pistonbroke Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Boats turned corners as quick as a Westfield which is amazing for a water Bourne vessel. Not so amazing if you think how much denser water is compared to air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, pistonbroke said: Boats turned corners as quick as a Westfield which is amazing for a water Bourne vessel. Not so amazing if you think how much denser water is compared to air Both tarmac and rubber are even denser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 7 hours ago, Man On The Clapham Omnibus said: Both tarmac and rubber are even denser! Agreed but the boat has to displace a whole load of water before it can slip , whereas the westy is governed by the amount of friction btw tarmac & rubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 1 hour ago, pistonbroke said: Agreed but the boat has to displace a whole load of water before it can slip , whereas the westy is governed by the amount of friction btw tarmac & rubber As a sufferer from motion sickness I can tolerate only a couple of laps of a circuit as a passenger in an enclosed car or a smooth crossing of the English channel or from Pembroke to Rosslare. A combination of violent direction changes and a water borne vehicle would, I suspect, guarantee 'feed-back' on a pretty quick return! Oddly, though, as a passenger in my Westfield I have never had a problem. My son's Z4M is a proper puke-inducer as would be one of those power boats. However, I digress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrustyjust Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Another nice build project of a Ferrari F355 engine and box in an S1 Elise and is a 'proper' track car. Sadly not seen running but some nice fabrication and CNC stuff to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHew Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Bit disappointed there's no GT or TG Xmas special this year.....although the new TG team of Flintoff, McGuiness and Harris may turn out to be an improvement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyBrad Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 @Man On The Clapham Omnibus @pistonbroke Those sprint boats draw less than 6 inches up on the plane, however the hull is riddled with strakes and chines so they are pretty grippy. But when they let go, they let go, hence the rollcage. The pivot point is not much aft of centre so they are almost turning on themselves. If that course was tarmac, there is no way a Westfield could beat the boat times. Those boats are full throttle the whole way, they are cornering at the same speed as the straights speed - if you lift the throttle you sink off the plane and bog down because the effective plane footprint is relatively tiny. The G's must be huge, but luckily only momentary - but the brain slosh inside the skull would be disorientating the first time. Much like aerobatics. Anyone done any of that? My dad used to have a wee aerobatics plane (Bolkow 208 Junior), and when I was in the RNZAF I was very lucky to do a second-seat 2-hour low-level (250ft most of the way) bombing run in an A4-K Skyhawk through the mountains of the South Island! So far, I've never been air, sea or car sick, and I've been in some big sea too - was once on the ferry between the North and South Island, which is the notorious Cook Strait. It's normally a 3.5 hr crossing, but after 4.5 hours we were only halfway across so it turned back - the boat absolutely reeked of vomit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Interesting Brad, thanks! I might vomit playing a computer game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Brother Peter ( aka Pistonbroke2 ) owns a replica of ex PM Ted Heath's Sparkman & Stevens 34 used to win the 67 Sydney Hobart race , considered to be one of the toughest events n the boating world . My dream wish would to have been on board sydney hobart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyBrad Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Some years the attrition rate can be as high as a fifth of the fleet, especially when the Roaring Forties are in full-hell blowing up from Antarctica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Just been introduced to Assetto Corsa on VR. OMG... Just pricing up some Fanatec gear. I could buy a real car for the money this stuff costs but the VR version is pretty good and the running costs are much lower! MotCO, have a sick bag nearby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 46 minutes ago, Blatman said: Just been introduced to Assetto Corsa on VR. OMG... Just pricing up some Fanatec gear. I could buy a real car for the money this stuff costs but the VR version is pretty good and the running costs are much lower! MotCO, have a sick bag nearby Is the Vive significantly better than the Rift, do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 No idea. I'm at "bluffers guide" level right now. The Occulus Rift does seem to be very popular though. There is also the fanboi element to be considered. Occulus Rift Vs Rive at the moment to me looks like Apple Vs PC, Caterham Vs Westfield type discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 That car looks to be a bit of a handful considering the road is apparently dry. Given that the surface seems a bit slippery the driver is being a bit 'bold' on an open public road. Hard to judge on screen, but grip doesn't seem to be the car's best attribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyBrad Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 This is why your parcels always arrive dented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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