No not those long speed boats, I'm talking about F1 boats... these things impress me as much F1 cars, especially how sharp they can turn on water... :oh

FYI, a F1 car can go 0-100 mph in about 3.1 sec these days, these F1 boats can go 0-100 mph in 3.7 sec, on water! :bow

See the -0:30 mark of the first vid, then you will see what I mean by sharp cornering... :bow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX113K8SZ-c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qexpbl8GaD8&feature=related

:cool

I prefer the offshore race boats, but the F1 boats are also :cool

I prefer the offshore race boats, but the F1 boats are also :cool

But offshore boats are only fast on straight line, can't turn like a F1 boat... :mock :mrgreen

Offshore boats are more like drag race... :dunno

did you video your own tv in the 1st one val:lol

did you video your own tv in the 1st one val:lol

No, I found it on YouTube... :kicknuts :lol

But offshore boats are only fast on straight line, can't turn like a F1 boat... :mock :mrgreen

Offshore boats are more like drag race... :dunno


Nothing turn like an F1 boat, that is true.

I like offshore boats for their shear size and power :cool

while we're on the topic of size and power, anyone watch top fuellers?

while we're on the topic of size and power, anyone watch top fuellers?

Another straight-liner? :poke :mock

yessir, 0-60 3 times as fast as your F1 car :) infact they're over 200mph before your F1 car hits 60

http://video.thedieselgarage.com/video/f861d2fc-939e-43c0-8d5f-99b000ab47e9.htm


The Unforgiven Iron


Pure Power straight line :twisted

damn that shits quick

yessir, 0-60 3 times as fast as your F1 car :) infact they're over 200mph before your F1 car hits 60

how the hell can the human body sustain those types of g's....damn. wonder if they've ever had anyone pass out making a snap turn.

That would be brutal fast!! :rock

how the hell can the human body sustain those types of g's....damn. wonder if they've ever had anyone pass out making a snap turn.

actually I"m talking dragsters, so no snap turns necessary.

Part the blows me away about top fuellers is that most drivers are in their 40's-50's.

All about knowing how to set-up a car with no telemetry, which isn't something that you learn quickly.

actually I"m talking dragsters, so no snap turns necessary.

I think Mark is talking about the G-force from acceleration, jetfighter pilots wear some type of G-suit for that... :dunno

Just checked some g-force numbers...

Formula One drivers usually experience 5 g while braking, 2 g while accelerating, and 4 to 6 g while cornering. Every Formula One car has an ADR (Accident Data Recovery) device installed, which records speed and g-force. According to the FIA Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber experienced 75 g during his 2007 Montreal GP crash.

Everyday g-forces

* 3.5 g during a cough.
* 2.9 g during a sneeze.

Strongest g-forces survived by humans

Voluntarily: Colonel John Stapp in 1954 sustained 46.2 g [1] in a rocket sled, while conducting research on the effects of human deceleration. See Martin Voshell (2004), 'High Acceleration and the Human Body'.

Involuntarily: Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to 0 in a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.[2]

Indy Car, Kenny Bräck crashed on lap 188 of the 2003 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bräck and Tomas Scheckter touched wheels, sending Bräck into the air at 200+ mph, hitting a steel support beam for the catch fencing. According to Bräcks' site his car recorded 214 g.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-force

:oh

I think Mark is talking about the G-force from acceleration, jetfighter pilots wear some type of G-suit for that... :dunno

actually, wasn't this thread about BOATS? :mrgreen

ffwf mentioned their incredible ability to turn. at those speeds, making a snap turn one way or the other could cause a blackout. they probably don't sustain the turn long enough for that to happen, though.

The difference between Cnl Stapp's and the others, is that his actually lasted for more than a split second. iirc he burst the capilleries in his eyes and they took several weeks to heal.

actually, wasn't this thread about BOATS? :mrgreen

Yes, but g-force is related... :mock

ffwf mentioned their incredible ability to turn. at those speeds, making a snap turn one way or the other could cause a blackout. they probably don't sustain the turn long enough for that to happen, though.

Which ffwf's post are you talking about? :dunno

Which ffwf's post are you talking about? :dunno

awww shit....that was YOUR post. :rofl :rofl

damn....i'm bald but blonde....:rofl

damn....i'm bald but blonde....:rofl


:lmao :lmao