[Craw]

In case you were wondering

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1914692207624681889&q=fifth+gear

 

[Gex]

Damn those BAR honda's can take off

 

[mack]

What the hell, that is one massive Honda outboard.

 

[BillT]

I saw that episode...amazing how fast the F1 accelerates once it has enough downforce to go full throttle (which is somewhere around 110-120 mph if I remember correctly).

 

[Ciaran]

That was way cool. Those F1 cars just scream.

 

[maxyedor]

thats nothing you should go to an f1 race in person they're so damn loud they cause your whole body to vibrite uncontrolable as they pass, and if you have anything less than a full profesional digital camer the moise will cause it to malfunction and shut down

 

[BigMike]

That is awesome I like it!

 

[MMike]

That was so good I'm a little verklempt....

 

[douglas]

thats nothing you should go to an f1 race in person they're so damn loud they cause your whole body to vibrite uncontrolable as they pass, and if you have anything less than a full profesional digital camer the moise will cause it to malfunction and shut down

huh

why would noise cause a camera to shut down?

 

[spookydave]

They had the wrong boat out there. Mine would have eaten that F1 car up in a heads up drag race. And I only ran 8.00's in the 1/4 mile. A top fuel drag boat is running in the mid 4 second range now.

F1's are the most bad a$$ out there for sure. The F1 class in boat racing is pretty cool too. They pull some major G's in the turns. Of course the big inboards run them down in the straights.

wanna race?

 

[rooftest]

I noticed they gave that boat a running start too - wtf?

 

[BillT]

The whole thing really was just a PR stunt for Honda. The boat they brought had no shot at winning so they just gave it a running start. While an F1 car's ability to accelerate is amazing, their true brilliance comes in their ability to also stop quickly and carry amazing corner speeds.

 

[jimmydean]

There was (or maybe still is) a show on Speed Channel that took a NASCAR driver and an F1 driver and had them switch seats. They had like an hour to practice, then they raced to see who's time was closer to the others in the other car.

I don't know what was funnier, the F1 driver trying to cope with body roll or the NASCAR driver trying to keep the tires on the track.

 

[rpk1988]

Wooowwww. That power to weight ratio on that F1 Car is sick. That thing just took off.