PTA Planes, Trains & Automobiles
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Lamborghini Diablo vs Pagani Zonda vs Ferrari 456 vs Porsche 911 Turbo vs Ferrari 550.
What's it like, driving along with 300kmph on the clock? If you hear the noise created by a car at this speed from the outside it is just like listening to a jumbo jet taking off. Most of the sound comes from the road contact of the tyres. On top of this the air displacement creates a terrifying row. And if you are on the inside it is still a phenomenal experience.
That's why we thought we'd take you along for the ride… just once… to see what it really feels like. So, close your eyes, and imagine you are in one of the five fastest cars on earth.
At 250 kilometres per hour the scenery whips by at an amazing rate. The whistling of the air becomes disconcerting. In spite of the fact that the comfort in the cockpit somewhat masks the reality, you are actually covering 70 metres every second, which is an awful lot of ground, and not to be taken lightly.
At 270 kilometres per hour you need to concentrate twice as much as you were doing at 250kmph. Everything gets noisier. Airflow noise drowns out the engine roar. The steering lightens up considerably.
Push on to 290 kilometres per hour, and every adjustment you make has to be planned in advance. Continuous vibration is all around you and any weakness in the build integrity of the doors shows up in a deafening roar.
Speed up to the target of 300 kilometres per hour, and you are doing a kilometre every twelve seconds. All hell seems to be let loose around you but the level of concentration needed is so intense that you somehow shut it out. The noise from the tyres overrides the wind noise, except for some very high pitched whistling. The scenery flashes by at an unbelievable speed and the horizon seems frighteningly near. You are going so fast that the remotest error of judgement could be fatal. Never forget that. Never.
That is why driving at 300kmph is something you never do on the spur of the moment. In any event, you need a very good and safe set of conditions: An absolutely straight track with a good consistent surface, total absence of cross winds and so on. In fact tracks such as what we dream about are few and far between where you could hit this sort of speed in a road car. Certainly, racing cars are used to it, but then their acceleration and braking performance are light years away from your showroom model, even if it is a McLaren F1 or a Ferrari F550.
On the other hand the quality and performance of the five cars which we took on as they are available to the public is none the less spectacular, as is their build and engine quality. So let's just take a look at them individually.
The McLaren F1 generation:
Don't worry, we won't bore you with masses of history, or get into over-nostalgia mode about the past. There are just three names that need remembering for speed worshippers to trot out over dinner.
Firstly the Ferrari 288 GTO. This is the sublime little sports saloon that was the first road car to break the 300kmph speed barrier, 305 kilometres per hour, to be precise. In 1984. That was a remarkable performance then, and it is still remarkable, even by today's standards. We never had the chance to verify it ourselves, but then Ferrari are not renowned for overstating the performance figures of their production. So you may rest assured that the 288 takes the palm for being the pioneer of today's supercars.
Then, much later, two great motoring names joined the ranks of ultra fast speed machines. Bugatti, and McLaren. We ourselves clocked the Bugatti EB 110 S in 1993 at… 351 kilometres per hour, if you please. In the same era, the McLaren F1 was said to achieve 370 kilometres per hour, though sadly we never had the opportunity to check it ourselves. So, in brief, there's no magic about it. Just three names to remember. Ferrari at number one, followed by the Bugatti and the McLaren coming in later.
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Lamborghini Diablo vs Pagani Zonda vs Ferrari 456 vs Porsche 911 Turbo vs Ferrari 550.
What's it like, driving along with 300kmph on the clock? If you hear the noise created by a car at this speed from the outside it is just like listening to a jumbo jet taking off. Most of the sound comes from the road contact of the tyres. On top of this the air displacement creates a terrifying row. And if you are on the inside it is still a phenomenal experience.
That's why we thought we'd take you along for the ride… just once… to see what it really feels like. So, close your eyes, and imagine you are in one of the five fastest cars on earth.
At 250 kilometres per hour the scenery whips by at an amazing rate. The whistling of the air becomes disconcerting. In spite of the fact that the comfort in the cockpit somewhat masks the reality, you are actually covering 70 metres every second, which is an awful lot of ground, and not to be taken lightly.
At 270 kilometres per hour you need to concentrate twice as much as you were doing at 250kmph. Everything gets noisier. Airflow noise drowns out the engine roar. The steering lightens up considerably.
Push on to 290 kilometres per hour, and every adjustment you make has to be planned in advance. Continuous vibration is all around you and any weakness in the build integrity of the doors shows up in a deafening roar.
Speed up to the target of 300 kilometres per hour, and you are doing a kilometre every twelve seconds. All hell seems to be let loose around you but the level of concentration needed is so intense that you somehow shut it out. The noise from the tyres overrides the wind noise, except for some very high pitched whistling. The scenery flashes by at an unbelievable speed and the horizon seems frighteningly near. You are going so fast that the remotest error of judgement could be fatal. Never forget that. Never.
That is why driving at 300kmph is something you never do on the spur of the moment. In any event, you need a very good and safe set of conditions: An absolutely straight track with a good consistent surface, total absence of cross winds and so on. In fact tracks such as what we dream about are few and far between where you could hit this sort of speed in a road car. Certainly, racing cars are used to it, but then their acceleration and braking performance are light years away from your showroom model, even if it is a McLaren F1 or a Ferrari F550.
On the other hand the quality and performance of the five cars which we took on as they are available to the public is none the less spectacular, as is their build and engine quality. So let's just take a look at them individually.
The McLaren F1 generation:
Don't worry, we won't bore you with masses of history, or get into over-nostalgia mode about the past. There are just three names that need remembering for speed worshippers to trot out over dinner.
