goin2fast52
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 05:44 PM |
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It lives!!!
Congrats to Dennis
http://www.dpcars.net/dp1bld/index.htm
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mandbsheldon
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 05:56 PM |
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Wow
That looks fantastic!! I want one! NOW!
Leigh
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ruskino80
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 06:01 PM |
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awesome-i want one too,looks like a money pit though!!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 09:19 PM |
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I'd be happy with just a garage like his......
Phil
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geoffreyh
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 11:18 PM |
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125000 $
That's a nice price ;-)
But even then I would like to congratulate Dennis with his achievement.
I've been following his site for almost 2 years now and I've been enjoying it until now and will be doing the same in the future.
BigG
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:42 AM |
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yeah, big well done to him. Looking forward to seeing it with the bodywork on and going round the track.
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geoffreyh
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 04:32 PM |
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Like he is saying at the end of the second video.
He will need to do something about those brakes.
Smoking tyres ;-)
BigG
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akrallysport
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| posted on 25/9/06 at 01:41 AM |
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I have also been following it for years, but haven't heard the roar of BEC in the few years since working on a few Formula SAE cars. I think
I'm going to drop my diesel concept after all... I want a proper sports car, and part of that is the sound.
That sounds bloody fantastic.
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thomas4age
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| posted on 26/9/06 at 03:24 PM |
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that guy is bloody brilliant!
I've been watching for the last few years, and his determniation is one of a kind. there's absolutly nothing cheap about it, but
considering the spec of the car it is a locost.
I wish I could work solid-works like he does.
and yes the garage wouldn't be bad either
grtz Thomas
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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akrallysport
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| posted on 26/9/06 at 07:01 PM |
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That, in fact, is not his garage per se, he's quasi-leased it. Still, his garage at home is not too shabby w/ hydraulic vehicle storage lift,
etc.
Having worked with Pro/E for Formula SAE projects and starting to use SolidWorks, his CAD work is impressive. We were able to do that in 8 months, but
with 25 people working on it 20+ hrs a week with LESS detail.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 11:09 AM |
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And he does laps
See here
Cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 2/10/06 by Fred W B]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 11:24 AM |
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Now that's impressive...
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kb58
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 01:31 PM |
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What impressed me is how well it worked right out of the box. Almost anti-climatic actually. I'll be curious how it works on a big track, which
he writes he'll be running Oct 18.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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thomas4age
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| posted on 2/10/06 at 06:30 PM |
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Bl**dy Hell, did you see the new engine plan? put that in that four wheel drive concept and have one extraordinairy quick car.
indeed impressive
grtz Thomas
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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violentblue
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| posted on 4/10/06 at 12:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
ITS THE STIG !!!
a few pics of my other projects
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akumabito
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| posted on 4/10/06 at 01:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by violentblue
quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
ITS THE STIG !!!
I wanna see the Stig trash that thing around the Top Gear course. Would be interesting to see where it would end up. And if it's for some reason
not at the very top, you could always return with the V8 version. 
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violentblue
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| posted on 5/10/06 at 01:17 AM |
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wonder what it would cost to ship tothe other side of the pond?
a few pics of my other projects
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sgraber
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| posted on 5/10/06 at 02:29 AM |
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Cost for a runner with the v8 will be a cool 125,000 USD. And worth every penny I would bet. 850Lbs and 350Bhp? All wheel drive!!! Whoa nelly!
I'm really looking forward to reading about the full test on the 18th. Wish I could be there.
G.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Fred W B
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| posted on 24/10/06 at 11:20 AM |
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dp1 on big track
Regards
Fred W B
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thomas4age
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| posted on 24/10/06 at 07:14 PM |
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Ok Thats it I'm going to fit a cammera in the nose of my striker.
that thing is really quick, though I found it hard to believe that he would do 160+ on a stock busa in a car let alone he would get to 180.
nice driving though, if you compare his corner speed compared to the porsche's one, he's constantly holding back till the straight comes
along, very well done!
grtz Thomas
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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Dick Bear
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| posted on 29/10/06 at 06:20 AM |
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The entire project was, and is, a work of calculated genius!
He has lifted the bar 10-fold for all of us who aspire to achieve anything in this realm of activity!
O' to be young again!
Dick Bear
www.marketpointproductions.com
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