Subject	So your telling me that CF is not safe?
Posted by	Shawn Lane(NO VA) on March 19, 2007 at 7:13 PM
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In Reply To	depends on the composite layup, including the direction posted by ni[X]it on March 19, 2007 at 06:35 PM
Message	hmm absorbs impact, has give to it, used among all open wheel cars in almost every aspect(parts), I think TTops that are made from carbon fiber are the least of worries, I would rather have a cf ttop then glass shattering in my face. A carbon fiber tub is probably one of the safest things in auto racing, ALMS series cars have many cf parts on their from the LMP1 to GT2 class. Thick Cf is usually prepreg that uses a honeycomb structure. You wouldn't believe the strength of carbon fiber. CF is used in aircraft construction as well. I am not sure what exactly they use it for but I am sure they are these things, wings, tail section, alerons, and more. Just a thought. Oh here is a thought if you have a flat sheet of cf laying around try to bend it till it breaks it has more give then you would have thought. Then again I probably wouldn't know anything since I work for Newman-Haas Racing Indy Car team. Shawn Lane "Project Never Ending" It will be done sooner or later.
Follow Ups	What ever happened to the carbon fiber t-tops? - yobobrox 15:57:04 03/19/07 Wow - Just thinking of those makes me want to puke (n/m) - Aqualung 16:01:17 03/19/07 It's not a look...it's a weight reduction. (n/m) - yobobrox 18:06:06 03/19/07 and head room, and safety in this case. (n/m) - ni[X]it 18:35:41 03/19/07 I'll be $1 that for you it's not. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 21:43:28 03/19/07 Thanks for the vote of confidence, bud, but I have a clean Z - yobobrox 13:32:57 03/20/07 Ps: I want my dollar. (n/m) - yobobrox 13:42:05 03/20/07 Gut the interior before you claim body panels as weight - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:40:07 03/20/07 Well, trust me, it's low on my list of even possible ideas, - yobobrox 01:13:24 03/21/07 Doesn't CF shatter into sharp, jagged pieces? - telegraph(Denver) 16:23:34 03/19/07 It shatters into a brush that will comb your hair over. - CaliguyPurdue (redesigning) 17:11:33 03/19/07 so are you saying the M3 CSL and the new M5 should cease - zyoulater 17:15:41 03/19/07 haha... i'm just going by what Bob Varsha says on Speed's F1 - telegraph(Denver) 17:27:13 03/19/07 There is a big difference between dry and wet carbon fiber (n/m) - collegeboy 17:50:35 03/19/07 Please explain :P (n/m) - CaliguyPurdue (redesigning) 18:03:23 03/19/07 you're way off monkey. - ni[X]it 18:32:50 03/19/07 Ok monkey (n/m) - collegeboy 19:04:01 03/19/07 My favorite line from Gone In 60 Seconds applies here... - Dave N 19:06:57 03/19/07 At least quote the ebonics correctly :P - BradZ (FL) 20:02:43 03/19/07 "outta"* (n/m) - ZiNnYc 20:14:15 03/19/07 No worries Monkey. :) (n/m) - ni[X]it 19:55:21 03/19/07 I have used CF mountain bike wheels when I raced - ShakaShaun(Denver) 18:21:28 03/19/07 depends on the composite layup, including the direction - ni[X]it 18:35:21 03/19/07 So your telling me that CF is not safe? - Shawn Lane(NO VA) 19:13:24 03/19/07 did you mean to reply to nixit? (n/m) - Guapo 19:21:59 03/19/07 You are an absolute tard. You have NO clue. - ni[X]it 19:33:48 03/19/07 infantile (n/m) - ZiNnYc 20:15:59 03/19/07 everybody has hobbies - Adam (NoVA) 20:33:35 03/19/07 that makes me uncomfortable ...... Milo? (n/m) - Guapo 20:34:47 03/19/07 Huge 2nd... its like saying you're a petroleum expert b/c - CaliguyPurdue (redesigning) 10:12:31 03/20/07 That's, - Barry'z (NJ) 14:58:38 03/20/07 powertrix.com (n/m) - dream Z (MD) 16:40:48 03/19/07 I think (n/m) - dream Z (MD) 16:41:59 03/19/07 No - collegeboy 17:02:40 03/19/07 Powertrix - I emailed Charles in Dec. and he said - Medici (NorCal) 19:11:33 03/19/07
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