Not sure why but...

I have no ideal what they are saying or why someone even tried this but it looks like they are having fun. And the last tire is OMG

http://www.wimp.com/tirejump/

It's probably funnier when you can't understand the announcer.

Now that's television worth watching!

Almost looks like Korean Top Gear, but I'm pretty sure it's Japanese. Who here can't say they've dreamed about doing something like this?

Yep - the last tire was funny.

Ian F wrote: Almost looks like Korean Top Gear, but I'm pretty sure it Japanese. Who here can't say they've dreamed about doing something like this? Yep - the last tire was funny.

It was japanese... and looked like a lot of fun

It's quite simple, they're testing to see how far different tires fly off a ski jump, and the announcers are enthusiastically covering the action.

if only they had skyjumps in Florida.. we could add it to the challenge.. but it would have to come off of your car

Huh, at first I thought the skinny tires would go the farthest due to low wind resistance, then it looked like the gliding ability of the wider tires helped more than the low wind resistance of the skinny ones, and then when the truck tire went off it smashed all the old distances...so maybe weight is the most important factor.

Hmmmmm.......trying to make sense of the results. What variable do you think was the most important?

I'm pretty sure it's weight. The tractor tire would have smashed all the old distances if it didn't smash through the take-off ramp.

JoeyM wrote: Hmmmmm.......trying to make sense of the results. What variable do you think was the most important?

The funniness.

Reminds me of my wasted youth involving beer, the Qu'Appelle valley, and large rocks.

GameboyRMH wrote: I'm pretty sure it's weight. The tractor tire would have smashed all the old distances if it didn't smash through the take-off ramp.

This. The acceleration of the bigger tires appears to be far more important than drag through the air.

I assume the F1 tire was just too light and the combination of drag made it the shortest distance.

Anti-stance wrote:

GameboyRMH wrote: I'm pretty sure it's weight. The tractor tire would have smashed all the old distances if it didn't smash through the take-off ramp.

This. The acceleration of the bigger tires appears to be far more important than drag through the air. I assume the F1 tire was just too light and the combination of drag made it the shortest distance.

x3. Take a look at the trap speeds at the end of the ramp. The tractor tire would have really done it if the ramp hadn't collapsed.

just goes to show, bigger (heavier) is better.

More road holding weight.

This is awesome!

Ya know, I have TWO ski jumps each within 15min of me.........