Torpedo Jones, good bad performance?
Has anyone experience with this car. Is it fast, slow? I'm taking it due to the height it will roll over easily.
Thanks in advance
Discussion
Great looking car, I'd pick one up just because I liked it.
- Just got a sweet 16 mk1, 2000 edition i think,going to be doing some more races soon — RalphsRacers
Ah, The Beast of Turin. If you're somehow not yet familiar with the real car hop on YouTube and watch: FIAT S76 - Beast of Turin trailer. It's three minutes well spent.
- So arguably a licensed car,not fantasy — RalphsRacers
- Arguably, yes. But on the other hand, it was technically a concept car, which would also put it in the "fantasy" league. — SpyDude
- The Beast of Turin is an aero-engined, fire-spitting DEMON & so much fun to watch! — Benjamin_37
- @RalphsRacers I think you're safe calling this one fantasy or at least unlicensed. It's not an exact replica and had it been licensed it would be called a Fiat. Kind of like when the licensing for a Delorean was denied and HW introduced the Turismo which doesn't look exactly like a Delorean, but... — Ruckus_Racing
- Just watched it! thanks for the tip. That car stands as tall as a horse. I wish hot wheels would make more concept — LordSyosset
Yes, this car I being released as a licensed car this year. Looking forward to it!
The OP was concerned about the car being top heavy. Yes, the high mounted body would be vulnerable to lateral forces, like in a flat corner on a road course. But on a strait line drag strip, that high mounted mass may provide a momentum boost provided that the angle transition of the track is smooth enough. Higher mounted mass (and/or mass located above/behind the rear axle) can carry more kinetic power than the mass in the front or @ wheel level. The kinetic power difference may be very small but it's essentially amplified by the 4 efficiently spinning wheels (levers on a loop) into tangible performance.
- In addition, lets not forget that sum of the square root of any two sides of an isoceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side :) — ChaseFamilyRacing
- lol — GspeedR
I sent one to Dr. Dodge's hill climb... a little tippy but it was also jacked up on big wheels...
Haven't tried it yet, but looks like it might be a good one for the drag strip. No corners to worry about tipping.