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Spyker vs F16
« on: April 29, 2007, 12:13:35 am »
Found this on the net

Formula One car "Spyker F8-VII" takes on F-16 fighter jet - Guess who wins?

More than ten thousand spectators gathered at the Royal Netherlands Air Force base in Volkels, Holland, to witness an astonishing "Full Throttle" racing event:

A Spyker F8-VII race car, powered by a Ferrari engine, and "piloted" by Formula One driver Christijan Albers went head-to-head against Air Force pilot Ralph "Sheik" Staal's F-16 fighter jet.

The Spyker F8-VII was faster than the F-16 over the first 300 metres. However at the closing meters of 1 kilometer race, the plane just proved to have more acceleration. They finished with only two car lengths difference.

"It was a tight race..." said Albers. 450 km/h in 15.5 seconds. If James Bond needed to catch that F-16, chasing it from his car, he would need the help of some special effects. No car can do it yet, but the race is getting tighter.







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