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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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Do you guys want to hear a sad thing? As you may know of, the typical F1 racing car and the Saleen S7 are the only cars that CAN, CAN, CAN go upside down once fast enough. I found somewhere that all the F1 needs is 100 mph. Now, considering that I have SEEN this done by an F1 on the Speed channal (thats right, NATIONAL TELEVISION!) and last time I checked they arent media twits that lie through thier teeth, and yet I get laughed by people to my face saying its "impossible" or "you cant create that much down force". Who has been passing out the stupid pills again? Would someone please help me find some detailed information on this? A video would be even better. I have a $100 bet on this and Im so confident that I will win it, since I have seen the damn video of this a car doing it before. I am just annoyed and frustrated on how people can be stupid and not think logically. You'd think, We will be going to mars in a few years and we have yet to have a car that can drive upside down? Give me a break!
 
Old Jun 3, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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http://www.usgpindy.com/news/story.php?story_id=629

not exactly what you were asking for...but it explains the concept and says it is possible in an F1.
 
Old Jun 4, 2005 | 08:08 AM
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yea, but the key word of that is "possible" and they will use that against me. Thanks for trying to help though.
 
Old Jun 4, 2005 | 10:42 AM
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http://www.motorsport.com/magazine/f...l&D=2002-05-20

not a video but more backing to your claim.
 
Old Jun 4, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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http://www.f1nutter.com/contents/faq.php

more proof to the theory, unfortunately kinda shoots your claim out of the water since they say no one has tried it yet. maybe what you a saw was a computer generation.
 
Old Jun 4, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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physics dictate that its possible, i mean airplanes fly, so the only problem is:

where are you going to find an upside-down road, especially one where you can get up to 88.8 err, 100 mph at?


of course, if there is such a road out there, i'm totally going to wal-mart and buying 10 of those apc wings so i can drive my civic on it!
 
Old Jun 4, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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I saw it done with an F1 car. It was on some professional track in europe. It had a HUGE long tunnel on the track. The guy goes in, goes up the side of the wall, and drives upsie down for about 4 seconds, then goes back down because he was running out of tunnel.
 
Old Jun 4, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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You forget the 1982 Ford LTD from MIB. That car can do it.
 
Old Jun 4, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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I saw it done with an F1 car. It was on some professional track in europe. It had a HUGE long tunnel on the track. The guy goes in, goes up the side of the wall, and drives upsie down for about 4 seconds, then goes back down because he was running out of tunnel.
for some reason when you said 'running out of tunnel' a picture of a $500000 car flipping upside down and landing and flying everywhere came into my mind.....
 
Old Jun 4, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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remi im searching for the multiple videos of what your trying to prove.....gimme a few
 



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