of the tyre from the side. On launch the inner part turned something like a quarter turn before the outer caught up and started rotating. The forces involved are silly!

[nuttinnew]

This ties in with the weather and boot stripe threads nicely;

[nuttinnew]

[Beany]

That seems like a lot of work when you could just disconnect the doorbell.

[mik]

Is that a brick, or a smaller version of @Rich B ’s roofbox?

[Jimmy Choo]

The tyre deformation when they floor the accelerator is just mindbogglingly crazy. Yes I know they're fat soft tyres but still.

Reminded me of a video I saw where they did a slo-mo of the tyre from the side. On launch the inner part turned something like a quarter turn before the outer caught up and started rotating. The forces involved are silly!

The physics of those wrinkle wall tyres is crazy.

[Mito Man]

Inspired by scrotums.

[Rich B]

Is that a brick, or a smaller version of @Rich B ’s roofbox?

Rich B's brothers roof box...

[GG.]

Inspired by scrotums.

As long as you don't get reverse inspiration. Not advisable to try to see what torsional force you can withstand

[ZedLeg]

You don’t use the same technique to increase thrust?

[nuttinnew]

That seems like a lot of work when you could just disconnect the doorbell.

How many months would it take you to do that?



Yes, dashcam footage, but this clip's quite balletic;

[mik]

[nuttinnew]

^ He's an excellent character, I like the one where he reports from a prison
Also, the news update snippets on screen

[nuttinnew]

[nuttinnew]

[John]

That donkey is amazing

[nuttinnew]

Re Hayle, TIL about Rick Rescorla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rescorla