prefered engine

[manchild]

With 1000bhp or more you'll go smashing into the tyre barriers of turn 15 in Sepang, because you'll brake from 300km/h or more with 1000bhp or more I'm sure you'll go smashing into the barriers.

[jgredline]

Thats why you turn the wheels and go around the corner?

LOL thats what i was thinking

[DaveKillens]

With 1000bhp or more you'll go smashing into the tyre barriers of turn 15 in Sepang, because you'll brake from 300km/h or more with 1000bhp or more I'm sure you'll go smashing into the barriers.

Funny, the turbo cars managed to negotiate Monza's Parobolica.
Personally, the V-12's gave out a song that is truly beautiful.

[Scuderia_Russ]

With 1000bhp or more you'll go smashing into the tyre barriers of turn 15 in Sepang, because you'll brake from 300km/h or more with 1000bhp or more I'm sure you'll go smashing into the barriers.

Ranger, yer an idiot.

[Reca]

Funny, the turbo cars managed to negotiate Monza's Parobolica.

I’m sorry Dave to ruin that illusion but they didn’t, the fact is that you have been fooled all these years. The cars arriving there inevitably went smashing into the barriers. Then were immediately replaced by identical cars waiting under the sand. On tv with abundant utilization of special effects it looked like cars were negotiating the corner but they actually weren’t. In fact we still have a pile with hundreds of turbo cars right behind the tyre barriers in Parabolica.

Personally, the V-12's gave out a song that is truly beautiful.

In early 90s I was suffering from a strange disease that caused me to lose a few days at school each spring... I discovered that the air of the Monza’s park was the only thing capable to cure that disease... and was particularly effective while coupled with the scream of a Ferrari V12...

I can’t say if the V10 has the same healing effect because contemporarily to its introduction I went to Uni and the disease disappeared by itself, together with the compulsory attendance to classes...
coincidences...

[DaveKillens]

[Tom]

Is parabolica the last turn at Monza?

I'm sure it is but on the DTM yesterday one of the commentators mentioned it in conjunction with the final turn, at Hockenheim.

Just a little confused.

[DaveKillens]

Yes, the Parabolica is approached at very high speed, and a lot of braking has to take place before entering it. Then the drivers can get hard on the gas and sweep around and out of it down the front straight. Very fast and difficult if done wrong.

[Tom]

I remember reading a comment by Bob Boundrant about the last turn in Monza, He could only take it flat every third lap because it was too scary, then on the last attempt he did it one more time, something broke and he awoke in the trees. The top of the car was gone, and if he had a seatbelt holding him in he would have been decapitated.

[Jason]

You approach Parabolica at at 340 km/h then you hit the brakes and then down to 100 km/h or less, and then you storm nearly full speed into turn one

[manchild]

I remember reading a comment by Bob Boundrant about the last turn in Monza, He could only take it flat every third lap because it was too scary, then on the last attempt he did it one more time, something broke and he awoke in the trees. The top of the car was gone, and if he had a seatbelt holding him in he would have been decapitated.

That might be old Parabolica (banking) rather than new Parabolica (Curva Poca) that is flat. Reca sure might give you better info but I remember seeing pic of the car that flew off the Parabolica and landed in trees (or was it only in movie Grand Prix? )

You approach Parabolica at at 340 km/h then you hit the brakes and then down to 100 km/h or less, and then you storm nearly full speed into turn one

Which circuit are you talking about?

[Tom]

It was only a test session so it was unlikely that this particular incident was filmed, but in hind sight it probably was the old circuit, it must have been late 60s.

[johny]

parabolica is not a hard braking, is a fast corner

[Jason]

parabolica is not a hard braking, is a fast corner

Hahaha.......do yuo suspect you can go through a corner without hitting the brakes and getting the gears down?

[DaveKillens]

The modern Parabolica at Monza is approached at over 350 kph, then the drivers have to brake hard down to around 160 kh, then mash it flat out for the remainder of the long, expanding radius fast corner before coming onto the front straight. It's a right hander, and trust me, everyone has to use the brakes very hard.