Pulling a G on Sand Hill Rd

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 says:

Man that looks like fun! Any chance us Flickr locals can pay to get rides?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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 )

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...
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson 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 )

benjiman 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.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

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?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

OsakaSteve 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?
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

AndrewNZ says:

I especially liked the nonchalant way Ian took his hands off the wheel to gesticulate about something during your return trip. :)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson 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.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Azulina says:

Just watched the video...fun!!!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanita 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.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

schoschie says:

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

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