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taz_rocks_miami
07-16-2006, 10:26 PM
Check this out!! http://videos.streetfire.net/video/cf324233-408a-4e93-8c02-29147e71ab0e.htm

HondaNSX
07-16-2006, 11:30 PM
dont know if it is a repost... But i seen it before... Cool vid... :)

whiteballz
07-17-2006, 12:25 AM
looks like the ferrari got a particularly bad start though.. the revs bogged down alot once he tried to go...

IWantAnAudiRS6
07-17-2006, 03:35 AM
Er... I'd have thought that the Smart would have needed wheelie bars :p

m5child
07-17-2006, 05:37 AM
Am i correct in guessing that the Fourtwo wasn't completely stock...?

What was it running?

Coventrysucks
07-17-2006, 05:52 AM
looks like the ferrari got a particularly bad start though.. the revs bogged down alot once he tried to go...

It's called "mechanical sympathy" aka "I don't want to knacker the clutch/gearbox on my brand new Ferrari by doing repeated full-bore standing starts".


Am i correct in guessing that the Fourtwo wasn't completely stock...?

What was it running?

Reading the comment describing the video - it has a bike engine.

Piacki_117
07-17-2006, 05:53 AM
Am i correct in guessing that the Fourtwo wasn't completely stock...

Obvsiously it wasn't...


Awesome vid BTW

whiteballz
07-17-2006, 05:59 AM
some form of bike engine according to that website.

Cotterik
07-17-2006, 07:15 AM
somehow the ferrari still turns out the winner in my mind. win or lose in a smart, you're still in a smart.

McReis
07-17-2006, 08:24 AM
Am i correct in guessing that the Fourtwo wasn't completely stock...?

What was it running?
The car is portuguese and belongs to someone who's a member of my forums.
This car is a very interesting project, much ahead of those made by Z-cars, since this one has a mid-mounted GSXR 1000 K5 engine (not back mounted like the in Z-car). That's why it's a bit more stable. They use it at freestyle demos and events. The usual driver is also one of the best portuguese motorbike freestylers. Here's his website: http://www.arrepiado.com/html/modules/news/article.php?storyid=52

Of course the Ferrari had an horrible start, but the fact that the performance can be compared is already amazing.

The_Canuck
07-17-2006, 09:02 AM
Thats kinda cool but i would never drive a smart...just buy a bike, :D

IWantAnAudiRS6
07-17-2006, 09:21 AM
Thats kinda cool but i would never drive a smart...just buy a bike, :D
Maybe the 499bhp Hayabusa Turbo that's hanging around these parts somewhere...

mavanhaasteren
07-17-2006, 09:50 AM
its strange that the Ferrari not used the launch Control

McReis
07-17-2006, 09:52 AM
its strange that the Ferrari not used the launch Control
The Smart doesn't have a launch control, so it would be a bit unfair, right?

Coventrysucks
07-17-2006, 11:11 AM
The Smart doesn't have a launch control, so it would be a bit unfair, right?

The Ferrari doesn't have a bike engine...

McReis
07-17-2006, 11:12 AM
The Ferrari doesn't have a bike engine...
It's not far from being a gigantic bike engine either. :)

Ferrer
07-17-2006, 02:42 PM
When I first saw the title of the thread I just thought, "the Ferrari must have been parked... or something..." :p

Vindesh17
07-17-2006, 03:26 PM
^^^haha, I was thinking the same thing^^^

taz_rocks_miami
07-17-2006, 07:24 PM
When I first saw the title of the thread I just thought, "the Ferrari must have been parked... or something..." :p

LMAO, that's funny. :D