Reilly Hamilton 12:22 PM Can't respond to your message directly, but the LS3 is an all aluminum V8, weight probaby close to the weight of many smaller mills. Don't quote me, but 300-400 lbs sounds about right for the LS motors.
Wow! I should be... You know, CAD-ing up for my Mechanical Engineering finals, but instead here I am.
Now, since all I hear is the hum of computers and clacking of keys, I cannot pump tha valume. I have to imagine, in my little head the sounds of Formula LS3.
The soul shreading scream of 6.2Ls sucking air and farting fire!
You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination - Next stop, the Twilight Zone.
I don't know about hair standing up, but it sounded, well, underwhelming. Does it sound great, yeah, but for an LS3 it sounded like it wasn't being pushed all that hard. It sounds like a big American V8 at middlin' high revs. None of that frantic rip and shriek of teeny little V12s that have to spin at 9000rpm just to get out of the paddock, it sounds like a torque monster you could drive to the 7-11 for a Slurpee.
Boy I bet it's fun on a road course. Powering out of turns? Oh yeah.
Well, drat and double drat! No diesel Audis and no Porsche Spyders. This makes me especially unhappy, as I'm still hoping to be a corner worker at Belle Isle this summer. ALMS is my favorite racing series and I was so looking forward to those prototypes in particular.
okay... just read the post... haven't read the comments yet...
come on jalopnik... can't we find a way to go back to the old format that requires no left-right scrolling....
that makes all of the commentariat happier....
jalop model year '09 is not an improvement as far as individual posts go......
i understand the change in the front page... i don't need it... i read them all.. but.. i understand...
but the pages that follow... the full articles... need to follow more of the '07 format (in my opinion) with big picture... and text below... that one doesn't need to scroll back and forth to read....
and then comments... whether in classic or "new wave" form... what TF ever... we have the choice...
but i don't like having to scroll left and right constantly to try and read the journalistic posts made by the gawker paid staff (*note.... this problem isn't just jalopnik.... all gawker sites have changed font size/format and makes for a much more difficult reading experience...)
@bravenrace: If anything, there will just be less emphasis on prototypes for a while. I still think they're in better shape than Grand-Am, judging by the amount of manufacturer, sponsor and fan involvement.
@Van Sarockin: I wouldn't rule it out,as i mentioned earlier Audi or Porsche were showing an interest in the Redbull team not long ago,i think mainly to supply engines. But now a gap has appeared they are in the minority of car makers that could afford to do it.
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12:22 PM Can't respond to your message directly, but the LS3 is an all aluminum V8, weight probaby close to the weight of many smaller mills. Don't quote me, but 300-400 lbs sounds about right for the LS motors.
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Now, since all I hear is the hum of computers and clacking of keys, I cannot pump tha valume. I have to imagine, in my little head the sounds of Formula LS3.
The soul shreading scream of 6.2Ls sucking air and farting fire!
Oh... The depression... I need speakers.
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A Corvette engine.
A French spokesperson.
You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination - Next stop, the Twilight Zone.
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Boy I bet it's fun on a road course. Powering out of turns? Oh yeah.
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Oh, and you guys make fun of the German accent..
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come on jalopnik... can't we find a way to go back to the old format that requires no left-right scrolling....
that makes all of the commentariat happier....
jalop model year '09 is not an improvement as far as individual posts go......
i understand the change in the front page... i don't need it... i read them all.. but.. i understand...
but the pages that follow... the full articles... need to follow more of the '07 format (in my opinion) with big picture... and text below... that one doesn't need to scroll back and forth to read....
and then comments... whether in classic or "new wave" form... what TF ever... we have the choice...
but i don't like having to scroll left and right constantly to try and read the journalistic posts made by the gawker paid staff (*note.... this problem isn't just jalopnik.... all gawker sites have changed font size/format and makes for a much more difficult reading experience...)
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Or perhaps the mother of all Scalextric sets?
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Hell, why not just do everything virtually? I've seen the graphics on Grid and GT5...who needs IRL (in real life) racing!
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How can a former Se7en owner say such a thing,that really hurt. ;)
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