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Real or fake?
« on: 12 March 2010, 10:40:35 »

Well, what do you think? :-/

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48errZPPa4[/media]

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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #1 on: 12 March 2010, 10:46:28 »

I think its a fake but a Brill video :y
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #2 on: 12 March 2010, 11:45:34 »

Fake, no way could a road car generate the downforce required.
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2010, 12:14:19 »

oh dear, how many AMG Mercedes are we now going to find on there roofs in European tunnels now!! :D
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #4 on: 12 March 2010, 12:40:35 »

In theory an F1 can do that.

Vids a fake for a few reasons, the most obvious being they would not allow that particular driver to pull that stunt.

Plus depending on where the tunnel is, then laws and rules in thier counrty would even allow it for filming purposes.

Good vid though,  :y
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #5 on: 12 March 2010, 12:47:19 »

Definately Fake, but very enjoyable! I don't think Pretty Boy would be allowed to try it for real IMO ;D :y
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #6 on: 12 March 2010, 12:59:16 »

Fake - but cool ad

as Skruntie says in the 90's an F1 car created enough downforce to travel upside down in a tunnel at 200mph nowadays its less than 100mph!!  :o

but it's in theory only - someone should try it......hello, is that the Top Gear production office? :y
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« Reply #7 on: 12 March 2010, 13:03:04 »

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Fake, no way could a road car generate the downforce required.

in that case downforce is replaced by centrifugal force and its possible ( the car goes an elliptic route).. I watched this video before and now noticed there is something in the wall for the car to climb easily..


watch this, if you choose the stress test, the tunnel test is a means of verification..
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MercedesBenzTV&annotation_id=annotation_243606&feature=iv#p/u/6DADBC6E4EAC7260/0/oP2wdwcOwBg
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #8 on: 12 March 2010, 13:32:45 »

Time to set the cat among the pidgeons.


I say its real based on the following clip.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiZoVAZGgsw[/media]
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #9 on: 12 March 2010, 13:51:23 »

Hang on a minute, hasnt clarkson allready done this on Top Gear.
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #10 on: 12 March 2010, 13:54:21 »

He didnt quite keep 4 wheels on the rood though.   ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #11 on: 12 March 2010, 13:58:06 »

What the hell has happened there, it was Top Gear  with Clarkson in a Belfast Tunnel on Youtube, posted the link it's 4th gear.  Posted it again to put the top grear link on as well and it;s 5 th gear again.
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #12 on: 12 March 2010, 13:59:31 »

What If I Want To Go Upside Down In A Tunnel? - Top Gear - Series 14 Ep 4 Highlight - BBC Two


Copy the above and paste into youtube, thats what I watched.

Edit :-  It seems that putting the link inside the media link changes it from Top Gear to 5th Gear - It must be magic.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TbpgZ2Dt0A
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« Reply #13 on: 12 March 2010, 14:05:23 »

http://www.calctool.org/CALC/phys/newtonian/centrifugal

centrifugal acceleration must not be below 1 g..
and of course 2-3 g is more safe ;D
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Re: Real or fake?
« Reply #14 on: 12 March 2010, 14:11:41 »

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http://www.calctool.org/CALC/phys/newtonian/centrifugal

centrifugal acceleration must not be below 1 g..
and of course 2-3 g is more safe ;D


Totally agree that is feasable on reply no8 that centrifugal force will make it work with enough speed carrying into the loop.

To go back to the original theory of driving upside down, requires a fair old speed and aerodynamic downforce, so fo the SLK to drive upside down I would say no, to to a quick loop I would say with enough speed it may be posibble for a quick forward tunnel loop with a lot of cars.
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