Dandy FC rolls at 240 mph @ Salt Flats...
08-19-10, 08:51 PM
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Dandy FC rolls at 240 mph @ Salt Flats...
Originally Posted by speedhunters
When I shot this photo yesterday, I had no idea that it would be the last time that I'd ever lay eyes on the Dandy FC Bonneville racer . The team came from Japan to America brimming with confidence, with improvements to the car that would fix the stability problems the car suffered in 2009 . Dandy Tanaka, wearing his customary 200 mph club shirt, was in great spirits. The car was behaving beautifully. Licensing went smoothly for the new driver, Ray Shioi, with the car being rock solid and planted...
I got a text from the team yesterday evening saying that the car rolled and was totaled. The driver was taken to a hospital in Salt Lake City, but has just been released and is on his way back to the Salt as I type this. The car was doing 240mph when it happened. This is terrible news for this privateer team who have worked tirelessly for several years to put this program together.
Thankfully Ray Shioi is OK and the rollcage did its job. But we're all a bit gutted, and no doubt Dandy must be upset, but that's motorsports I suppose. There are always blows to accompany the victories. Let's just hope they recover.
I got a text from the team yesterday evening saying that the car rolled and was totaled. The driver was taken to a hospital in Salt Lake City, but has just been released and is on his way back to the Salt as I type this. The car was doing 240mph when it happened. This is terrible news for this privateer team who have worked tirelessly for several years to put this program together.
Thankfully Ray Shioi is OK and the rollcage did its job. But we're all a bit gutted, and no doubt Dandy must be upset, but that's motorsports I suppose. There are always blows to accompany the victories. Let's just hope they recover.
Don't know how many of you read this already, but horrible news. Especially for a non-sponsored team. Was a beautiful car...
08-19-10, 09:23 PM
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Damn, rolled at 240? I'm surprised the driver didn't die of a heart attack.
BTW: Car looks badass. The tails are sick too. Man, I'm for some reason loving s4 tails lately.
BTW: Car looks badass. The tails are sick too. Man, I'm for some reason loving s4 tails lately.
08-19-10, 10:10 PM
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dang that is messed up; isnt the land speed like 245? those salt flats claimed a another fc that was sponsored trying to beat the record; it too suffered the same fate of a flip and roll. the driver did walk away and did like 241. i know there is a youtube vid .
08-19-10, 10:55 PM
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08-20-10, 01:00 PM
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Too bad, but that's pretty f'ing sick! I mean, it looks like a stock s4 body? I can't even imagine what going +200mph feels like...
Too bad, but that's pretty f'ing sick! I mean, it looks like a stock s4 body? I can't even imagine what going +200mph feels like...
08-21-10, 03:22 PM
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Did the Dandy car get in any 2 way runs before the 240?
The Racing Beat FC ran 232.753 on it first leg.
Then turned up the boost and ran 244.132 @ 8,550 rpm on the return run which has to take place within one hour to set a record. Avg 238.442
In theory you'd have to go thru the traps at 244.132 to claim any theoretical bragging rights. At Bonneville there is no theory.
All with only 530 hp. Dandy has a lot more than 530...
RB were set to go for 250 the next day but it rained and flooded.
That was 1986...24 years ago.
Looks like Dandy will have to try again.
Glad the driver is alright, and will live to give it another attempt.
The record still stands. It's tough out there.
The FD is slightly slicker than an FC but has less downforce as RB found out at 219 mph. After the flip they let them run aero add ons as 250 mph in a stock body was just too unsafe. The black FD 3 rotor suffered thru 2 more years of washouts before they went 244 the first day back before the rain came for the third year in a row.
At 900 hp the goal was the first 300 mph door slammer...I guess like others they waited for someone to break the record first.
A stock bodied FC is really a remarkable aero device. If Dandy could break the record I'd love to see RB wax up the old car with a couple hundred more horses and haul it out to the salt.
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