Sports car?

[Stratman]

I bought a 2016.5 Polaris Slingshot a year before I retired. Love driving this thing. Getting ready to haul it down to the Smoky Mountains to drive it on the Dragon's Tail.

[Totoro]

Didn't know that car - reminded me of the Ariel Atom at first but it seems they differ alot.

[Breedlove]

I think that slingshot will go about 170. A question I have heard that the exhaust , the way it is ran fries your feet and legs ?

[Stratman]

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Originally Posted by Breedlove I think that slingshot will go about 170. A question I have heard that the exhaust , the way it is ran fries your feet and legs ?

That was an issue in the earlier models. They fixed it in the 2016.5 models.

[Koolau]

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Originally Posted by Breedlove I think that slingshot will go about 170.

Nothing personal, but that's INSANE! Reminds me of a buddy who raced his '68 Vette (350/350) in ET bracket at US30 - and almost lost to a go-kart.

[HFWR]

I'm guessing a 2011 Prius doesn't qualify...

[Walt34]

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Originally Posted by Breedlove I think that slingshot will go about 170.

I once owned an airplane that wouldn't go that fast!

[REWahoo]

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Originally Posted by Walt34 I once owned an airplane that wouldn't go that fast!

Yes, but unlike the Slingshot, with a strong enough headwind you could fly backwards without using reverse or looking in your rear view mirror!

[check6]

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Originally Posted by TrophyWife Bought my first Mercedes

Congrats!! We have two, a 2007 and 2012. Zero issues!

[check6]

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Originally Posted by dm I sold my 72 and 73 911's to justify buying my plane. But I kept the wife's Boxster. It was her daily driver for years , but decided it was time for a 4'door. The Boxster has been a good car and I drive it daily. It's my golf coarse and airport car.

Plane is more fun than a sports car on crowded roads these days. See my avatar. No speed limits, 200 mph+ on the deck with only 180hp and rated to 6 G's.

[ncbill]

I've got my dad's old SL500. Rarely drive it.

Will be giving it to my kid before they head back to school, so they can pay the insurance.

[Koolau]

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Originally Posted by REWahoo Yes, but unlike the Slingshot, with a strong enough headwind you could fly backwards without using reverse or looking in your rear view mirror!

Never quite managed to fly backwards, but I was practicing slow flight once. Lined up a "country mile" and pointed into the wind. It took over 10 minutes to make that mile. I was carrying quite a bit of power with the flaps at 20 degrees. The stall warning was screaming the whole time but I never stalled - which is what I was working on at the time. YMMV

[REWahoo]

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Originally Posted by Koolau Never quite managed to fly backwards, but I was practicing slow flight once. Lined up a "country mile" and pointed into the wind. It took over 10 minutes to make that mile. I was carrying quite a bit of power with the flaps at 20 degrees. The stall warning was screaming the whole time but I never stalled - which is what I was working on at the time. YMMV

I did the same, only with a strong enough headwind that looking at my ground track showed I was moving slowly backwards.

[38Chevy454]

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Originally Posted by ERD50 We visit the Museum of Science and Industry every few years, and they have Craig Breedlove's "Spirit of America" on display there. Set the world's speed record at the time: I always have to tell what I had heard - that Craig Breedlove said they had an oil line painted on the salt flats for him to follow (probably an EPA violation today), and at speed, he drifted a bit to one side. He recalled that as he corrected, there were tremendous g-forces pushing him to the side of the 'cockpit'. When they went back, the determined he had only drifted off ~10 feet! -ERD50

You are correct, they stopped the black line about 4-5 years ago due to EPA issues. I forget exact year, but was fairly recently. I go to Bonneville Speedweek every year. Speedweek is different in that all are powered through the wheels, no thrust cars like Breedlove's above. Fastest streamliners are in the low 400's mph recently. Whole lot of various vehicles and motorcycles in the 150-250 mph range.

With my pending house sale and moving, this year will be the first time for me missing Speedweek since 2002.

[Breedlove]

Craig Breedlove Spirit of America VS Art Arfons Green Monster .

Remember when Don Garlets broke the 200 Mph in 1/4 mile . Now I think they are over 300 MPH in a 1/4 mile

[Texas Proud]

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Originally Posted by Breedlove Craig Breedlove Spirit of America VS Art Arfons Green Monster . Remember when Don Garlets broke the 200 Mph in 1/4 mile . Now I think they are over 300 MPH in a 1/4 mile

I think they are going 300+ MPH in less than 1/4 mile...


Just looked it up... the top cars do 1,000 ft instead of the 1320 for the 1/4 mile... and are hitting as high as 328 MPH...

[eytonxav]

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Originally Posted by Breedlove Remember when Don Garlets broke the 200 Mph in 1/4 mile . Now I think they are over 300 MPH in a 1/4 mile

Yep, he was one of my childhood hero's, along with Grumpy Jenkins, and Sox & Martin.
Watch Don Garlits break the 200 MPH barrier 50 years ago today!

[Breedlove]

I used to build model cars on front porch with my brother listening to Beach boys when they announced Don Garlits broke 200 Mph . We probably compared that to the space shuttle.

Our dad took us to the drag races a few times , we lived in Ohio . I seen my first dragster . The only one that showed up Dick Padar an Edsel powered dragster . It must have been early 60's

[Koolau]

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Originally Posted by REWahoo I did the same, only with a strong enough headwind that looking at my ground track showed I was moving slowly backwards.

Way cool! I was hoping to do that but couldn't quite pull it off.

[Kickernick]

Bought a BMW roadster a few years before we retired on a lark. It has been a gateway to a lot of fun activities: car shows, road rallies, club cruises, and track nights. It has become its own hobby! [ATTACH]26182