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F40 @ the Salt Flats

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  1. Jet-X

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  2. gbrown37

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    wow 220. thats prett insane. i like the pararchute in the back
     
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  3. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    He left the front plate on?
     
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  4. amenasce

    amenasce Three Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

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    It actually looks cleaner than when its used on the road !:D
     
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  5. riverflyer

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    Noticed that, hope that was not the reason for the few m/p/h he was searching for!!
    thanks for the pics Jet-x
     
    riverflyer, Sep 1, 2006
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  6. kvisser

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    That was cool to see. Neat to have someone going b@lls to the wall with such a unique piece of equipment.

    thanks for sharing.

    kcv
     
    kvisser, Sep 1, 2006
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  7. Carrera_gtcrazy

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    I saw it at Concourso, Looked so wild!!!
     
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  9. Lemke

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    What kind of modifications did he do to the engine?
     
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  10. SamBoler

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    That is awesome that he is doing high speed run...

    How come everyone one that does the high speed run always runs blank wheels?
     
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  11. prohydro

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    Smoother airflow over the wheels. Normal rims churn and tumble the air, these let it slide over more. You want as smooth and as slick a surface for the air to move over.
     
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    That pick up is awesome!
     
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    nice pics! I've never seen a ferrari take on the salt flats
     
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  15. vur

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    Here’s two I got when I was talking to Amir a day later in California.

    He was telling me how it was deploying the arrester chute at 200+mph. You need to keep going fast to make sure the chute deploys, at the same time you definitely want to brake to drop speed.

    Anything less than a straight alignment between the car and chute (if the centerline of the chute is not pointing in the exact same direction of the car) will cause the F40 to become very sensitive to any inputs (like when oversteering).

    Admirable and quite scary.
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  16. modena1_2003

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    I like the salt still in the sills of the car as it sits on the lawn. Very "im there." lol
     
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    I washed my F-350 really well after being on the salt flats a few weeks ago for Speedweek and I still keep finding random chunks of salt in my driveway. The stuff gets everywhere!

    Steve
     
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    Any more pictures of the pick up?
     
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    Wow, i've never seen this before. VERY interesting. I am curious to know what mods this car has...
     
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    don't salt make the car rust?
     
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  22. Demigod555

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    California and Italian plates? What gives?

    Anyway, I love this car its awesome he did this.
     
    Demigod555, Sep 18, 2006
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  23. amenasce

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    Carbon doesnt rust .
     
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  24. Remy Zero

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    oh yea..i forgot :)
     
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    But the steel chassis and substructure does ;)........F40 = Modified 288 = modified 308 = modified 365bb = modified Dino 246gt, that dang heritage get's em every time :)
     
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