Manthey Racing Factory visit ( pics inside)
#31
12-17-2005, 01:11 PM
Originally posted by quartermile
I agree it looks more conventional. I'd probably have more trouble with the unconvential center seating rather than the mirror placement. Sickest car ever? dunno. That car's claim to fame was having the wolrd 233MPH record for a production car which was broken by both a GT3 and the Koenigsegg.
I agree it looks more conventional. I'd probably have more trouble with the unconvential center seating rather than the mirror placement. Sickest car ever? dunno. That car's claim to fame was having the wolrd 233MPH record for a production car which was broken by both a GT3 and the Koenigsegg.
That's what you call a ****ing supercar.
McLaren is one of the greatest cars ever made, and always will be remembered as such. The 9ff GT3's aero is nowhere close to the level of sophistication of the McLaren. Gordon Murray recently wrote an analysis of the Bugatti Veyron. In there, he claimed that with a turbocharged motor putting out the same power as the Veyron, the MacF1 would hit more like 280mph.
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12-17-2005, 01:16 PM
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Originally posted by Schuepbach
awesome pictures, I didnt know that GM had a performance center near the ring, that would explain why i swore i saw the new Z06 in Nurburg this summer.
awesome pictures, I didnt know that GM had a performance center near the ring, that would explain why i swore i saw the new Z06 in Nurburg this summer.
how did hte Z you saw hold up?
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12-17-2005, 01:17 PM
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Originally posted by quartermile
I agree it looks more conventional. I'd probably have more trouble with the unconvential center seating rather than the mirror placement. Sickest car ever? dunno. That car's claim to fame was having the wolrd 233MPH record for a production car which was broken by both a GT3 and the Koenigsegg.
I agree it looks more conventional. I'd probably have more trouble with the unconvential center seating rather than the mirror placement. Sickest car ever? dunno. That car's claim to fame was having the wolrd 233MPH record for a production car which was broken by both a GT3 and the Koenigsegg.
#34
12-17-2005, 01:35 PM
Originally posted by Life Dies
Those mirrors were desinged on the prototype cars and made it to very few production models. They look like **** compared to the later cars.
LM:
Isn't this just the sickest car ever?
Those mirrors were desinged on the prototype cars and made it to very few production models. They look like **** compared to the later cars.
LM:
Isn't this just the sickest car ever?
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12-17-2005, 02:00 PM
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Originally posted by quartermile
I agree it looks more conventional. I'd probably have more trouble with the unconvential center seating rather than the mirror placement. Sickest car ever? dunno. That car's claim to fame was having the wolrd 233MPH record for a production car which was broken by both a GT3 and the Koenigsegg.
I agree it looks more conventional. I'd probably have more trouble with the unconvential center seating rather than the mirror placement. Sickest car ever? dunno. That car's claim to fame was having the wolrd 233MPH record for a production car which was broken by both a GT3 and the Koenigsegg.
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#36
12-17-2005, 02:03 PM
Originally posted by Life Dies
With all do respect, you can not put the GT3 in the same category not matter the level of modification. The koeningegg wasn't built with near the level of intended function as the McLaren F1. It remains the greatest supercar in the world, IMO. When I say sickest I am not referring to top speed.
With all do respect, you can not put the GT3 in the same category not matter the level of modification. The koeningegg wasn't built with near the level of intended function as the McLaren F1. It remains the greatest supercar in the world, IMO. When I say sickest I am not referring to top speed.
#37
12-17-2005, 02:25 PM
Originally posted by quartermile
I agree it looks more conventional. I'd probably have more trouble with the unconvential center seating rather than the mirror placement. Sickest car ever? dunno. That car's claim to fame was having the wolrd 233MPH record for a production car which was broken by both a GT3 and the Koenigsegg.
I agree it looks more conventional. I'd probably have more trouble with the unconvential center seating rather than the mirror placement. Sickest car ever? dunno. That car's claim to fame was having the wolrd 233MPH record for a production car which was broken by both a GT3 and the Koenigsegg.
Originally posted by Life Dies
With all do respect, you can not put the GT3 in the same category not matter the level of modification. The koeningegg wasn't built with near the level of intended function as the McLaren F1. It remains the greatest supercar in the world, IMO. When I say sickest I am not referring to top speed and that was only it's claim to fame amoung people who didn't fully understand.
With all do respect, you can not put the GT3 in the same category not matter the level of modification. The koeningegg wasn't built with near the level of intended function as the McLaren F1. It remains the greatest supercar in the world, IMO. When I say sickest I am not referring to top speed and that was only it's claim to fame amoung people who didn't fully understand.
Quartermile... The McLaren F1 has a top speed of 240.1mph, not 233mph.
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12-17-2005, 02:58 PM
Life Dies,
It is restricted by the rev limiter to a top speed of 231mph.
Remove the limiter and say hello to 240.1.
Please don't try this at home. That speed was attained by a professional on a closed course under controlled conditions.
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It is restricted by the rev limiter to a top speed of 231mph.
Remove the limiter and say hello to 240.1.
Please don't try this at home. That speed was attained by a professional on a closed course under controlled conditions.
Greg A
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12-17-2005, 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by Life Dies
God damnit Scott, it's the fookin' interweb.
God damnit Scott, it's the fookin' interweb.
I'm curious as to how many of us would actually take a modified GT3 over a F1, or hell, if any of us would have a car we'd take over a F1
