2002 Ferrari F1 car

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Jun 3, 2009 | 07:46 PM

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Super Speed

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Originally Posted by ChevyWeatherman

They do start from a stand still, but then they need to run a road course for 90 minutes straight so the car really isn't optioned for a mega-launch. They do get off the line damn good, however. They don't have launch control anymore (outlawed) but that made them get off the line even better.

@Super Speed,

A go kart huh?

Hope you were being sarcastic.

Kind of was Kind of wasn't

Jun 4, 2009 | 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by wrays96

wait a minute doesn't F1 start a race from a stand still? If they do that would make me think that a launch would be pretty important. I would like to see this happen. I wonder what a NASCAR car would run in the quarter? What would a Top Fuel car top out at if they let it go 1 mile? What would a WRC car do in the quarter?

I'm pretty sure they gear a fuel car to top out right at the end of the 1/4 (or 1000' now) just like any other drag car.

Jun 4, 2009 | 11:44 AM

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Here's something to give you guys an idea of how an F1 car would launch and go from a dig.. I know of another one just havent found it yet.. Working on it though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JvJOGEuvb4

Jun 4, 2009 | 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by a.white86

Looking at the comments, that is a F3 car in the video, nowhere near as fast an F1 car.

Jun 4, 2009 | 09:14 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbtja...eature=related

Couple of practice launches from this year.

Jun 4, 2009 | 09:20 PM

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From: Murrells Inlet, SC

you'd have to be a complete moron to want to drive this thing in the 1/4 mile! Not one part of an F1 car is designed for 1/4 mile racing. This is the one car that you should want to dive into a corner with and then go through the corner at 150+...