I'll show you mine, if you show me yours?

Krisidious

I hate CraigD now...

he works at Google... working on the greatest program ever...
he has a garage with more toys than a child on christmas...
he lives in colorado in a wooded area obviously...
his econo car has more horse power than my V8 Truck.
and he's like "bruce lee" healthy...
oh yeah and he's sooo nice... ewww
I bet $100.00 his wife is some super model, and his kids are prolly 5 grades ahead of their age and say things like yes sir and yes ma'am.

yupper you're my new nemisis...

just teasing of course... you're living the life Graig enjoy it... as I'm sure you do...

CraigD

"The best is a "rain demo". In the rain, the tires slip very predictively and can actually maximize the car's acceleration without being overwhelmed with all wheel traction. In other words, I can slide the car, and while all fours wheels slide in a drift, the turbo continues to spool smoothly and when the tires completely hook up, the turbo is at full spool at max torque...it's like being shoved sideways and then shot off an aircraft carrier!! She's a good car!

Edit: Sorry Deleted the first part of your post, mistaken the edit button for the qoute button damnit. Im really sorry it's getting late...

Rob

CraigD

Haa haa!! Thanks Kris...oh, and here is a picture of my wife (P.S. She's the Director of QA and Tech Support at Electric Rain http://www.erain.com/ so she's pretty damn smart too!)

Yeah, I'm a lucky dude. Funny thing is, the harder I work, the luckier I get!

Cheers,

 - CraigD

Krisidious

I KNEW IT!

hot wife on bike no less...

CraigD

Somebody owes you a hundred bucks! Oh yeah, we have dogs, no kids...but they're pretty smart ones! My wife does agility with our Blue Healer/Husky mix, and the other is a Sheltie...a real cutie!

By the way, those wooded shots where back in Massachusetts...but there are trees here too.

We live well...work very hard, play just as hard and treat everyone we meet with respect and kindness. Humility is one of life's best gifts.

I'm happy to share my good fortune with my friends! If you're ever in Boulder, you've got a friend!

Cheers,

 - CraigD

robmoors

@unknownuser said:

"The best is a "rain demo". In the rain, the tires slip very predictively and can actually maximize the car's acceleration without being overwhelmed with all wheel traction. In other words, I can slide the car, and while all fours wheels slide in a drift, the turbo continues to spool smoothly and when the tires completely hook up, the turbo is at full spool at max torque...it's like being shoved sideways and then shot off an aircraft carrier!! She's a good car!

The way you describe it already gives me that; shift and burn rubber feeling, sounds more than awesome.

CraigD

Thanks Rob! It's my favorite way to enter a main street from a stop with a wet road and a new passenger!

They start breathing again after a few seconds!

 - CraigD

Krisidious

my real father lives in Pagosa Springs... although he partakes in a line of work I don't much agree with... he's a big game hunting guide, in the Iron Worker off season. I guess it's the Tsalagi in us, but I just don't see a reason to kill wild animals unless you're starving.

so now I have a reason to go to Colorado... and now I have a friend... can I call you at home? I've never had a friend before. can we be bestest friends? I will love him, and pet him, and I will call him George...

btw, have you been to, I think it's called "devils head" or "devils face" fire look out station?

respect and humility huh... I should try that... then maybe people won't call me jerk all the time... lol

robmoors

@craigd said:

Thanks Rob! It's my favorite way to enter a main street from a stop with a wet road and a new passenger!

They start breathing again after a few seconds!
 - CraigD

I only had that happen to me once, I was a passenger in my uncle's car it was something like this car:

Well no problem with that car it doesn't go all that fast or anything, does accelerate fast.

However my uncle was a pro-go cart driver, and he drove some serious carts back in his day, and that driving style he adopted during his career of go-carting found it's way into his normal driving style.

When we took that roundabout he was near the edge of a drift, and I mean VERY much near the edge, and he was actually gaining on several cars on that roundabout, he managed to find his way from the most left lane to the utmost right line (four lanes) during some pretty heavy traffic in that 3/4 of a circle we were making on that roundabout. It wasn't even that big of a roundabout and he slammed on it with 80kmph, I nearly shit myself then. But he had full control all of the time it was so awesome

tinanne

@sorgesu said:

Too lazy to take a picture so I found one on the net.

1997 Ford Escort, Green, Bought it when it was 3 months old from a dealer as a repo

Susan!!! I drive exactly the same car!! Same color!!

Mike Lucey

Hi Guys,

This thread is growing nicely. It looks like we ALL
agree on one subject! Cars

I've been watching the progress of electrics and hybrids,
lots of 'coming soon' stuff but not much available at
reasonable prices.

One that attracts me is the Zap X. Its a collaboration
between Zap and Lotus. In the following link there is a
video on show with a RHD prototype, this has sparked
my interest added that I understand the price will be
sub €30K.

http://www.zapworld.com/ZAPWorld.aspx?id=4560

The spec is very impressive, especially the 4 wheel
drive feature.

*Drive Train
100% Electric; 4 electronic wheel hub motors sporting
an aggressive 644 horsepower with super capacitor energy
bursts

Speed
0 to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds with top speed of 155 mph

Mileage & Range

350 miles per charge; about 1 cent per mile; rapid 10 min
re-charge; 9,000 life cycles

Interior
Seating for 5 +2 with European ergonomic design; all
electronic touch screen controls on-board carputer: Win XP,
Wi-Fi, Blue-tooth, High definition video, iPod ready,
Fire wire, USB2 and Mini USB ports

Extras
Keyless bio-metric entry and ignition, Photovoltaic glass:
thermoelectric, for heating and cooling, energy collecting windows
and windshields to harness solar energy*

I had to laugh at the 'all electronic touch screen controls
on-board carputer: Win XP' I think I'll write to them
as suggest that they also consider doing a Mac version as
I've had enough trouble with Windows

Mike

PS: Craig, I'll have my Fuoco 500ie tomorrow (Sunday), its being
delivered from UK. Only problem is that I won't be able to ride
it until I get a Provisional Bike License. I can't get this until
I pass a Theory Test and that will not take place until 28th of
this month. BTW, I wonder if you can organise some ElectricRain
discounts? And what is your good lady's name?

