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Computer Designed Car Sets Speed Record
amcdiarmid writes "Several sources are reporting that the first entirely computer designed car, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH at a speed of 328MPH. From the article: 'The record attempt came after a string of trial runs on the runways at the airbase. But while testing went well, the team endured a troubled time in the US. The combination of the altitude (4,000ft) and the higher air temperatures affected the performance of the second engine, which was generating insufficient turbo boost pressure and led to days of work for the small team of engineering experts.'"
broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH at a speed of 328MPH.
But they could probably top 350 MPH if they'd ditch the CB antenna and Yosemite Sam "Back Off" mudflaps.
this thing gets some real looks at the Sapp Bros.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Several sources are reporting that the first entirely computer designed car, the JCB Dieselmax, has broken the diesel speed record of 236MPH at a speed of 328MPH.
..and it will help those computers find Sarah Connor just that much more quickly.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
a diesel computer designed car going 328 MPH filled with hard drives.
...on the next day of testing, it again bested the record. This time it was 350.092 MPH. http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?t ype=topNews&storyID=2006-08-23T151359Z_01_L2331696 1_RTRUKOC_0_UK-TRANSPORT-DIESEL-RECORD.xml
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
But while testing went well, the team endured a troubled time in the US.
Sources said the motor had been making an unbelievably loud clunking sound, as well as spewing black smoke. Only later did they figure out that was the way the engine was supposed to sound.
(/RM101, the not-so-proud one-time owner of a Diesel Mercedes Benz, the loudest, most embarrassing-to-drive car he's ever owned)
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
a diesel computer designed car going 328 MPH filled with hard drives.
An information super highway, here?
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/23/diesel-powered- car-edges-on-half-the-speed-of-sound/
Apparently Slashdot isn't as fast as it used to be. That car has already hit 360+ mph. 320+ mph is now old hat.
As an aside, all these smaller blogs seem to be able to keep up with the news much better than slashdot these days. I often find myself with a feeling of deja vu when I'm on Slashdot, as I've no doubt read the clippings elsewhere a few days prior.
Ah, the problems inherent in scale.
The connotation is that someone signed onto a machine somewhere and at the command prompt, typed "design_car -fast -diesel", and poof, there's the design.
It's a human-designed car, designed by humans using computers (as they have for decades), and no pencils this time. TFA goes on and on about all the people on the team and the work they did, and that's great. So, what's with the headline and summary?
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
Since it was the 1st thought i had......
Gas-powered seems to be at 410mph
No idea why that record held so long for diesel at what seems a low number (236 vs 410)
...the ping times are a bitch.
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and was surprised to see that this thing really runs on 440 AA batteries. Quite the misleading article. Diesel indeed.
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The combination of the altitude (4,000ft) and the higher air temperatures affected the performance of the second engine, which was generating insufficient turbo boost pressure and led to days of work for the small team of engineering experts.
Don't they know that K.I.T.T. can only use the Turbo Boost once per episode?
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Interestingly enough, as well as a common driver (as pointed out in the post above), both vehicles had their aerodynamics designed by Ron Ayers.
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http://www.jcbdieselmax.com/html/team.php?team_id
...."we need ludicrous speed".
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Surprisingly people do base their car purchase on how fast a car can go and the brand that can do this.
... etc and it gets very interesting.
I just recently brought a VW Passat 2.0 TDi with Direct shift gearbox and there are a few words that describe it. Excellent performance, economical (approx 5.5l/100km (approx 42 US mpg) to 7.0l/100km), comfortable seating (5), large boot, luxury mod cons and cheaper then its petrol equivalent. Granted there are some petrol cars that can beat it off the lights (if you are into this) but it seems strange that in normal Drive (there is sports and tiptronic as well) I still leave most cars behind and I am not even trying. On the open road I can easily keep up with the traffic and the engine is very quiet although there is a little bit of diesel rattle at idle. That's not bad for a engine that is rated at 103kW (138hp) with 320NM torque and there are better engines coming (with about the same fuel economy) within a few months.
Modern diesel cars are very competitive in price between their petrol equivalent. It must also be noted that 50% of cars sold in Europe are diesel although in the US and in Australia it is nowhere near that but it is increasing.
Before anyone buys a diesel car please do some homework taking into account the price difference between the diesel and its equivalent petrol engine (the VW Passat was cheaper but some other diesel cars are not) also work out how far you are going to travel in a year and the cost in fuel to to this. In addition work out the difference in servicing costs (diesel should be cheaper but be careful). Just about all other things such as tyres, registration and insurance should be the same.
Use Google to search on diesel, bio-diesel, comparison between petrol as well as other fuels such as hydrogen, alcohol
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