Feeds most authoritative thematic publications are full of headlines that begin with the words «fastest», «the world's first», etc. Rollers on youtube collect hundreds of thousands of views and some irresponsible number of enthusiastic comments. Here are just some of the recent achievements of the riders and mechanics from countries where oil is poured directly from the tap in every third apartment: the fastest car class Pro Import (5.774 @ 399.05 km / h), the world's fastest Nissan GT-R in the back of R35 (7.20 @ 325 km / h), the fastest in the Toyota GT86 chassis katabatic (6.78 @ 336 km / h) and (attention!) the fastest class dregster Pro Mod, prepared in accordance with NHRA regulations (5.73 @ 249.49 mph). And many fans of all that is related to acceleration in a straight line, there was a lot of questions about the objectivity of such statements and the legitimacy of the data digits.
First, let's deal with the very term «record». Striving to be the best built into human nature. However, it quickly emerged that Hunter, in the farthest tribe throwing a spear, not necessarily win in a fist fight with one of the representatives of the community, that does not detract from its ability to handle a spear. In my understanding, so there were about sports disciplines, which subsequently have acquired a set of rules, as well as accompanying the competitions procedures and obligatory for all the requirements of the participants. That is why in today's realities athlete, who raised in front of a stunned commission of Guinness Book of Records stone weighing a ton, does not automatically become the champion of the World Weightlifting.
He is an expert on the stones, and then jerk the rod rise at all to do with it. Similarly it evolved and motorsport.
Today we have dozens of totally dissimilar disciplines, within which there are many associations / federations / organizations with their own championships, regulations, tracks and drivers. Any records mean by a competitive factor in the conditions of strict regulations. And the stiffer regulations, the achievement becomes more objective. None of the fastest drivers in the world, but the best lap time in the history of «Formula 1», Monte Carlo track — it is quite specific numbers and divided opinion here simply can not be.
Recently, a video appeared on the Internet under the name «The world's fastest doorslammer ProMod setting records at 5.73 @ 249.49 !!», and in the comments it has been written that the office of Al Anabi Performance has built his car in accordance with all technical requirements of the NHRA. However, the «record» was staged in Qatar, and there is serious doubt that someone from the NHRA in general was aware of the impending attempt to move the bar of pure time passage of 402 meters.
If we are talking about the records of the NHRA, which the Americans call the national, their legitimacy is based on a number of mandatory conditions: the time should be shown on the official event association that implies a certified strip and at least a certified telemetry; dregster must fulfill to the last nut all technical requirements spelled out for a particular class; and, finally, it must be observed all the records fixation procedures (up to 2016 had to be the same weekend to confirm his achievement another arrival, different from the crediting of not less than 1%, is now simplified procedure). And only then the result will be entered in NHRA history as a record. Important notice: the NHRA record, rather than «the world's fastest dregster» or something like that.
Men from Al Anabi Performance and EKanoo Racing rivet tearing their online records bundles on their own strips, prepared by their own rules on the car, which are built in accordance with its own technical limitations, if any (there is the idea that there is a total Unlimited). And these conditions are, frankly, do not pull on it to be able to talk about some significant achievements on a global scale.
Track Record? No claims. Record Qatar? No questions! ADRL Record (Arabian Drag Racing League)? Yes please! But where does the rest of the world?
Let's call things by their names instead of «take place» on the loud sensation, because the question «what goes with what and what are the criteria in this case we compare?» Remains open. Even the owners of high-profile achievements while not in a hurry to roll out their cars in the open for all competitions, where they are having such huge potential, absolutely must sweep all opponents with an absolute guarantee.
Many questioned the «integrity» telemetry features cover strip and even its length. Everyone has their own opinion on the matter. I, for example, glued Quarter at Bahrain International Circuit with a tape measure and not walked equipment certificates, registering the results never seen. But, anyway, until Al Anabi Performance and EKanoo Racing did not demonstrate their achievements within the framework of the official competition outside the Arab world, I personally am not inclined to take seriously their bombastic statements about world leadership in kakih-to individual categories, the list of which is to Incidentally, it is expanding almost monthly.
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Many questioned the «integrity» telemetry features cover strip and even its length. Everyone has their own opinion on the matter. I, for example, glued Quarter at Bahrain International Circuit with a tape measure and not walked equipment certificates, registering the results never seen. But, anyway, until Al Anabi Performance and EKanoo Racing did not demonstrate their achievements within the framework of the official competition outside the Arab world, I personally am not inclined to take seriously their bombastic statements about world leadership in kakih-to individual categories, the list of which is to Incidentally, it is expanding almost monthly.
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