Re: Mythbusters NASCAR Episode?

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) on Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:21 am

flyingturns89 wrote:Oh, and in case anyone wants a laugh, in order to test these myths, they needed a real IndyCar driver, so they brought in... Ryan Briscoe.

What's wrong with that. I would of question them if they got in someone like Simona or Jean Alessi.

by flyingturns89 on Thu Sep 27, 2012 8:35 am

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:Oh, and in case anyone wants a laugh, in order to test these myths, they needed a real IndyCar driver, so they brought in... Ryan Briscoe.
What's wrong with that. I would of question them if they got in someone like Simona or Jean Alessi.

Nothing, just figured they'd want someone else, someone who has been slightly more competitive than Briscoe over the last few years.

by Mystrsyko on Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:03 pm

flyingturns89 wrote: 3. Can an IndyCar really suck a manhole cover out of the ground?

I'm not sure an IndyCar could, but I know of an IndyCar driver who can tell you that a Formula 1 car most definitely can

by **crl** on Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:08 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:Oh, and in case anyone wants a laugh, in order to test these myths, they needed a real IndyCar driver, so they brought in... Ryan Briscoe.
What's wrong with that. I would of question them if they got in someone like Simona or Jean Alessi.

What's wrong with that? Briscoe drove his Penske car about as well as Rahal drove his Ganassi car; it's just that Briscoe got some wins to fall into his lap.