kevinhinnells Posted April 19, 2007 Report Posted April 19, 2007 Insert from Autoblog:- "Unfortunately, the realities of safety certification demand that even an exclusive and expensive supercar like the record-shattering McLaren F1 still needs to be tested, to some extent, for road worthiness. The video shows what happened – or rather, what didn't happen – to the supercar as it was crash-tested at the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) facility in England. You'll notice how the front structure of the Macca's carbon fiber monocoque chassis absorbed all the impact, leaving the rest of the car intact. Amazingly, the car was reported as the only car ever to be driven away from a MIRA crash test." Good old British engineering.
Nick M48 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Posted April 19, 2007 Carbon fibre is pretty amazing stuff really, it doesn't look strong but it sure is when the impact is in the right direction.
Rikard Posted April 19, 2007 Report Posted April 19, 2007 Its amazing how well that survived the crash, and its an old design, from the early '90 i think, compare it to other cars from the day and it would have been very impressive. However, crash it into a wall at 230 mph and i think it would look slightly worse!
Nick M48 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Posted April 19, 2007 However, crash it into a wall at 230 mph and i think it would look slightly worse! Show me something that wouldn't!
kevinhinnells Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Posted April 19, 2007 LOL, yer right Rikard how likely are you to hit anything at 30mph in that! Not likely to see one on th track at Standlake though are we?
calum Posted April 19, 2007 Report Posted April 19, 2007 LOL, yer right Rikard how likely are you to hit anything at 30mph in that! Not likely to see one on th track at Standlake though are we? Funny you should say that......
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