High speed tests?
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High speed tests?
So at some point the covers have to come off for some real world high speed testing. Any one have ideas (as far as history has shown) when and where we may see this happen?
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Yea since the government bailed out GM I guess they figure they still own shares. They should call it Area 51 Motors...lol I'm speaking tounge in cheek of course. Somebody find these things and get us some pics!!!
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GM has it's own track and there is a huge private track in Ohio that is rented out just for these reasons. I think it is something like 7.5 miles long(oval) with really high banking. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER INC.
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I'm surprised you guys didn't know about this...I'm pretty sure they can go any speed they want here. BTW, there is protected air space above this facility.
GM testing grounds shared with U.S. Army near Yuma...
Just to be clear, the long-term ground lease was executed by GM and the Army in May 2007.
http://www.ncppp.org/cases/YumaProvingGrounds.shtml
GM testing grounds shared with U.S. Army near Yuma...
The General Motors Desert Proving Ground - Yuma was officially opened at the proving ground in late July 2009. Costing over $100 million, General Motors built the facility after closing its desert automotive test facility in Mesa, Arizona, that had been in operation since 1953. The new facility is a partnership between General Motors and the Army that allows Army automotive testers at the proving ground to test Army wheeled vehicles at the General Motors facility on a year-round basis. It is estimated that the track can be used to test about 80 percent of the Army's wheeled vehicle fleet.
http://www.ncppp.org/cases/YumaProvingGrounds.shtml
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32° 55′ 11.35″ N, 114° 19′ 24.12″ W
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I did some quick measurements using the ruler tools in G.E. Looks like a 3.5 mile circumference circle, multiple 1.5 mile straights on an oval layout, and the longest straight gives them about 2 miles to play with.
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Great no chance of getting any pictures out of that place. I'll say it again maybe instead of GM it should be A-51-M (Area 51 Motors). Another great government waste on a to big to fail company that now has record profits. But I still love Corvettes!
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The test tracks in Milford, Michigan are even more impressive:
42°35'00.80" N 83°40'41.16" W
2.5 mile straights and a 4.5 mile circle.
By the way, details on all GM proving grounds are on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...roving_Grounds
When will I learn to just go there first?
42°35'00.80" N 83°40'41.16" W
2.5 mile straights and a 4.5 mile circle.
By the way, details on all GM proving grounds are on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...roving_Grounds
When will I learn to just go there first?
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2,400' radius corners and 2 mile long straights. 140 MPH netural steering in the Corners. That is high speed testing and it's not on an Army base.
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It is important for the military to have a high-speed, high-load, high-temp testing mechanism for its military transport and wheeled combat vehicles that routinely operate under high weight, temperatures, and speeds. Although YPG was the Army's premiere hot weather test site, it lacked a sufficiently specialized facility to conduct continuous high speed testing on paved roads.
I can tell you this...the actual speed for some military vehicles is far higher than their published speeds.
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I'm surprised you guys didn't know about this...I'm pretty sure they can go any speed they want here. BTW, there is protected air space above this facility.
GM testing grounds shared with U.S. Army near Yuma...
Just to be clear, the long-term ground lease was executed by GM and the Army in May 2007.
http://www.ncppp.org/cases/YumaProvingGrounds.shtml
GM testing grounds shared with U.S. Army near Yuma...
Just to be clear, the long-term ground lease was executed by GM and the Army in May 2007.
http://www.ncppp.org/cases/YumaProvingGrounds.shtml
