i was goin thru my honda performance book today just reading p on turbos for the 100th time to see if i missed anything, and i must have over read the F1 racecar part. according to the book, F1 race cars used turbo charged 1500cc engines that put out 1500 hp and more. and i was like 'HUH?" i read it again before i crapped my self and thats what it said. the book also said that the motors before this were deamed unsafe due to TO MUCH POWER. if this is true, all i can say is holy shit and wow. maybe everyone else knew this and i didnt but i think that is just amazing. i would love to take one of those things a part to see what lets them put out so much power, aside from the turbo.

 

they rev to like 14k dont they?

 

Yes, that is true.

Not only were the motors insanely powerful, but the cars were very light as well.

 

As of now, the average F1 engine revs to 18,500 rpm. In the last race, I spotted them shifting past 19,000 a couple times.

 

i want one for my dads wheel chair,that would be sweet

 

I think I read somewhere that F1 cars also generate enough downforce to theoretically keep them glued to the track even if the track was flipped upside down?

 

True as well Aerodynamic grip is as much a part of the package as mechanical grip.

 

Yup, I saw a chart one time that showed the downforce of an F1 racecar to be upwards of 7,000 pounds of downforce.

 

Then I vote we put barrel rolls into the F1 tracks.

 

:eek3: That would rock so hard!!!!1 We should put loops too! Make them big enough so they don't scrape :happysad: