200 MPH tethered car

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200 MPH tethered car

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I want to see a video of the poor SOB who's holding the tether.
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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Talk about the worlds fastest jump rope...

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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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That was...odd. I can't comprehend the thrill of "driving" that thing. Might be a good warm-up routine for the Olympic hammer throw, maybe.
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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surgetek wrote:I want to see a video of the poor SOB who's holding the tether.
Yeah, what was up with that?
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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Looking at it again I think there is a platform on the pole for him to jump onto... less humorous then imagining him having to leap over the line but... oh well :)

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clm wrote:Looking at it again I think there is a platform on the pole for him to jump onto... less humorous then imagining him having to leap over the line but... oh well :)

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Even still he's spinning with it.
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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I would imagine he is guiding it until centrifugal force takes over then getting out of the way on his little perch.

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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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What this "sport" needs is a sexy, scantily-clad woman and a chrome pole. :idea:
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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[youtube]555aeQlPprY[/youtube]
About 2:20 shows how it works.
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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how do they throttle up? is the throttle controlled through the cable? with enough fuel to do a few laps and then flame out?
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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They are basically control line, WOT until it's empty.

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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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jwscab wrote:how do they throttle up? is the throttle controlled through the cable? with enough fuel to do a few laps and then flame out?

From the comments on the Youtube vid surgetek posted:
jonokiller 1 year ago

what is mr broom guy doing?


GoRacingWantagh 1 year ago

He's using the broom to flip the kill switch that shuts down the motor
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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:shock: hope the cable holds out, or you might have a big problem :?
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Re: 200 MPH tethered car

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these tethered cars just reminded me of when i was kid and flew control line airplanes. those things were a blast to fly.
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