Crazy BAR F1

[PoWeRz]

BAR-Honda, at the request of sponsor Lucky Strike, has announced their intention to run one of their Formula 1 cars at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The goal is to run a car that’s as close to F1 specifications as possible, aside from aerodynamic trim and the addition of required safety gear such as a parachute. The run is planned to take place sometime in October, with one of BAR’s junior drivers taking the wheel. The team expects the car will do at least 250 MPH. Bonneville has always been about oddball cars (land speed racing being very accepting of the run-what-cha-brung attitude), so these guys should fit right in. Or maybe not. Regardless, it sounds like a fun way to get some publicity, and hopefully the idea will catch on with teams from other motorsport disciplines. Heck, make a special annual event out of it, with teams from various racing series around the world invited to put on a show.

 

[SkYwAlKeR]

wah... if like dat we also can organize F1 drag battle... haha...
then later we can also tune F1 cars to do drifts...

 

[AE80TypeD]

drifting at 18,000rpm. whew thats gonna be "easy". i wanna watch!

 

[kct]

BAR-Honda, at the request of sponsor Lucky Strike, has announced their intention to run one of their Formula 1 cars at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The goal is to run a car that’s as close to F1 specifications as possible, aside from aerodynamic trim and the addition of required safety gear such as a parachute. The run is planned to take place sometime in October, with one of BAR’s junior drivers taking the wheel. The team expects the car will do at least 250 MPH. Bonneville has always been about oddball cars (land speed racing being very accepting of the run-what-cha-brung attitude), so these guys should fit right in. Or maybe not. Regardless, it sounds like a fun way to get some publicity, and hopefully the idea will catch on with teams from other motorsport disciplines. Heck, make a special annual event out of it, with teams from various racing series around the world invited to put on a show.

True. If cars like Supras and 300ZXs can go up to 400km/h there why an F1 car can't do the same?

 

[xerofighter]

True. If cars like Supras and 300ZXs can go up to 400km/h there why an F1 car can't do the same?

i didnt know that supras and 350z's can go so fast. the last i remember was a 1400bhp R34 doing 360+km/h.

 

[kct]

i didnt know that supras and 350z's can go so fast. the last i remember was a 1400bhp R34 doing 360+km/h.

It's not a 350Z...it's an 'old-school' Z32 300ZX by JUN and Blitz...you would not believe that it's set in 1991.

LOOK IN HERE

This one is for the Supra.

 

[xerofighter]

dang, the americans really know how to go fast. respect. thanks for the link

 

[kct]

dang, the americans really know how to go fast. respect. thanks for the link

Erm. JUN Auto is a Japanese tuning/modification company, not American.

 

[xerofighter]

Erm. JUN Auto is a Japanese tuning/modification company, not American.

yes. i know that. but its done in american soil. so i assumes that it was backed by americans. sorry if i was mistaken :)

 

[kct]

yes. i know that. but its done in american soil. so i assumes that it was backed by americans. sorry if i was mistaken :)

Because Bonneville is the only place in the world where highest speed attempts can take place and recognised by people. And that 2 attempts are by JUN Auto itself (with Blitz in the 300ZX's case...still it's a crazy thing in 1991).