Don Garlits sets new world record...

[McRat]

For the old farts, you know him as Big Daddy, the first one to 200mph, and held the top fuel record longer than anyone else.

He's 82 years old, and he was the driver.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c90_1399241480

 

[Mike L.]

For the old farts, you know him as Big Daddy, the first one to 200mph, and held the top fuel record longer than anyone else.

He's 82 years old, and he was the driver.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c90_1399241480

Good to see Big Daddy race again.:thumb:

 

[PACougar]

Crap the electrics are catching us. Now we need to get a diesel into the low 6's.

 

[McRat]

I've heard comments that this is "easy" racing, going electric.

Not so. You can put out a nitro fire. You cannot put out a lithium battery fire. A nitro fire could hit 2000°F in the right conditions, but an electric fire has no limit. 100,000°F copper plasma could spray you. No fire suit in the world could stop it.

Pretty dangerous stuff. Last person who tried to set the record escaped just in time to watch his car burn to the ground. The fire crew could do nothing about it.

 

[Dirtymaxx03]

4 lithium polymer batteries powering six 7.5" motors.

Yeah, in the case of a fire, i'd say that cars batteries would burn a hole through the ground and straight through hell

 

[Dozerboy]

Thats pretty awesome


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[Poltergeist]

Lithium will also explode if it comes in contact with water.

Way to go Big Daddy!

 

[PACougar]

Lithium will also explode if it comes in contact with water.

Way to go Big Daddy!

So don't build an electric boat, check.

 

[Pure Diesel]

That is sweet. Sounded like a big Estes rocket taking off.

 

[MACKIN]

That was real cool but they asked him does he have everything he needs? What is he going to need beside a tight grip in that 7 second run a snack?

You know he's getting old when they ask if he's in first gear also. :angel:

 

[Subman]

That was real cool but they asked him does he have everything he needs? What is he going to need beside a tight grip in that 7 second run a snack?

You know he's getting old when they ask if he's in first gear also. :angel:

Actually it's a remote control dragster made by Traxxas, they have Garlits sitting in it just to make it look good. :thumb: