The End of real drag racing ?

[~Hypnotik~]

This would have to be one of the most stupid thing I've heard in a long time!!

Pre programmed specs for cars?? What about modifications to cars? Pre programmed specs would be for stock cars only!!

I sure hope this idea never goes ahead.

Make sure you show this guy this thread so he can see what the average car-enthusist thinks of his idea.

[Angelus]

I smell a petition :kick:

[GTRgeoff]

Bah - bunch of doubters.

This is just like the way that stupid horse-riding game at Barcode was designed to stop the illegal midnight horse races in Sunshine. When was the last time you saw one of those on Today Tonight?

Power to them I say. From all accounts it sounds like it will be a real drag.

Har har.

Take my wife, please. I'm here all week folks.

James it's lucky the Comedy Festival is on, where are you booked this week?????

[FATGTS-R]

" The environment would include bars, cafes and restaurants "

You cant even light a smoke in these places anymore let alone have the exhaust fumes from two cars at full throttle poisonong the place. And you reckon a night club is loud, how do you reckon two modified rotors at full noise would be like.

I think its just bullshit to be honest. The outlay for something like this would be astronomical. Not to mention what the public liability cover would be every year. And if they were actually serious about doing this and they had a brain they would do a potential market reasearch which would involve looking at places like this where they would find out we are not very interested.

[NismoR34]

Both make good points but there are still 2 factors missing, does the simulator provide FEELING and ADRENALIN to the driver / owner?

All of the fun is in the driving / dragging - a mad rush in my experience, what about that? IMO the adrenalin is what makes people want to do it whether legally or otherwise. Some of it is down to competition or EGO but there is still adrenalin involved

wheres the fun?  

that would be plain boring

i mean u got so many variables in drag racing

temp, tyres, driver reaction/concentration, head/tail wind etc etc

i would rather put a push bike on a dyno that put my car on that peice of crap (if its even real?)

and

I raised the question on variables, which he said the simulator takes these into account & adjusts itself accordindly. BUt you raise a good point on Temps... the wind factor might be controlled by the simulator.  

I asked what the cost would be per run, and that hasn't been confirmed. Considering the time involved to setup a car on a dyno how cost effective would this be compared to real drag racing, he said the simulators has pre-programmed specs so you'd type the car model in, and the simulator adjust itself, you drive up onto the ramp, then the simulator automatically clamps the car in...  

How comparable the times would be to say real drag racing is debateable, but i'm not sure that's its main purpose, and might be just a fun thing more than anything. A point he raised was the police argument on how this could help reduced the impact on illegal street racing??

all this sounded a little beyond belief, but who knows, we might have to wait & see??

[Jamezilla]

A nice tribute to the master, Henny Youngman, here:

http://www.funny2.com/henny.htm

[98r33]

HeHe, sounds easy. Has anyone seen a red gsx1340 turbo/nitro go down the strip all the way on the back wheel? Thats mine!! Reg no TURB.0 .................

Now i can take my helmet off and suck a few cool ones while someone straps the bike down and starts it for me!!!!! HOW EXCITING!!!! HOPE I DONT FALL OFF HA HA

[GTRgeoff]

98r33....no drinking before riding....you might fall off. Got enough toys?

Thanks James, he is the master.

[JMP 82]

Just imagine the blueys sitting out the front waiting for people to leave so they can defect every second car that leaves.... top idea... :devfu: