800 MPH on the Playa? (NYTimes article)

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800 MPH on the Playa? (NYTimes article)

Post by Mosin » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:37 pm

Sweet MV! :shock:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/science/21speed.html
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Post by oneeyeddick » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:40 am

It looks too much like a regular land speed record breaking jet propelled car.

The DMV will never pass it.



I'll bet it overheats trying to maintain the 5 MPH speed limit also.
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Post by cowboyangel » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:47 am

neat.
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Post by joel the ornery » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:30 am

i'd take a vacation to see that bad boy!

and drink beer with them on the playa.

that'd be fucking awesome.

what silly event over labor day?
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Post by Ugly Dougly » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:10 am

oneeyeddick wrote: The DMV will never pass it.
They would probably require an array of blinking lights.
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Post by oneeyeddick » Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:04 am

He could attach some testicles to the rear and a saddle on top.
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Post by dj_john69 » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:35 pm

Cool. This would be cool to see. If they do go through with it, i'll be there.
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Post by Isotopia » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:31 pm

800 mph? That ain't SHIT.

I beat that record running to a port-o-john after eating bad tuna one year.
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Post by madmatt » Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:29 pm

GREAT reminder why you need to pull out all those little pieces of rebar and tent stakes when you leave the playa. :shock:
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Post by Monkeypoo » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:58 pm

oneeyeddick wrote:He could attach some testicles to the rear and a saddle on top.
and a brass pole.
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Post by mdmf007 » Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:32 pm

One more reason I kick ass so much - Im on that team. thats me on the right.
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spent 2 months on playa in 2007!

www.landspeed.com
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Post by ibdave » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:06 am

mdmf007 wrote:One more reason I kick ass so much - Im on that team. thats me on the right.
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spent 2 months on playa in 2007!

www.landspeed.com
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Post by mdmf007 » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:19 pm

ibdave wrote:
mdmf007 wrote:One more reason I kick ass so much - Im on that team. thats me on the right.
Image

spent 2 months on playa in 2007!

www.landspeed.com
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Post by Toolmaker » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:42 am

ibdave wrote:
mdmf007 wrote:One more reason I kick ass so much - Im on that team. thats me on the right.
Image

spent 2 months on playa in 2007!

www.landspeed.com
The one with the back turned to us??
Yeah.. the chubbier lookin guy on the right with all that safety first gear. Someone should teach that fucker how to live "safety third" so he can go topless on the job.

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Post by theCryptofishist » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:30 am

ibdave wrote:
mdmf007 wrote:One more reason I kick ass so much - Im on that team. thats me on the right.
[img]http://www.landspeed.com/images/071015r ... 015rsr.jpg

The one with the back turned to us??
No, the one in one-quarter view. Squint and you can see his finger up his nose.
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Post by gyre » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:38 pm

One british proposal.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 928745.ece
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Post by lonestoner916 » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:58 pm

007, you ever get to ride in the car?
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Post by Sail Man » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:39 am

lonestoner916 wrote:007, you ever get to ride in the car?
Nah, they caught him putting armor all on the tires :P
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Post by AKAparttime » Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:05 am

Quote (NY times) article: "the engine is a loaner"

I wonder what the turbine blade's will like after sucking up 22 miles of playa?
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Post by mdmf007 » Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:11 pm

AKAparttime wrote:Quote (NY times) article: "the engine is a loaner"

I wonder what the turbine blade's will like after sucking up 22 miles of playa?
The fans hold up pretty well. its the aluminum wheels that take a beating, not many wheels can take 800 MPH.
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Post by penguin » Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:09 pm

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There, now safety is third :wink:
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Post by mdmf007 » Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:03 pm

penguin wrote:Image

There, now safety is third :wink:

ROFLMAO - that made my day.
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