VIDEO: Spyker F1 vs. an F16
Outside of Formula 1 venues, the Spyker F1 team knows how to put on a good show. For a Dutch Air Force promotional event called "Full Throttle," Spyker driver Christian Albers pitted his Formula 1 racer against Captain Ralph Aarts' F16 to see who could make it to the end of a 1000-meter runway first.
The scene: Volkel Air Force Base, with a crowd of 10,000 in attendance. In one lane was a 2007 F1-world-championship-contesting Spyker F8-VII, with 700 bhp and a 350 kph top speed. In the other lane was a Royal Netherlands Air Force standard issue F-16, piloted by a seasoned veteran, with 25,000 lbs of thrust (something like 10,000 bhp), and a top speed above Mach 2. Here comes the spoiler: the plane won. But you knew that. Nevertheless, Albers led the first 300 meters, and was only beat by two car lengths. If he can pull that off in the next F1 round in Barcelona, we'll really be impressed. For video, click here and here.
[Source: AutoJunk.nl via Motor Authority]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gavin S. 8:21PM (4/23/2007)
The video is worthless. You can't tell what the hell's going on.
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BKadalur 8:39PM (4/23/2007)
^ yea, i couldnt find the race itself...
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Bill Hancock 8:39PM (4/23/2007)
They do a race similar to this each year with a viper...if the driver of the viper can drive it right and not miss a shift he usually wins
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Jim Sanders 9:05PM (4/23/2007)
The F-16 weighs 18,238 lb without fuel.
You think it might take 18,238 lbs longer to start rolling than 1200 lb?
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18auto 10:22PM (4/23/2007)
however it's a good idea
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Brad 10:27PM (4/23/2007)
The article contains one falsehood, it calls the Spyker "world-championship-contesting". I figured Albers would find some way to run off a straight runway.
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Steve Shickles 10:54PM (4/23/2007)
Wow... That's fast.
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Pip 11:51PM (4/23/2007)
Let me guess the ending: Albers locks up the inside tire and understeers off into a gravel pit. The F-16 makes the turn.
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Will 12:31AM (4/24/2007)
shumi coulda beat it.
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nagmashot 9:29AM (4/24/2007)
the slowest F1 with the slowest driver... wow
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The Penguin 1:02PM (4/24/2007)
In Road & Track's Standing Mile Test the Lola Champ car was almost able to beat an F-18 Hornet over a mile and it wasn't until the last forth of the mile that the F-18 was able to pull ahead. If it was a Mclaren or Ferrari F1 car with one of their drivers, the F1 would have won.
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alan 7:15PM (4/25/2007)
Ha, let's see how the F-16 goes on the first bend out of the straight - THEN you've got a race on your hands!
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Justin 12:58PM (4/27/2007)
completely stupid.
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