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Ever wonder what 462 mph was like ???

Post in 'The Inglenook' started by shawneyboy, Nov 14, 2011.

  1. shawneyboy New Member

    joined: Oct 5, 2010
    1,592 posts
    NE PA
    Pretty cool video, on the Salt Flats.

    shawneyboy, Nov 14, 2011
    #1

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  2. Backwoods Savage Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 14, 2007
    24,170 posts
    Michigan
    I don't think our atv would keep up for too long. Can you imagine how smooth that surface has to be?
    Backwoods Savage, Nov 14, 2011
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  3. ISeeDeadBTUs Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 7, 2007
    2,241 posts
    NY
    I'm imagining what happens what you have to sneeze . . . :wow:
    ISeeDeadBTUs, Nov 14, 2011
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  4. pen Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2007
    6,071 posts
    N.E. Penna
    Crazy stuff.

    What gives me goosebumps is thinking back on the crap I pulled as a teen behind the wheel. He was probably safer pulling that stunt than we were in a damn Oldsmobile. :grrr:

    pen
    pen, Nov 14, 2011
    #4

  5. agartner Feeling the Heat

    joined: Dec 9, 2009
    281 posts
    Southern NH
    Intense. I'm thinking...wow...all it takes is one thing to go wrong - one bolt loosens up, an errant turn of the wheel, anything....
    agartner, Nov 15, 2011
    #5

  6. pen Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2007
    6,071 posts
    N.E. Penna
    Agreed. Even w/ good design, safely traveling on ground at those speeds requires a nice bit of luck.

    pen
    pen, Nov 15, 2011
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  7. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,152 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    300's more than enough to kill you...always has been. This from 1967. I remember when it happened quite well:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvItDfQIJ50&feature=related

    Both Donald Campbell and his father, Sir Malcolm Campbell held both land and water speed records during their lives. If the history of this sort of pursuit interests you, I'd highly recommend reading about these two remarkable men. Rick
    fossil, Nov 15, 2011
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  8. shawneyboy New Member

    joined: Oct 5, 2010
    1,592 posts
    NE PA
    You gotta wonder what a helmet will do for you at those speeds. I guess it is a requirement to wear one but at those speeds....if something happens..... forget about it.
    shawneyboy, Nov 15, 2011
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