You'd do this : Right ?

[brett]

Without a second thought!!

[Modelmartin]

Too sedate for me.

[scalenut]

what is the steering is for . ? ... seems like if you even inched the wheel at those speeds it would cartwheel like a matchbox in the wind !

Edited November 16, 2011 by scalenut

[Dave Ambrose]

I'd hop in that car in a heartbeat. Not sure how fast I'd take it on the first run, but it seemed to handle very well.

[GOTH KUSTOMS]

Now thats an e-ticket ride, right there, and I would be the first in line, it was just awesome to watch the video, thanx for sharing it....

[Modelmartin]

what is the steering is for . ? ... seems like if you even inched the wheel at those speeds it would cartwheel like a matchbox in the wind !

They design them with a very, very slow steering ratio. It is probably 10 turns lock to lock - if the front wheels even moved that far! The movement of the wheel you saw on the video would only be a tiny adjustment of direction.

[whale392]

^^^ Steering is VERY slow just for these speeds. Even rail dragsters have a slowed steering because of the immense forces acting on the wheels at their speeds. One oversteer and you ARE dead.

But to answer the original question: they wouldn't even have to ask me before I would be suited up and in the cockpit!

[mrspex]

If they'd be dumb enough to let me near that thing, I'd be dumb enough to pull the trigger...

[Maindrian Pace]

It's powered by a 1000hp+ turbo four cylinder, making it by far the fastest 4 banger car in the world. And it looks cool, too.

-MJS

[Junkman]

Well, one thing I'd probably change is install a steering system that is somehow bolted to the car and not shaking around in mid air from 30mph upwards. Bloody rubbish this is.

[FASTBACK340]

Would I do it?

$%#@ YEAH!

[Wayne Buck]

I would LOVE to experience a rush like that, BUT, even in a straight line, there are just too many things that can go wrong (especially considering; #1. that is an insane speed... and #2. that thing is undoubtedly being totally pushed to it's limits to get there). Remember the brave people we lost in the "Challenger Incident"... millions of parts in good working order, but ONE tiny little o-ring failure = Ka-Boom.

Now, in a "perfect world", where I was guaranteed to make it back in one piece... I'd have to say "HECK YEAH!!!" Yee-Haw!!!!

Edited November 17, 2011 by Wayne Buck

[Junkman]

I would LOVE to experience a rush like that, BUT, even in a straight line, there are just too many things that can go wrong (especially considering; #1. that is an insane speed... and #2. that thing is undoubtedly being totally pushed to it's limits to get there). Remember the brave people we lost in the "Challenger Incident"... millions of parts in good working order, but ONE tiny little o-ring failure = Ka-Boom.

Now, in a "perfect world", where I was guaranteed to make it back in one piece... I'd have to say "HECK YEAH!!!" Yee-Haw!!!!

I'd say you take a bigger risk getting back from work every evening.

[brad4321]

Usually, I like to. But often there's some fool who insists on going only 300mph in the left lane.

[scalenut]

They design them with a very, very slow steering ratio. It is probably 10 turns lock to lock - if the front wheels even moved that far! The movement of the wheel you saw on the video would only be a tiny adjustment of direction.

ok I read up a little on it .. the front wheel doesn't even steer... ! ... he is working a rear stabilizer like on an airplane.....at the speed the wheels are spinning,it would take an elephant to steer them from strait due to the centrifugal forces making the wheel want to stay in a strait line.... makes sense now since I notice all the stream liners use aerodynamic wings and rudders/stabs for aerodynamics ...now I know they are more for guiding vehicle

so technically it's closer to a fighter jet than a car as far as guiding it down the track !

Edited November 17, 2011 by scalenut