Easy to Remember Track Talk
07-30-2009, 09:14 AM
Melting Slicks
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Easy to Remember Track Talk
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
07-30-2009, 09:25 AM
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Bimmervet
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
Ok now that is funny
07-30-2009, 09:38 AM
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Also
Also, understeer you get to see the Wreck ,oversteer you don't.
07-30-2009, 09:39 AM
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I usually run out of brains long before I run out of *****.
07-30-2009, 09:42 AM
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funny
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Jason
I usually run out of brains long before I run out of *****.
Now that's funny I don't care who you are.
07-30-2009, 10:53 AM
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'I was doing great until I ran out of talent and hit the wall'
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07-30-2009, 01:08 PM
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From the movie Top Gun
07-30-2009, 01:33 PM
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Understeer scares the driver. Oversteer scares the passenger.
07-30-2009, 02:01 PM
Burning Brakes
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It's not so much the speed that gets ya as much as it is those sudden stops.
07-30-2009, 02:05 PM
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You go off track when you run out of the three t's
07-30-2009, 04:35 PM
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"Ran outta talent" is my favorite phrase to describe any situation that has gone poorly.
07-30-2009, 11:34 PM
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Quote:
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Jason
I usually run out of brains long before I run out of *****.
That's awesome... I love it!
07-31-2009, 11:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Bimmervet
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
This is actually someone's signature line on another forum.
08-01-2009, 09:26 AM
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Quote:
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Blue Demon Owner
This is actually someone's signature line on another forum.
You are correct, I have a different handle on the Jaguar Forum
08-03-2009, 08:01 AM
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That's awesome... I love it!
That was actually a quote from when we used to run 411 Speedway discussing entry into Turn1.
08-03-2009, 08:24 AM
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Quote:
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cgh1
It's not so much the speed that gets ya as much as it is those sudden stops.
I used to spend my spare time jumping out of airplanes - and we used to say the same thing!
I think this link is a re-post, but it's still funny:
http://www.turnzero.com/technical_re...cuse_generator
07-30-2009, 09:14 AM
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