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Amazing drift video
Gergely - 18/12/07 at 09:54 AM

I was never really interested in drifting, but this video is just amazing...
The guy really is in control...
And it's locost, too!

Drift video

iank - 18/12/07 at 10:01 AM

Peteff - 18/12/07 at 10:53 AM

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pewe - 18/12/07 at 12:41 PM

Only reason he can do that is the cart has a slippy diff fitted! Cheers, Pewe

David Jenkins - 18/12/07 at 12:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
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I did wonder if the horse was enjoying it as much as the driver...

...sometimes you can see when an animal is enjoying itself in some human activity - for example, just watch huskies while they're hauling a sled - but a horse is a half-ton bag of over-excitement and nerves!

Good driving skills though.

graememk - 18/12/07 at 01:11 PM

if a horse weighs 1/2 ton, would that mean 1 horse has 2 bhp per ton ?

iank - 18/12/07 at 01:54 PM

No, because 1hp is about 50% more than an average horse can maintain over a day.

Gergely - 18/12/07 at 03:11 PM

Yes, but it's a sprint event, not endurance, so he doesn't have to maintain its power for a day...
So 2 bhp/ton should be reasonable...

Can you drift with less bhp/ton?

matt_claydon - 18/12/07 at 04:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by iank
No, because 1hp is about 50% more than an average horse can maintain over a day.


How many engines could maintain their rated maximum output for a whole day?

matt_claydon - 18/12/07 at 04:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Gergely
Yes, but it's a sprint event, not endurance, so he doesn't have to maintain its power for a day...
So 2 bhp/ton should be reasonable...

Can you drift with less bhp/ton?


Include the cart and he's probably only got 1 hp/ton anyway

Guinness - 18/12/07 at 05:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Gergely
Can you drift with less bhp/ton?


Yup, with 1 bloke power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FwA2gZ0eUc&feature=related

Mike

jayboy626 - 19/12/07 at 01:03 AM

haha wicked, thats something you dont see every day

carpmart - 19/12/07 at 07:48 AM

So, 1HP, no wheel drive and you can drift

MikeRJ - 19/12/07 at 08:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by matt_claydon
quote:
Originally posted by iank
No, because 1hp is about 50% more than an average horse can maintain over a day.


How many engines could maintain their rated maximum output for a whole day?


Any production engine should be capable of doing that (given adequate cooling and engine in good condition etc). Have you ever seen the torture tests that manufacturers put engines through during development?