Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated.

Go Back   Australian Ford Forums > General Topics > The Pub

The Pub For General Automotive Related Talk

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 15-08-2018, 11:29 PM   #1
aussiblue
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
Donating Member3
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 22,303
Technical Contributor: For members who share their technical expertise. - Issue reason: Has been floating around the oze tech section for a long time and is always there to give advice when people have an issue. 
Default A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

https://www.sciencealert.com/world-l...51da-365669341
__________________
regards Blue
aussiblue is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 15-08-2018, 11:33 PM   #2
aussiblue
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
Donating Member3
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 22,303
Technical Contributor: For members who share their technical expertise. - Issue reason: Has been floating around the oze tech section for a long time and is always there to give advice when people have an issue. 
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci6GYi8S-2Q

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m5crbJIJtk

and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovhMeprubc4

and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izbN6BrzNzI

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3WSYRyY2sI

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbHJkVSVe98
__________________
regards Blue

Last edited by aussiblue; 15-08-2018 at 11:51 PM.
aussiblue is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
7 users like this post:
Old 16-08-2018, 12:03 AM   #3
aussiblue
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
Donating Member3
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 22,303
Technical Contributor: For members who share their technical expertise. - Issue reason: Has been floating around the oze tech section for a long time and is always there to give advice when people have an issue. 
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

More proof that old guys and cars are still up to it.
__________________
regards Blue
aussiblue is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 16-08-2018, 09:20 AM   #4
OzJavelin
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
OzJavelin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,638
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

Nice one!

Seems nothing unusual to me though. We've gotten good at adding tech to stuff, but for brute force etc, we are way behind from the 1960s.

Sent men to lunar orbit in 1968, landed on moon in 1969 .. 2018 can't get out of low earth orbit (using 1960s Russian rockets)
SR71 introduced in 1966 capable of Mach3+ (3,500+ km/h at 80,000feet) .. not a one off "Elon Musk special", but 32 produced.
Concorde introduced 1969 capable of carrying up to 120 people at 2,200 km/h .. no modern equivalent.
1969 Dodge Daytona .. first NASCAR vehicle to break 200mph in 1970 .. this was closer to a "stock car" than almost anything racing in any professional racing series these days.

Last edited by OzJavelin; 16-08-2018 at 09:32 AM.
OzJavelin is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
4 users like this post:
Old 16-08-2018, 11:13 AM   #5
Vesper Martini
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
Vesper Martini's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Victoria
Posts: 7,864
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

The original Ford 427 engines have been replaced by two dry block nitro-fueled Hemi V8 engines that pump out double the speed – 2,500 horsepower (1,800 kW) each
__________________
______________________________
2015 Territory Titanium RWD Diesel - SOLD
2016 BMW X5 xdrive 30D Msport
Seadoo Challenger 210SE 310HP
Vesper Martini is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
2 users like this post:
Old 16-08-2018, 11:55 AM   #6
five 7
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
five 7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,504
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

https://youtu.be/dG5JndBbzZI
five 7 is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
2 users like this post:
Old 17-08-2018, 10:22 PM   #7
GASWAGON
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 5,238
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

Quote:
Originally Posted by fi7
God Damn those Hemi Engines are massive.

How's the trans and driveshaft setup in this thing!!!

And that tow trailer is one VERY Trick piece of equipment with the airbags also.

Good luck to Danny.

He will break the record soon one day hopefully???
GASWAGON is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
2 users like this post:
Old 18-08-2018, 10:03 AM   #8
GasoLane
Former BTIKD
Donating Member2
 
GasoLane's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sunny Downtown Wagga Wagga. NSW.
Posts: 53,233
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

Quote:
Originally Posted by BFBarraWGN View Post
God Damn those Hemi Engines are massive.

How's the trans and driveshaft setup in this thing!!!

And that tow trailer is one VERY Trick piece of equipment with the airbags also.

Good luck to Danny.

He will break the record soon one day hopefully???
Erm, he did. See link in post 1
__________________
Dying at your job is natures way of saying that you're in the wrong line of work.
GasoLane is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Old 20-08-2018, 09:07 PM   #9
brett4777
Regular Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 372
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

Did anyone else notice a fair bit of steering correction at around 600ks talk about balls of steel
brett4777 is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
2 users like this post:
Old 20-08-2018, 10:30 PM   #10
solarite_guy
Donating Member
Donating Member1
 
solarite_guy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 11,443
Technical Contributor: For members who share their technical expertise. - Issue reason: He continually offers Technical Advice that is based on years of experience and knowledge he has gained along the way. The advice has ranged from replies to questions across the various Threads to seeking information from OP and taking that away to undert 
Default Re: A World Land Speed Record Was Just Smashed With a 50-Year-Old Car

Quote:
Originally Posted by brett4777 View Post
Did anyone else notice a fair bit of steering correction at around 600ks talk about balls of steel
At that speed to go straight, hair raising.

Cost him some speed too.
solarite_guy is offline   Reply With Quote Multi-Quote with this Post
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +11. The time now is 11:57 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Other than what is legally copyrighted by the respective owners, this site is copyright www.fordforums.com.au
Positive SSL