Is F1 the fastest motorsport...?

dave_beast · 15 Aug 2011 at 14:44

Fastest land based motorsport overall is top fuel drag racing with engines producing around 7-8000bhp, 0-100mph in less than a second and top speeds of up to about 333mph.

Top speed overall, although technically not a sport would be land speed records, aka Thrust SSC.

Reaper 392 · 15 Aug 2011 at 15:24

Skeeter said:
Have you seen that Honda though? It was a project they built and ran on the salt flats in America. It has an aero setup that would be un-usable on track (no rear wing, tiny front wing, etc). A Le Mans car in race trim has a higher top speed than an F1 car due to reduced drag from much lower downforce and covered wheels.

I know a top fuel dragster will also beat an F1 car at top speed, but I was going for 1 critera per car.

nope, hadnt seen it. i just knew of its existance and that it met the FIA spec. dragsters beat them by miles anyway so its not a major point in the 'which motorsport has the best top speed' discussion

Skii · 15 Aug 2011 at 15:25

Duke said:
I think they have the pneumatic jacks built into the car as they do in WTCC/BTCC? So the car just stops and raises itself.

Ah I'd never thought of that - awesome

ng93 · 15 Aug 2011 at 16:35

Duke said:
I think they have the pneumatic jacks built into the car as they do in WTCC/BTCC? So the car just stops and raises itself.

IIRC the jacks are built in but without a compressor, so an airline has to be connected to lift the cars up.

@OP overall f1 cars are the fastest, but if going by individual categories then they're slower:

Acceleration - Top fuel dragster
Top speed - LMP1
Cornering - Red bull air race aerobatic planes
Pit stops - DTM

Slinky1989 · 15 Aug 2011 at 21:39

Err can lmp1 cars do over 300mph?

Randomface74 · 15 Aug 2011 at 21:44

isn't "breaking the record for the fastest whatever" a sport?

if so... it's the fastest sport.

CRUMPLYPORK · 15 Aug 2011 at 21:45

breadturbo said:
for pure acceleration it has to be top fuel, for circuits then F1 is very much in the lead id say.

Im not an expert but due to lack of traction you could probably spend £15k on the engine of an old r32 gtr and beat an F1 car on the 1/4

for excitement BTCC

GingerNinja1989 · 15 Aug 2011 at 21:50

"slinky" said:
Err can lmp1 cars do over 300mph?

Depends how much semtex you shove behind them

ng93 · 15 Aug 2011 at 21:56

"slinky" said:
Err can lmp1 cars do over 300mph?

No but neither can F1 cars :confused:

Ben Cole · 15 Aug 2011 at 22:05

breadturbo said:
Im not an expert but due to lack of traction you could probably spend £15k on the engine of an old r32 gtr and beat an F1 car on the 1/4

Is this a joke?

ng93 · 15 Aug 2011 at 22:22

Ben Cole said:
Is this a joke?

Well you could make the skyline faster, but you'd need more than just engine mods

whitecrook · 15 Aug 2011 at 22:25

Ben Cole said:
Is this a joke?

lol yeah. I took it as one.

Ben Cole · 15 Aug 2011 at 22:35

ng93 said:
Well you could make the skyline faster, but you'd need more than just engine mods

What, like strapping a jet engine to the roof? :-)

Slinky1989 · 15 Aug 2011 at 22:37

ng93 said:
No but neither can F1 cars

He was asking which motorsport is fastest, and since top fuel dragsters have a top speed of over 300mph and a 0-100 time of 0.7 seconds, they're fastest. You said that lmp1 had the highest top speed in your list so it confused me as to why you said that. Thats all

ng93 · 15 Aug 2011 at 22:49

Ben Cole said:
What, like strapping a jet engine to the roof?

lol it'd need a lot of money but i've no doubt its possible.

"slinky" said:
He was asking which motorsport is fastest, and since top fuel dragsters have a top speed of over 300mph and a 0-100 time of 0.7 seconds, they're fastest. You said that lmp1 had the highest top speed in your list so it confused me as to why you said that. Thats all

Ahh was just listing stuff thats faster than f1 lol

On a completely off topic note what body kit has the car in your sig got? Looks sweet

Slinky1989 · 15 Aug 2011 at 22:53

It's a kit made by autokonexion for the mx5 with extra custom aero bits added like the carbon splitter and canards. More about the kit here: http://www.autokonexion.com/mazda-miata-19891997-bodykit-c-22_29.html

Basically it's how if want my 5 to look if I had the money!

ng93 · 15 Aug 2011 at 23:06

Cheers for the link

Damn i want a 5 so much

Kerming · 16 Aug 2011 at 11:41

iv gotta say, Air Racing is amazing to watch.

NeverWinter · 16 Aug 2011 at 12:22

ng93 said:
Well you could make the skyline faster, but you'd need more than just engine mods

Are you kidding me? This will decimate all AFTER you put about fifteen grand in it or more, and if we have to, overnight parts from Japan

Kerming · 16 Aug 2011 at 21:38

f1 has got slower over the last 2-3 years......i just want the old stuff back, v10's the bodys from 2008......