Why We Need 1300HP

[roadking77]

I apologize up front as I have no idea how to post a link to youtube. Maybe someone can do that. Anyway, there is a video
1300hp Mercury Comet Brake Failure Wreck. This pretty much sums it all up, and could not be any more true than the statement my wife uses on a daily basis. 'MEN ARE IDIOTS'

Dumb$## spends over 200k on a mercury comet (first mistake) and builds a car with 1300hp (second mistake). It has wheelie bars, drag slicks, racing seats, the whole nine yards. BUT, he said it is too valuable to run on the drag strip?? What an idiot!! Def not a street friendly car  by any means.

I suppose its because of the (assumed) ongoing lawsuit, but there is no mention of the poor sob that was minding their own business and had their lives upset with a rear end hit.

[FormTA]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5oO226PgSkg&pp=ygUoMTMwMGhwIE1lcmN1cnkgQ29tZXQgQnJha2UgRmFpbHVyZSBXcmVjaw%3D%3D

[FormTA]

E brake.....

[roadking77]

Thanks Luke.
One needs to watch the entire video for the full effect. It goes on about all of the red flags that should have kept those boneheads from hitting the streets. Brakes were undersized, throttle was sticking, didnt put on the harness in favor of lap belts only, etc. etc. etc.

[5th T/A]

I remember seeing this video last year when it first came out. I give them a lot of credit for sharing their bad decisions, so hopefully others can learn from them. Obviously the car had several issues, but the drivers decision to take it out anyway was by far the worst mistake. As bad as this was it could have been worse involving innocent bystanders.

[firebirdparts]

Hp doesn't really play a role in that one, really.  Low speed crash.  I'm sure it still hurt plenty.

Good thing they didn't get on it.  They'd be dead.

[Zach]

Remember the story when it first came out. Blows my mind someone would take their car out knowing it has a sticky throttle.

[jonathonar89]

1,000hp is not insane anymore.  Even Butler Performance says that much power in a Pontiac is very “run of the mill” for them these days. 

A good mechanic to install a proper brake system is a different subject.

[roadking77]

Sorry to be that guy, but a fully blown motor, wheelie bars, tubbed rear end with drag tires and a complete settup for drag racing has no place on the road. Not to mention he said the brakes were completely inadequate for the HP the motor was producing. The irony of his statement that he didnt want to take it down the track because he didnt want to crash it. I still think the guy is an idiot!

1000hp is not commonplace. Its there for guys with deep pockets that can afford a $100k hellcat thingy but how many of those are driven regularly. I think there was a similar instance a few years ago maybe it was Chris Rock that had one of these monster machines that ended badly. Someone that has seat experience and maturity can handle something like this, but a yahoo with nothing more than a lot of money is dangerous.

Many years ago a local guy bought a Lambo Countach. After the purchase they sent him to a driving/racing school before he could take possession of the car.

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

A 1000 horsepower street car is a monumental waste of money, imo. Bragging rights, street cred, just to say you have it, what have you... that's it.

With that much power, even the most responsible individual will succumb to its allure and could end up getting hurt, or worse, hurt others. Even if all the other systems in the car are there to support it such as driveline, brakes, etc.; it's still a ridiculously fast car being driven by a person capable of irrational thought.

Not to mention, you're breaking the law already at an 1/8th throttle. Never underestimate the appeal in driving a slow car like it's a fast one. This is the appeal behind things like Miatas. You get to wring them out.

[5th T/A]

A 1000 horsepower street car is a monumental waste of money, imo. Bragging rights, street cred,  Never underestimate the appeal in driving a slow car like it's a fast one. This is the appeal behind things like Miatas. You get to wring them out.

I couldn’t agree with you more on this. I think of my TA as kind of a Time Machine taking me back to the good old days. But it’s a package deal, the look, smell, sound and feel. I have always had to drive for my job and owned plenty of sub 100 horsepower economy cars with four or five speed transmissions. It was always a joy to run through the gears and many of them handled pretty decent. I currently own four motorcycles of various types an horsepower. I get the most enjoyment out of ridding my Harley Ultra, it weighs almost 900 pounds and has the least horsepower. But it’s torquey, you don’t need to rev the engine and I can feel the power pulses.

Of course being 69 years old might also have something to do with my need for speed, or not needing it like I used to.

[scarebird]

A 1000 horsepower street car is a monumental waste of money, imo. Bragging rights, street cred, just to say you have it, what have you... that's it...

says the ORANGE guy carrying a tactical nuke...

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

A 1000 horsepower street car is a monumental waste of money, imo. Bragging rights, street cred, just to say you have it, what have you... that's it...

says the ORANGE guy carrying a tactical nuke...

There's an actual meaning behind that avatar. The figure is wearing a dress shirt and tie because he's supposed to be a white collar office worker, just like I used to be. I was really really unhappy at that job and kind of just wanted to blow the darn place up (not seriously, but just normal work frustration). Thus the avatar. I've just used it ever since, even though since then I joined the medical field and am an ER Nurse now lol

[scarebird]

but are you still toting the B57?