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Pulling a G on Sand Hill Rd

Pulling a G on Sand Hill Rd by jurvetson.
What a great way to start the new year…

Just a quick frame grab from the video… more to come… 

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OsakaSteve  Pro User  says:

Man that looks like fun! Any chance us Flickr locals can pay to get rides?
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Billy The Kid says:

Ok, three guess to everyone on what vehicle the G force was felt in...

My guesses are:

1.) A Caterham Super 7 or other similar flyweight british roadster

2.) The new "Sillicon Valley Start-up Stock" roller coaster ride at Six Flags, Sand Hill Rd.

3.) A very large particle with racing harnesses, taking laps around the SLAC.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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Billy The Kid says:

Do'h. I just noticed the tags. The mystery is over. I guess the auto looks something like this one on the right:


credit: wrightspeed.com/pages/1/index.htm

Turns out that the car on the right beat the car on the left in a drag race at Infineon raceway:

www.autoblog.com/2005/11/19/electric-car-thra shes-ferrari...
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jurvetson  Pro User  says:

Billy - right you are! At Sears Point (seen in your comment photo), the X-1 smoked that Porche Carrera GT as well as a Ferrari 360 Spider. Not bad for a cleantech car getting 170 MPG equivalent... ;-)

One of our fellow passengers said that he had only felt acceleration like that when being launched from an aircraft carrier.

I just posted a video of my ride
on Revver.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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benjiman  Pro User  says:

BADASS. Not to get on a soapbox or anything... But Detroit needs to get their sh*t together and start making cars with clean hi-output tech like this. Americans and folks worldwide will always want fast cars and the sooner they get to work on it the better the world will be.
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Billy The Kid says:

Awesome video! You don't really get a feeling for how fast this is going until you see it quickly scoot across the parking lot like an RC car on steriods.

Assuming this is not a hybrid, does the 170MPG desgination referr to the amount of gasoline required to create the electricity that propels the car for one mile?
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OsakaSteve  Pro User  says:

From the look of things, it appears to be build from an Ariel Atom. I'd much rather have one I can refuel with an extension cord...where do I send my deposit?
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AndrewNZ  Pro User  says:

I especially liked the nonchalant way Ian took his hands off the wheel to gesticulate about something during your return trip. :)
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jurvetson  Pro User  says:

OsakaSteve: Right you are. It's an Ariel "pimp my ride" conversion. I think they should paint them green after swapping out the gas guzzling supercharged engine for the electric drive train. =)

Andrew Down Under: made me chuckle too. I also like the way his hair blows in the wind.

Billy da psychotic penguin (ask the benjiman if the reference doesn't make ya chuckle): I agree! The video from in the car doesn't do it justice. It's MUCH more acceleration than a Ninja motorcycle or rollercoaster or anything I have ever experienced. The MPGE is based on a conversion ratio of 33.7 kilowatt hours/gallon, if memory serves me right.
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Azulina says:

Just watched the video...fun!!!
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Vanita  Pro User  says:

After watching the video.

*grin* You must be this ... tall to drive that car.

The wind noise sounded like a shuttle liftoff. Plus the wind was kind enough to help him keep all the secrets he shared with you on your little excursion.
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schoschie  Pro User  says:

I want a car like this, and I want it to have an accelerometer.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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