Top Gear - Bullet Train

Abo wrote:
> Norman Wells wrote:
>> Abo wrote:

>>> See that response below from Roger; it would appear that it does
>>
>> What response below what?
>
> <sigh>
>
> Look a bit further down the thread. Read the posts from Roger Thorpe.

My thread is organised in date of posting order. How can you refer to a
post later than your own?

WZR wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:02:27 +0100, Abo wrote:
>
>> Norman Wells wrote:
>>> I have seldom read a more unknowledgeable account than this. Water
>>> vapour has nothing whatever to do with tyre pressures, and nitrogen is
>>> just as likely to contain water vapour as air is anyway.
>> Sorry you clearly know more about oval racing than I do. Please explain
>> to me why 48 or so NASCAR teams go to the bother of completely removing
>> all the air from 2880 tyres
>
> So it's true? NASCAR really does suck!
>
>

:D

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Abo

On 14 Jul, 14:55, "MB" <m...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> I can never understand the reason for all the tyre smoke, it's just
> pandering to the petrolheads.
>
> MB

Pandering to the general public more like- real petrolheads don't like
seeing the abuse as it just looks silly and is slow

"Norman Wells" <norman@myarl.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Abo wrote:
>> Norman Wells wrote:
>>> Abo wrote:
>
>>>> See that response below from Roger; it would appear that it does
>>>
>>> What response below what?
>>
>> <sigh>
>>
>> Look a bit further down the thread. Read the posts from Roger Thorpe.
>
> My thread is organised in date of posting order. How can you refer to a
> post later than your own?
Use a Tardis. The ultimate hypermobility machine.

:o)

Ian D Henden wrote:
> "Norman Wells" <norman@myarl.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:g5nu84$hm5$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>> Abo wrote:
>>> Norman Wells wrote:
>>>> Abo wrote:
>>>>> See that response below from Roger; it would appear that it does
>>>> What response below what?
>>> <sigh>
>>>
>>> Look a bit further down the thread. Read the posts from Roger Thorpe.
>> My thread is organised in date of posting order. How can you refer to a
>> post later than your own?
> Use a Tardis. The ultimate hypermobility machine.
>
> :o)
>
>

But do we know its carbon footprint or its CO2 output?

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Tony the Dragon

In message <KLGdnQMGV_XIX-LVnZ2dnUVZ8u6dnZ2d@bt.com>, at 23:06:12 on
Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Tony Dragon <tony.dragon@btinternet.com> remarked:
>> Use a Tardis. The ultimate hypermobility machine.
>
>But do we know its carbon footprint or its CO2 output?

The original police boxes are made of concrete (not wood as many people
imagine), so have a higher carbon footprint than expected as a result.
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Roland Perry

"soup" <1@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Peter Hill wrote:
>
>> P1 x T1 = P2 x T2
>
> You do realise this is gunk ?

I doubt it based on his other posts.

Peter Hill wrote:

> Crinkle wall drag slicks don't obey any normal rules. For a start they
> cheat by GLUING them to the track. The wheel can go round without the
> tyre moving on the ground, it winds up the sidewall and the car moves
> forwards.

Do you mean the wheel can turn within the tyre? Can't be right, Top
Fuellers and Funny Cars need the tyres to be bolted to the wheel...

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Abo