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Back in the saddle again
 
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It's a dragster, not a drift car!

Pure Genius.

I've got to give it to him though, he almost had it.


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Old 08-10-2021, 05:42 PM
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Too much grip.
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Having played around with dragster dimensioned cars via modding for sims I'm not surprised by that result.

Next he needs to try the Nurburgring.
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Having played around with dragster dimensioned cars via modding for sims I'm not surprised by that result.

Next he needs to try the Nurburgring.
He should start with a slalom, skidpad or maybe a couple of autocrosses.
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Needs training wheels
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"Minor understeer"
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Needs training wheels
More like outriggers.
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Needed less Castor
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Needed less Castor
needs less loose nut behind the wheel.
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And wearing only a tee-shirt...What could go wrong? Oh yeah, the car tipped over.
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And wearing only a tee-shirt...What could go wrong? Oh yeah, the car tipped over.
Frankly, he was pretty lucky. It could have been worse.
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seems a lot of hold my beer is going on
having a dragster with the crazy acceleration in a small arena with people around it to me seems VERY risky.. not wearing any fireproof overall just adds to that..
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Well, it hooked up nicely.

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He needs a lot less traction, and a lot shorter wheelbase, and some brains.
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That's about the same wheelbase as a modern F1 car so that should have worked.
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that's about the same wheelbase as a modern f1 car so that should have worked.
roflmao!
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Old 08-11-2021, 06:15 AM
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First there are chicken fights, and now this, man o man....Im all for sneezing dogs..
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Backing that thing up must be quite the challenge.
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Needs more cowbell...



...for the co'boy in the seat.

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