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Discussion in 'Other Racing' started by FarmerDave, Jan 16, 2013.

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  1. FarmerDave

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    #1 FarmerDave, Jan 16, 2013
    Purely a hypothetical, bench racing fodder for fun. A friend pointed out that this sounds like something from top gear, but I had the idea while driving to work this morning, probably not the first one to have this idea.

    -Nurburgring Nordschliefe

    -Any 2013 mass production, true manual transmission, showroom spec.

    -Rolling start with 24 oz coffee, 145 degrees F, in a flimsy Styrofoam cup and a production touchscreen-only smart phone velcroed to the dash.

    -driver must complete drinking the coffee and send 2 text messages, which mimic a message sent to the driver at random intervals during the lap, must be repeated with 90% accuracy.
     
  2. rob lay

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    #2 rob lay, Jan 16, 2013
    16 year old girls would win!
     
  3. GuyIncognito

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    #3 GuyIncognito, Jan 16, 2013
    we have it.

    it's called the 405.
     
  4. bobzdar

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    #4 bobzdar, Jan 16, 2013
    It'd basically be a test of how good your car's voice recognition system is. A crappy one and you lose, a good one and you will hardly lose any lap time (and may be a better indicator of real world performance of the cars than any purely track test).
     
  5. kverges

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    #5 kverges, Jan 16, 2013
    Or die trying
     
  6. WCH

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    #6 WCH, Jan 16, 2013
    "24 oz coffee"


    Um ... could a Grande Latte be homologated?
     
  7. Turbopanzer

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    #7 Turbopanzer, Jan 16, 2013
    Only if an Espresso gets a weight advantage clause added to the rules.
     
  8. tervuren

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    #8 tervuren, Jan 18, 2013
    I find I can listen to my in helmet radio communications with no penalty to my lap time, but if I'm thinking about answering/talking, or open my mouth to talk, lap time drops dramatically. Its really bad if you get the response "I couldn't understand that".
     
  9. Whisky

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    #9 Whisky, Jan 21, 2013
    How on earth does anyone drive on the 5, the dime and the 405 on a motorcycle and not die?
     
  10. Whisky

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    #10 Whisky, Jan 21, 2013
    Fixed it for ya...
     
  11. GuyIncognito

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    #11 GuyIncognito, Jan 21, 2013
    beats me. you just named 3 of the main reasons I don't have a bike out here.
     
  12. NeuroBeaker

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    #12 NeuroBeaker, Jan 21, 2013
    So... you mean it wasn't just a healthy manly aversion to those stylish leather trousers the 2-wheel crowd's stylists recommend? :D

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
  13. GuyIncognito

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    #13 GuyIncognito, Jan 21, 2013
    no, I still have those :eek:
     
  14. bigodino

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    #14 bigodino, Jan 21, 2013
    And to spice it up a little, introduce oncoming traffic. ;)
     

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