Is it legal to drive formula one cars on public roads? Like let’s say hypothetically I owned one, would I be allowed to drive it to work provided I stayed within the speed limit?
Is it legal to drive formula one cars on public roads?
Is it legal to drive formula one cars on public roads? Like let’s say hypothetically I owned one, would I be allowed to drive it to work provided I stayed within the speed limit?
no
No.
Lack of lights/signals, non-DOT -approved tires, and they violate noise ordinances.
>they violate noise ordinances.
they actually don't, modern f1s are remarkably quiet for what they are. but f2 is too loud.
It was so sad when i heard the f1 practice in person and they were quieter than the porsche cup car
I remember I could tell when they swapped that they were incredibly quiet because the TV broadcasts' sound mix was set up assuming extremely loud cars; The commentary and ambience mics were way too loud, and often the noise of the cars was often completely lost. If I recall correctly, it took a few races for them to get it right.
Fuck the stupid vacuum cleaner V6s.
>vacuum cleaner V6s.
lmao thanks for taking that title away form the V8s
what are you yapping about
I dunno, its almost like road laws are specific to a given country.
>V6
What is the point? Gapped by minivans, it has mcdonalds struts, its a car for hairdressers, and you're better off just buying a camaro for enjoyment or a chally wally for drag power. Did I forget anything?
>Did I forget anything?
>lol automatic tranny
It's a sequential manual though.
>Gets owned hard by Tessie crews at meets, who then take the driver's girl.
>the “girl” is a transgender homosexual with a dilator stuck in his gaping axe wound with a horrible crusty yeast smell coming from its rotten core.
No thanks S O Y
mcdonald struts on an f1 car?
You would have to do a bit of fucking around to add all the necessary equipment, but it's entirely doable.
/o/, why don't you drag your newfags over coals more often? This is YOUR fucking fault and it WILL keep happening.
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Tbh I prefer "stupid but genuine question from a retarded teenager" over all the gay bot threads about whether nintendo or sega is the better brand or EVs or left lanes etc.
Why doesn't LULZ do this?
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Why doesn't LULZ do this?
because there are no oldfags left. They're all gone. There's still a few good holdout boards, but I won't mention them for fear of electionnaggers ruining them.
Some states and some countries will let you put tags on anything. You might be forced to add headlights, brake lights, and turn signals. You might be forced to add gay little fenders. You'll have a hell of a time getting out of your driveway and into any parking lot though and God forbid you find a pothole. Also remember that engine life is measured in hours and basically every time you take it out you'll be changing the oil and checking torque on all the fasteners.
The UK has Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), the test for which means putting foam and other shit everywhere to make sure all the surfaces in the cabin and at the front aren't sharp.
This may sound stupid, but the great thing about the test is that the car only has to be able to pass this once, at the moment of test.
As long as it can pass an annual MOT test, you can take all the shit off again immediately. This even includes running without and covers over the wheels or lights (of any kind) if you specifically ask for a daytime-only, dry-weather-only MOT (and of course you don't mind doing hand signals all the time).
how many ppl does it take to get a F1 car running?
like 10?
Remember when Lotus sold a sort-of Formula 1 car to consumers that came with a full team of mechanics?
You could probably drive it in Texas they don't really have laws there.
>public roads
I don't F1 cars can keep such consistently low speeds without stalling
Add head lights, tail lights, reverse light, signal and hazard lights, street legal tires, and then you should be able to register it as a kit car.
>Is it legal to drive formula one cars on public roads?
GO-KARTS are legal on public roads in Tokyo Japan. They are even legal on downtown roads. They are modified to be street legal though by having speedometer, lights, and safety equipment.
Wrong. The "F-Kart" specifically is street legal in Japan like it is in much of Europe as a sort of 4 wheel moped. It's legal the same way a side by side or ATV is street legal in Montana because they don't give a fuck. I think originally it was probably pitched as being a moped for people that can't ride a 2 wheel vehicle, like a faster mobility scooter, but now 99% of their use is Mario Kart tours.
Normal yard karts, amusement karts, or race karts are not street legal.
Make that a reverse trike and it would be classed as a motorbike in the US.
>Just make it an erratic deathtrap piece of shit
I will never forgive whatever dumbfuck in the US govt. that made anything on 3 wheels street legal with basically no regs but the second it's SAFER on 4 it suddenly needs 15 airbags, blind spot detection, traction control, etc etc.
caparo t1
I'm sure in some goofy country it could get some sort of kit car loophole if you put the necessary lights on it, but you could never practically drive something like this on the street. They idle super high, have touchy clutches, and just plain don't like to drive slow. They also have no ground clearance for normal everyday streets and are hard to see out of for normal traffic driving. Lastly, they basically require an entire crew of people just to get them started and monitor their engines. No matter how rich you were, you'd never want to do this other than as a one-off novelty.
No, the reason all cars look bloated and inbred nowadays is because of height, shape, crumple zone, headlight/brake light height regulations.
An F1 is a 6 meter long arrow that can get to 300km/h in 10 seconds and weighs more than a GMC Yukon. That's before thinking about road profile, noise and emission regs.
Since when is a GMC Yukon 1700 lbs?
An F1 car is closer to a kei car/truck in weight than a fucking Yukon.
it's an exaggeration you idiot, an F1 car has no business being almost 6 meters long or weighing anything close to 800Kg
Still lighter than your mom
If there is a will, there is a way.
isn't the clutch on these extremely fucking heavy? like f1 drivers have to work out their calves specifically just to be able to drive these things?
That's the brakes you're thinking about. F1 cars don't have a clutch pedal. The clutch is let out by an actuator controlled by the computer. It's still going to be a heavy clutch and constantly slipping it in traffic is sure to fuck it up.
The brakes take several hundred lbs of force to get the full power out of them. They also have a very narrow temperature window where they actually do anything.
You could probably register it as a kit car with a few modifications.
If you want a high revving vehicle with quick acceleration just get a sport bike
You can do it but you need a team behind you with octane 103 fuel.
hello, I'm an early 2000s-spec roadlegal F1
that's not a formula car