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jstein77
jstein77 HalfDork
5/8/09 2:14 p.m.
ignorant wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsJK3zRclN4

What a cool video. At first I thought, "Man, there sure are a lot of places to wreck a car on that hillclimb," but then I saw that really long line of apparantly undamaged cars waiting to go back down the hill.

And yes, that was definitely a turbo car.

mad_machine
mad_machine SuperDork
5/8/09 4:32 p.m.

yes, that was faster than any smart I ever saw

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
5/8/09 4:57 p.m.
SoloSonett wrote: Super light and small foot print are two wonderful assets for an auto X car The Sonett turns many chicanes into straights

That's the Abomination's strong point. It's so short and narrow that I can point it at a chicane and just nail it. The difference between it and the smart: my azz is only about 7" off the ground.

ignorant
ignorant SuperDork
5/8/09 6:03 p.m.
MadScientistMatt wrote:
ignorant wrote: I just thought it was a cool video of a car everyone hates so much.
Only it was a roadster... not sure those get the same kind of hate.

same running gear and suspenion though.

confuZion3
confuZion3 Dork
5/8/09 10:16 p.m.
Jensenman wrote: No drain plug? Dang, that's dumb. IIRC, the Smart is a much updated version of the 'Swatch' car first conceived in the 1980s and produced in 1993. So yeah it's been around for a good while now.

It's easy to change the oil though. Just fill the crankcase with water and keep the water flowing until it burbles out clear from the engine oil fill hole. Remember, oil floats on water.

SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
5/8/09 11:21 p.m.
Run_Away wrote:
BobOfTheFuture wrote: Wow. Didnt know the smart could go back in time ^
If you're referring to the article date, you have to remember smart cars have been offered outside of the US for a few years now. Hence the license plates.

No, no, no. He's referring to "Back to the Future". Where ya' been?

Bennythekopp
Bennythekopp None
5/13/09 12:14 p.m.

I recently went to a pca auto-x in Camarillo, there was a Smart that ran. He did not do too well. It was a totally stock car though.

Results... I was #574 in the mitsu evo btw. There are a wide range of car results to see how the smart stacks up.

www.pcasb.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=319

jstein77
jstein77 HalfDork
5/13/09 2:36 p.m.

Hey, he beat a Camaro.

poopshovel
poopshovel SuperDork
5/13/09 4:18 p.m.

Wow. I'd really like to attend an autocross with only 23 competitors. That being said, only three runs!? WTF?

Bennythekopp
Bennythekopp New Reader
5/13/09 4:32 p.m.

There were 23 people in just the "x" class (anything not a Porsche). Over half the field was porsches. Anything not a Porsche is in "x" class at their events. Three times runs + 13 practice runs. Great day.

The camaro, all stock origional '69 ss with matching numbers or whatever. To say the guy was taking it easy is an understatement.

getfast
getfast New Reader
5/14/09 1:07 p.m.
RCRX19 wrote: Has any one seen a Smart car at an autox? If so how did it do? Can you post the Event Results?

Yes. DFL. http://www.get-fast.net/nasacross/083108res.htm

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago HalfDork
5/14/09 1:53 p.m.
Bennythekopp wrote: I recently went to a pca auto-x in Camarillo, there was a Smart that ran. He did not do too well. It was a totally stock car though. Results... I was #574 in the mitsu evo btw. There are a wide range of car results to see how the smart stacks up. www.pcasb.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=319

Wait there was a autox in Camarillo recently?

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