Firstly the Ferrari 288 GTO. This is the sublime little sports saloon that was the first road car to break the 300kmph speed barrier, 305 kilometres per hour, to be precise. In 1984. That was a remarkable performance then, and it is still remarkable, even by today's standards. We never had the chance to verify it ourselves, but then Ferrari are not renowned for overstating the performance figures of their production. So you may rest assured that the 288 takes the palm for being the pioneer of today's supercars.
Then, much later, two great motoring names joined the ranks of ultra fast speed machines. Bugatti, and McLaren. We ourselves clocked the Bugatti EB 110 S in 1993 at… 351 kilometres per hour, if you please. In the same era, the McLaren F1 was said to achieve 370 kilometres per hour, though sadly we never had the opportunity to check it ourselves. So, in brief, there's no magic about it. Just three names to remember. Ferrari at number one, followed by the Bugatti and the McLaren coming in later.
vorige topics: www.ptaslowchat.tk
zelf een fipo zetten is NOT DONE
maar ik herhaal mezelf ff:
[TK] Bluetrek G2 Bluetooth headset
is dit redelijk?
maar ik herhaal mezelf ff:
[TK] Bluetrek G2 Bluetooth headset
is dit redelijk?
"Do me a favor, try not to think, you're going to hurt yourself"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
't blijft leukquote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:52 schreef PeuRac het volgende:
zelf een fipo zetten is NOT DONE
maar ik herhaal mezelf ff:
[TK] Bluetrek G2 Bluetooth headset
is dit redelijk?
.
maar zeker redelijk ja... hou er alleen niet van om spul van mensen te kopen wat je moet "dragen" ofzo... maar redelijke prijs ja...quote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:52 schreef PeuRac het volgende:
zelf een fipo zetten is NOT DONE
maar ik herhaal mezelf ff:
[TK] Bluetrek G2 Bluetooth headset
is dit redelijk?
Ik vind het er echt niet uitzien.quote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:52 schreef PeuRac het volgende:
zelf een fipo zetten is NOT DONE
maar ik herhaal mezelf ff:
[TK] Bluetrek G2 Bluetooth headset
is dit redelijk?
.
ff kijken of t oordopje verwisseld kan worden, dan doe ik het (heb de prijs al wat lager kunnen krijgen
"Do me a favor, try not to think, you're going to hurt yourself"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
netjes... en ja... oorsmeer is niet leukquote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:55 schreef PeuRac het volgende:
ff kijken of t oordopje verwisseld kan worden, dan doe ik het (heb de prijs al wat lager kunnen krijgen
Zo'n ding aan je oor tijdens t rijden mag dan lelijk zijn, maar t scheelt wel 145 euro, zoals een de hoofdredacteur van ons blad je kan vertellen. (hoe ironisch, hij reed weg uit z'n parkeervak op school, pakte z'n gsm uit z'n zak en zette em in de carkit, dat koste hem dus 145 euro)quote:
"Do me a favor, try not to think, you're going to hurt yourself"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
Oke, voor in de auto mag het, als je er maar niet mee over straat loopt dan .quote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:57 schreef PeuRac het volgende:
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Zo'n ding aan je oor tijdens t rijden mag dan lelijk zijn, maar t scheelt wel 145 euro.
en anders, een goede vriendin van me werkt in t ziekenhuis, die kan wel wat ontsmettings middel regelenquote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:56 schreef hermandeperman het volgende:
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netjes... en ja... oorsmeer is niet leuk
"Do me a favor, try not to think, you're going to hurt yourself"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
een echte vent wordt geen agent!quote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:57 schreef PeuRac het volgende:
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Zo'n ding aan je oor tijdens t rijden mag dan lelijk zijn, maar t scheelt wel 145 euro, zoals een de hoofdredacteur van ons blad je kan vertellen. (hoe ironisch, hij reed weg uit z'n parkeervak op school, pakte z'n gsm uit z'n zak en zette em in de carkit, dat koste hem dus 145 euro)
een echte vent wordt geen agent!
Ik ben lui dus als ik zo'n ding heb, ga ik niet met mn telefoon in de hand lopen, zeker niet met deze temperaturenquote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:59 schreef Nouk het volgende:
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Oke, voor in de auto mag het, als je er maar niet mee over straat loopt dan .
dus als ik zo'n ding heb, ga ik niet met mn telefoon in de hand lopen, zeker niet met deze temperaturen
"Do me a favor, try not to think, you're going to hurt yourself"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
ik ga alvast sparenquote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:57 schreef Nouk het volgende:
Maarre H. ik wil wel een babyblauwe peugeot 206 cc voor kerst.
ik ga alvast sparen
remmenreiniger helpt ookquote:Op donderdag 9 december 2004 23:59 schreef PeuRac het volgende:
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en anders, een goede vriendin van me werkt in t ziekenhuis, die kan wel wat ontsmettings middel regelen
ik vind het dan altijd net lijken alsof je doofstom bentquote:Op vrijdag 10 december 2004 00:00 schreef PeuRac het volgende:
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Ik ben lui dus als ik zo'n ding heb, ga ik niet met mn telefoon in de hand lopen, zeker niet met deze temperaturen
idd Maar t is gewoon een naaistreek, hij was niet eens aan t bellen ofso, als hij eerder aan z'n gsm had gedacht was er niks aan de hand geweest, ookal zou hij slingeren omdat hij ruzie liep te maken met z'n vriendin ofso, dat boeit niet, als je maar niet je gsm in je carkit doet zodat je de wet kunt volgenquote:Op vrijdag 10 december 2004 00:00 schreef hermandeperman het volgende:
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een echte vent wordt geen agent!
"Do me a favor, try not to think, you're going to hurt yourself"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
"You go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company"
