[QUOTE=RussB]isn't that a minardi?

pretty amazing for a n/a motor to heat up the exhaust that fast.[/QUOTE]

That's what happens to a motor that revs high into the double digits at the blip of the throttle.

I hope they have a turbo timer......lol

Musical F1?
 

How about musical engines?

A few years back a F1 Team programed their car to play "When the Saints go Marching In" by varying the RPM. Found it over on Corner-Carvers.com.

[url]http://web.telia.com/~u36118651/Chauffe2.mp3[/url]

Here's the story behind the music.

(technical/musical details via F1 Racing magazine):

As we all know, a V10 engine produces five combustions per
revolution at a frequency per second of 60/(5 x revs per
minute), which equals 12/rpm. Therefore, to work out the
revs you need to hit a particular musical note, you multiply
the note's frequency by 12. To play a 440Hz 'A', for example,
you need 5,280rpm. For 'C', use 3,139rpm, for 'F' 4,191rpm,
and so on.


Asiatech's French technicians (the engine, despite its name,
is derived from a Peugeot design) simply programmed their
engine to run through the various rev/note ranges in the
correct sequence. The result is delightful. And think of the
possibilities - BMW's F1 engine, which howls all the way to
19,050rpm, could rip through the entire Hendrix songbook.

Even better: imagine a massed NASCAR choir performing "The
Star Spangled Banner"! Being eight-cylinder engines, the
frequency per second would be 60/(4 x revs), which means
you'd multiply the note frequencies by 15 instead of 12: 'A'
would arrive at 6,600rpm, 'C' at 3,923rpm, 'F' at 5,238rpm,
etc.

Mark my words, someone will be getting rich at Daytona next
year selling a CD of NASCAR patriotic anthems. Send some of
the royalties my way.


Pretty Cool.

Bill

F1 cars can overheat just sitting on the track waiting to race, that is why they stick dry ice in key locations when just sitting. Airflow is crucial to an F1 car, more so than other cars. That car was on a stand not getting any airflow.