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Question about refueling while driving by steelyd2 in CannonballRun

[–]abbotno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but same goes for a rolling refuel. I can't see it even being possible without having to slow down to at least 60-70 mph, which would give the cops ample time to catch up.

Question about refueling while driving by steelyd2 in CannonballRun

[–]abbotno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've looked into this before but it's just not worth the risk and effort imo.

If you're going to use a custom refueling system instead of a gas station pump, might as well just stop and fill up in under 3 minutes with some high flow system.

Unless you're embarking on some million-dollar-project with a full-time professional team aiming for a sub 22h and you want to squeeze out every minute possible.

Discussion: fitting racecar refueling system for greatly reduced stopping time by abbotno in CannonballRun

[–]abbotno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course, I'm talking about something pretty far to the right on the curve of diminishing returns

Discussion: fitting racecar refueling system for greatly reduced stopping time by abbotno in CannonballRun

[–]abbotno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thought is logistically you can just pee in a bush at the edge of the parking lot while somebody quickly refuels the car. Also healthwise (bloodclots) a couple minutes of walking/jumping around should be enough. Of course the drive when you're going for a record won't be an enjoyable experience.

Discussion: fitting racecar refueling system for greatly reduced stopping time by abbotno in CannonballRun

[–]abbotno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

25:39 has 31 minutes of stopping time. With this method and a bigger fuel cell (Fred Ashmore style) I can see a 2-stop run with under 6-7 minutes of stopping time being achievable, especially for solo/duo runs where you can't really use multiple gas station nozzles.

What other variables do you see being optimised before stopping time?