Ferrari F430 Vs Smart Car.

[RichUK]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dV1zQMcSsk0

 

[waggy]

whoever was driving sucked. he jumped then stoped and took off again.

 

[thirdeye]

Still rather have the F430.

 

[SampSon]

ahah.
That smart car had a motorcycle engine in it. You can hear it when the ferrari shifts.

 

[Roguestar]

That's like racing a superbike against the ferrari. The smart car will win in a drag race because with that engine and its (lack of) weight it has good acceleration, but on a bigger stretch of road the ferrari would leave it behind.

 

[RichUK]

Having seen multiple Smart Cars on the road (with their fake stuck on twin exhausts), I couldn?t help but muster up a little giggle.

I thought nothing of it until I heard the Smart Car start revving :shocked:. I?m surprised the engine didn?t rip the Smart Car to pieces.

 

[Aimster]

so basically an M3 would have been a good race for that Ferrari. The driver sucked

 

[DarkThinker]

Originally posted by: waggy
whoever was driving sucked. he jumped then stoped and took off again.

The smart car has a pretty much insane engine in it, power to weight ration is totally ridiculous.
Allow me to illustrate.

 

[Aimster]

He still should have hit 12s

He came out hitting a 13.4. If he raced a BMW M3 he would have LOST since they hit 13.3.

 

[Koing]

13.40s for an F430 is p!ss poor!

http://www.dragtimes.com/Ferrari--F430-Drag-Racing.html

Granted the F430 isn't blindingly fast in a 1/4 and sub 12 is easily achieveable with a decent driver.

Koing

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: DarkThinker

Originally posted by: waggy
whoever was driving sucked. he jumped then stoped and took off again.

The smart car has a pretty much insane engine in it, power to weight ration is totally ridiculous.
Allow me to illustrate.

i'm not saying the smart car sucks i am saying whoever was driving the ferrari sucked.

 

[deerslayer]

Go kart on steroids. Neat.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: deerslayer
Go kart on steroids. Neat.

That's what I thought. I wouldn't mind having one myself.

 

[waggy]

hmm are they legal in the states? i seem to remember reading that they couldnt pass the safety test.


but i would like to have one for goofing off on. heh

 

[DarkThinker]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: DarkThinker

Originally posted by: waggy
whoever was driving sucked. he jumped then stoped and took off again.

The smart car has a pretty much insane engine in it, power to weight ration is totally ridiculous.
Allow me to illustrate.

i'm not saying the smart car sucks i am saying whoever was driving the ferrari sucked.

Ya it seems to me like he got carried away with reving his engine and got distracted by the Enzo's awesome roar, I know I would be. Either that or the guys who modded the smart car paid him to give them some advantage so that they can brag how their car beat teh Enzo!

 

[Czar]

The smart has an engine from one of these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_GSX-1300R

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Czar
The smart has an engine from one of these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_GSX-1300R

no way! holly ****** i want one now.

 

[Czar]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bike_engined_car

 

[RichUK]

The Smart Car in the OP had a 200hp Hayabusa engine. They should have put THIS 500hp Turbo'd Hayabusa engine in the Smart Car. Probably would have seen it pull some wheelies when it launched had it had that engine installed. :laugh:

EDIT: Here's another link to a turob'd Hayabusa :shocked:

 

[AdamK47]

It's more of a good driver vs crappy driver video.

 

[andylawcc]

driver skill aside, that's basically a race between a heavy sports car vs a light sports bike. I will pick the bike anytime anywhere..

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
driver skill aside, that's basically a race between a heavy sports car vs a light sports bike. I will pick the bike anytime anywhere..

I wouldn't be so sure about that on a twisty track. Even a bone stock Porsche 911 will beat a R1 round a circuit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnuqiHuLDkQ

The Porsche isn't really heavy, but it's not light either.

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: andylawcc
driver skill aside, that's basically a race between a heavy sports car vs a light sports bike. I will pick the bike anytime anywhere..

I wouldn't be so sure about that on a twisty track. Even a bone stock Porsche 911 will beat a R1 round a circuit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnuqiHuLDkQ

The Porsche isn't really heavy, but it's not light either.

Better example:

999 vs gallardo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xE7ib05VqE4

Also, the reason for this isn't handling per se, it's that you cannot slow down on a bike like you can in a car. Also, Jeremy Clarkson HATES bikes.

Edit:

After watching that R1 video - that can't cannot ride that well. He isn't pushing the bike nearly hard enough - his knee touched maybe once, also when they show his tach he's never in the right gear. Thumbsdown. Watch the 999 vid for a better comparison

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: zixxer

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: andylawcc
driver skill aside, that's basically a race between a heavy sports car vs a light sports bike. I will pick the bike anytime anywhere..

I wouldn't be so sure about that on a twisty track. Even a bone stock Porsche 911 will beat a R1 round a circuit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnuqiHuLDkQ

The Porsche isn't really heavy, but it's not light either.

Better example:

999 vs gallardo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xE7ib05VqE4

Also, the reason for this isn't handling per se, it's that you cannot slow down on a bike like you can in a car. Also, Jeremy Clarkson HATES bikes.

Edit:

After watching that R1 video - that can't cannot ride that well. He isn't pushing the bike nearly hard enough - his knee touched maybe once, also when they show his tach he's never in the right gear. Thumbsdown. Watch the 999 vid for a better comparison

Yeah that's a pretty good example as well. I enjoyed the Mosler MT900 one also.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: zixxer

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: andylawcc
driver skill aside, that's basically a race between a heavy sports car vs a light sports bike. I will pick the bike anytime anywhere..

I wouldn't be so sure about that on a twisty track. Even a bone stock Porsche 911 will beat a R1 round a circuit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnuqiHuLDkQ

The Porsche isn't really heavy, but it's not light either.

Better example:

999 vs gallardo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xE7ib05VqE4

Also, the reason for this isn't handling per se, it's that you cannot slow down on a bike like you can in a car. Also, Jeremy Clarkson HATES bikes.

Edit:

After watching that R1 video - that can't cannot ride that well. He isn't pushing the bike nearly hard enough - his knee touched maybe once, also when they show his tach he's never in the right gear. Thumbsdown. Watch the 999 vid for a better comparison

Yeah that's a pretty good example as well. I enjoyed the Mosler MT900 one also.

I couldn't find the vid for that episode.

Did you have it?

EDIT: Don't worry I was being a dumbass. I found it.