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Old 10-25-2009, 11:03 AM   #26
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Do you know how aerodynamic a bike is compared to a car?

The GT-R has a drag coefficient of .27 while a bike has a drag co-efficient of .65.

This means that bikes will always lose out in the top end when their engines get overcomed by drag.

SOOOOO..... GT-R is more aerodynamic? I guessing the person on the bike makes it less aerodynamic.
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Old 10-25-2009, 11:04 AM   #27
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The Busa rider isg etting terrible launches. He should be way out in front of the car until 250 plus. There are speed limiter override packages availaible that will bypass the 187 mph top speed too. Saying all that...what a couple of complete idiots they are doing this in traffic.
Meh, i suppose they know what they are doing, traffic was pretty minor anyways on that highway.
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Old 10-25-2009, 11:30 AM   #28
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this is a nice drag strip with video feed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc1x6xxZknY&NR=1
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Old 10-25-2009, 02:25 PM   #29
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300mph on a bike is just nuts. One little pothole and you're done.
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Old 10-25-2009, 02:53 PM   #30
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Wow! siiiiiick and seriously gutsy
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Old 10-25-2009, 03:03 PM   #31
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this is a nice drag strip with video feed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc1x6xxZknY&NR=1
We need this balling screen on Mission Raceway drag strip, STAT!
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Old 10-25-2009, 04:53 PM   #32
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yeah even doing 240+ on a streetbike is nuts with bumps etc.the most werid part is if your FULLY tucked all you here is a slight hummmmm noise from the engine and as soon as you pop up a bit theres so much force on your body!
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Crazy video... its insane how at 300+ the GTR is still accelerating pretty quickly... but damn.. with all that traffic around they're nuts
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Old 10-25-2009, 05:33 PM   #34
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Old 10-25-2009, 08:00 PM   #35
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Old 10-25-2009, 08:24 PM   #36
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I think this one is more intense ( the 2nd part of the video )

ZR1 Vs GTR

The ZR1 loses ground everytime it shifts up, but catches up again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uORyZI1VdU
Lol is it me, or does it look like the driver of the GTR isn't wearing a seatbelt?
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Old 10-25-2009, 09:21 PM   #37
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what gear is the GT-R in when it reaches max speed against the corvette in the end? all i could see was the tach needle inside the redline and the speedo almost at the end of it's swing
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The guy in the GTR looks so serious...
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Old 10-26-2009, 12:37 PM   #41
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^i dont think i could be smiling going 300km/h in a car.
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Those are some nice vids...
300km/hr...woot !
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