Dyno Style Race/drag

[FATAZZ]

im not quite sure where exactly i remember seeing this but i do remember.

its about 4 dyno's along side each other with big projector screens infront

and you race.its a mix between the multilink daytona's and that golf game

that used to be at intensity in parramatta westfields.

i doubt it catered for wheel spin so wouldnt be 100% accurate

but still abit of fun when the weathers like it is.

it also has tracks you can race around(on screen)

anyone???

[mike1987]

last or second last hot4's mag, i saw it to looks awesome should organise a day there or something

[FATAZZ]

wheres it at???

i only remembered it because of the crap weather lately.

[Primordial]

I seem to remember there was only one in Melbourne.

I found the website some time ago but cant remember what it was called now.

[2rismo]

www.dragtag.com.au

Campbellfield, VIC

[FATAZZ]

has any places in sydney got plans for having these dragtag things?

anyone know???

[d00dz]

Sounds :weird: ... It'd be very noisy if indoors..

Imagine the car not strapped properly and BAM uh oh!

http://site.dragtag.com.au/index.php?action=latest_results - Do the stats look irregular?

1990 Nissan Skyline GTS-T R32

Time 14.55 sec

60ft. Time 2.76 sec

Driver Reaction Time 0.03 sec

Car Power 205.80 Kilowatts

2000 Holden Commodore VT SS

Time 14.14 sec

60ft. Time 2.37 sec

Driver Reaction Time 0.34 sec

Car Power 147.60 Kilowatts

1995 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR V-spec <--- err wtf.. 15sec? o.0

Time 15.26 sec

60ft. Time 2.84 sec

Driver Reaction Time 0.33 sec

Car Power 171.10 Kilowatts

[Nismo_God]

a little slow...i thought it would be much faster then normal...less resistance....

[d00dz]

a little slow...i thought it would be much faster then normal...less resistance....

That's what I thought...

Maybe it's the acceraton and wheelspining/jumping causing less grip? I mean the wheels are on the rollers, and arent they like metal or steel?

[Haysey]

you have to get hooks put on your chassis that they use to bolt the car down... + Become a member + look like a ghaylord dragging your car on a dyno...

good idea

but id much rather the track thanks

[dead32]

best part about going to the drags is the nice smokey burnout your allowed to do before you run.. g/l doing that on a set of rollers.. not my cup of tea.

[2rismo]

Until you go and check it out in person, you have no idea what you're talking about. I've done it on multiple occasions and its very cool.

[Primordial]

So how does the whole wheelspin thing work? Dont higher powered cars wheelspin heaps more? Do the brackets pull the car down onto the rollers?

[Links]

2rismo - what times did you run on dragtag compared to on the track??

[2rismo]

Links, I didn't drive my car to Melbourne to race at Drag Tag I used one of their 32 GTST's and the PWR blown 6L Crewman. The times are very accurate to real life with that 10.1 second blown Chev running within hundredths of his usual quarter mile ET. It's an awesome concept and well worth checking out. If you want to go for a look and get behind the scenes, email me at adrian@extrememagazine.com.au and I'll arrange it.

[JAS-25T]

Until you go and check it out in person, you have no idea what you're talking about. I've done it on multiple occasions and its very cool.

Yeah but your opinion doesnt count:

1 - 'cause you're gay!

2 - 'cause you have a vested interest in promoting it!

[FATAZZ]

does anyone in sydney have any plans for a drag-tag? Yet

[Beer Baron]

but for a GTR say, can you dial up 7000rpm and step off the clutch? what happens?

[Primordial]

So how does the whole wheelspin thing work? Dont higher powered cars wheelspin heaps more? Do the brackets pull the car down onto the rollers?

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[2rismo]

Yeah but your opinion doesnt count:

1 - 'cause you're gay!

2 - 'cause you have a vested interest in promoting it!

1/ Ummm.....granted. Damnit!

2/ What the? Absolutely no vested interest in it at all. I'm simply speaking from the perspective of someone that has done it numerous times and has more of an insight into the idea than someone guessing or theorising about what it's probably like.

but for a GTR say, can you dial up 7000rpm and step off the clutch? what happens?

Same thing that normally happens to GTR's. BANG!!! You can do it though, BB and it will get you off the line much harder than driving off the line. Just like reallife.

So how does the whole wheelspin thing work? Dont higher powered cars wheelspin heaps more? Do the brackets pull the car down onto the rollers?

Brackets are fitted to your car and operator guided hooks grab these brackets and pull your car down onto the dyno with 8bar of pneumatic pressure. Bear in mind that it is a simulator and not a replacement for the real thing. It was created primarily as a driver training resource but the racing side of it has taken off as well. The computing power and super-nurdz behind it boggle the mind with their talents.

Adrian