Real America

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The basic strategy is the ideal attack is to drive your car in reverse so your trunk destroys the radiator in the other car, which will promptly cause that engine to fail

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4 Responses to Real America

  1. TheChairman says:
    November 14, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    LOL… NHSTA Wins! Well, at least with front bumper and frontal impact mandates.

    Aside from the muddy track conditions (perhaps for safety) the cars lack momentum (mass x velocity) for a ‘real’ demo derby. The other issue–which was immediately obvious–is most of the vehicles are front-wheel drive. No power slides.

    One thing is clear near the end of the video, you do not want to be a rear seat passenger involved in a rear-impact accident… once considered the safer spot.

  3. Art Stone says:
    November 15, 2014 at 8:01 am

    Having looked at a few others, the hit them in the radiator approach is out of date. On front wheel drive cars, the rear wheels are held on by basically nothing. The spindle is bolted directly to the “frame” which is just a metal stamping. If you hit the back of the car from the side, it’s easy to knock the wheel off.

  4. Art Stone says:
    November 16, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    I wonder if NPR has ever done a story about tractor pulls?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-TNrZ2dTDY

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