NASCAR Rolling Road.

F Body · April 17, 2007, 03:36:54 PM

The boffins at Nascar decided that they needed a proper rolling road to test the wind flow under the cars at 180mph

So they dreamt up this little baby with a 1mm thick steel belt rolling surface :

Now your thinking that the car above is a scale model

Think BIG

Thing VERY BIG

Anyone fancy a test drive

ianjpage · April 17, 2007, 03:37:48 PM

wholly cr*p that is massive - i like the idea tho

Pod · April 17, 2007, 03:43:46 PM

Pretty damn impressive bit of kit.
Although,
1. I don't fancy sitting so close to it as that bloke is
2. Even if the belt goes round at 180mph, there won't be any wind under the car to measure?!

F Body · April 17, 2007, 03:48:37 PM

Quoting: Pod

Even if the belt goes round at 180mph, there won't be any wind under the car to measure?!

Looking at the first picture the car appears to be teathered by wire ropes in the middle and it looks like it's still being commissioned by the manufacturer before being built into a wind tunnel, the news artical said it was going to be working by fall 2007

HardRockCamaro · April 17, 2007, 06:37:37 PM

Hmm...

I've seen steel laser printer belts let go and destroy all around them (could take your head off).
No chance would I stand near that...

FUBAR · April 17, 2007, 06:43:22 PM

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

No chance would I stand near that...

Hell no!! I'd be outside with that laptop

its a cool idea though, very

Rocky · April 18, 2007, 03:17:58 AM

Is the car held? what happens if the belt jams does the car do a Duke of Hazzard?

I still want to have a go though

EDGE · April 18, 2007, 03:46:58 AM

we had a 1/4 scale one of those at uni, twas AWESOME !!!!

Incursus · April 18, 2007, 04:45:26 AM

Cool

Roadkill · April 18, 2007, 04:55:22 AM

Looks like the belt wasn't running in the picture with the guy in it.

Very cool idea . . . TBH, it amazes me it hasn't already been done . . .

NASCAR Rolling Road.

Roadkill