Its also a well balanced smart design but again I would
expect no less from Lotus.

Mike

Picture 11..jpeg

Krisidious

I don't know where the future of fuel is going... I would think, and hope it was hydrogen

but no matter where it goes... it better lead to me being in one of these

here's the test drive Movie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElS9BKSsezw

boofredlay

I like this "flying car" video better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF6hxHyfbgk&mode=related&search=

CraigD

@mike lucey said:

PS: Craig, I'll have my Fuoco 500ie tomorrow (Sunday), its being
delivered from UK. Only problem is that I won't be able to ride
it until I get a Provisional Bike License. I can't get this until
I pass a Theory Test and that will not take place until 28th of
this month. BTW, I wonder if you can organise some ElectricRain
discounts? And what is your good lady's name?

Its also a well balanced smart design but again I would
expect no less from Lotus.

Mike

Hi Mike, the Fuoco looks very interesting. I've read articles from some good European journalists who thought the front-end traction was incredible! It's still a bike though (and a bit heavy), so train up, get the best gear, and study the conditions (light, rain, likeliness of drowsy of drivers, likeliness of drunk drivers, etc)...it's all about stacking the odds in your favor.

Not sure on the ERain discounts (beta possibilities though), and my good lady's name is Deb D'Andrea. D'Andrea is the "D" in CraigD! Think D'Andrea guitar picks and you'd be on the right track.

Good luck resisting the urge to ride your new Fuoco! ...I don't think I'd be able to...

Cheers,

- CraigD

Gaieus

@unknownuser said:

I like this "flying car" video better...

He says "Now that's what I call sport..."

Great video Eric, nice start for my day!

Mike Lucey

Kris, I've read about the Moller Sky Car some time
back and it seems that there is no way the authorities
will license these things, pity! Did you see the crane
beside the Moller in the video! Just wondering is it
actually taking off of on its own steam.

Thanks for the the advise Craig. I will have to resist
the urge to take it out until I get the license as I
can't get insurance without one. However I have a few
friends that have bike licenses and insurance and they
are more than willing to ride it to a private road and
let me have a go.

I'm sure a few of the guys here would be interested in
having a look a ERain and maybe even Beta Testing.

Mike

John Sayers

that was my immediate reaction also Mike but I did see the hook of the crane for a split second and it wasn't attached to the vehicle.

Mike Lucey

Do you think I'd get away with this?
http://www.twike.com/

Paul Russam

What I had:

BMW 535i 1999 - A 3.5l V8 beast, We loved it but it started to develop a lot of electrical problems and was part exchanged.

What I've got:

VW Touareg 2003 2.5l diesel - Its good (like a big Golf/Rabbit) but its boring and dull.

What I want:

BMW 535d sport 3.0l twin turbo diesel - All the economy of the diesel but the umph of an M5 - In black of course with 19" wheels, either one of these 2 styles:

I don't think I'm asking for too much, am I?

Krisidious

the crane has a tether attached to it. the hook is off to the side, the were worried about the hook damaging the car/plane. the reason the tether is there, is in case one of the 4 turbofans fail, and the car comes crashing down. they had a lot of money and time in the prototypes and didn't want to risk it with free flight.... I don't think they have ever taken it to free flight before or forward flight for that matter.

on the note of everyone getting one. it's not that they can't you can go and get an experimental pilots license, the thing is they only licensed pilots for aircraft that are approved by the FAA so things like gyro-copters and new designs all fall under one license. the craft has to have written on it in large letters for the pilot to see, experimental aircraft. normally this is inside the cockpit. and you can build your flying device and fly it after passing this very basic flying test.

we built one years back, me and some friends from the local libertarian party. the gentleman running for Lt. governor, and the gentleman running for u.s. congressional house seat 7, now our current city councilmen,

it was a really nice machine, the man who paid for the toy in a box, had lost the use of his legs in a parachuting accident, in the Rangers... so this guy had no fear... we built it, then had to have each 50 hours in the seat with a licensed pilot.

well our engine tests and prop tests were all good, and we were all in classes for our license, and our first test flight days came. well the guy running for congress Doug, and our instructor pilot who had never flown a gyro before started on there first hour. as they took off, he pulled back on the stick too hard and the rotor clipped the rear stabilizer or tail. they got off the ground and continued their flight, all was well... on landing they did not clip it again but it came very close.

sooo needless to say with my lack of surety in a god, I backed out of the project as to keep my risk of death at a minimum... I'm not sure how much farther they took it. they don't talk about it anymore, but I don't see Phil the owner too often. I know Doug isn't involved any more but I do think he got his Experimental License...

anyway the point of the matter is, they will let anyone who can get that certification fly whatever they want... I think the trust fear and monetary hurdles to keep them from doing so...

I think this flying car is very unstable, and someone would have to give it port-starboard engine rotation coinciding with the aft-forward rotation. and this would all need to be computerized so that it could compensate for wind gusts and cross winds. I would not trust a man to manipulate the controls quick enough to catch surprise wind changes... it's really cool but I don't know if I would fly one.

one of the big let downs for me of the pilot's licnese was that you were not supposed to get acrobatic, and that most of the plane you would fly would not even structurally handle banking hard much less acrobatics... and the cost of the planes that would was huge... maybe one day I'll have my mustang

http://www.centaf.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/050427-F-2295B-058.jpg