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07-09-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='618414' date='Jul 7 2008, 09:26 PM

Aint that the truth

I know people have said this tons of times, but I must say I love that chick in your sig. It's mesmerizing to watch those.

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07-09-2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by swajames' post='617397' date='Jul 6 2008, 11:49 AM

The 2009 facelifted 911's get new DFI engines. Here's a video of a test rig at the Porsche R&D center putting the engine through its paces. The test rig simulates driving on the Nordschieife.

Pretty cool stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv53RbvgfGc

Indeed, very cool. I know that the Audi LeMans prototype team do full race simulations on their engines. Right down to pitting in, throwing in a couple of safety car periods, passing slower cars etc. And you can run different permutations of these simluations to get best/worst case scenarios.

And I've seen also that if you visit the AMG facility once they build their engine, they connect it to a test rig that simulates a lap of the nurburgring...all before leaving the factory.

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07-09-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by providenceleaf' post='619944' date='Jul 9 2008, 06:19 PM

I know people have said this tons of times, but I must say I love that chick in your sig. It's mesmerizing to watch those.

+1 Providence.....I've stopped scrolling MANY times to admire her natural assets, (actually not SURE they are natural, but they are spectacular!!)

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07-10-2008, 01:35 PM

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07-11-2008, 12:17 AM

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i bet you guys that if germany made space ships, we'd already have astronauts on mars

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07-11-2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by i<3e60' post='621179' date='Jul 11 2008, 11:17 AM

i bet you guys that if germany made space ships, we'd already have astronauts on mars

or probably Germany never really thought of sending humans to the Moon (or any other real space journey) because mostly of too many dangers like cosmic radiation.

This reminds me of that documentary regarding the Moon landing as being the biggest hoax of all time.