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Originally Posted by rich_cree
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/21/h...at-bonneville/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel
"with the fastest cars reaching the end of the 1/4 mile in less than 4.5 seconds at speeds up to 337 mph (530 km/h). "
So to sum up none of the current road cars are really even remotely exceptional in straight line or laptime when compared to race cars.
As for suggesting the teams would be better off doing GT racing, on the face of it GT racing may look better because every car looks different, thats only because the design process is much less optimised. If F1 teams got involved they's all get much closer to the optimum, in fact I'd argue that the current F1 rules force engineers to be creative, whereas the GT rules make it a bit easier.
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The two links relate to cars that cant go round corners so doesnt really count ad dont forget mach one was achieved in a jet powered car. F1 cars are slower in a straight line on a race track and just because they make a gearbox for straight line speed doesnt mean itll reach that on a circuit. But then again compared to the older f1 cars these new cars are slow. Lemans cars hit a higher top end and do cracking somersaults at over 200 mph. Still the reason its pants is because of bernie and max and they should leave. I would like to shake the guys hands whoever they are who stole bernies car wheels. His face was a picture.