Comments on: Listen Up Assholes, I’m Only Going to Say This Once.

By: TheSmokingTire

TheSmokingTire — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:57:09 +0000

The new Z06's are very quick.

By: s3ee

s3ee — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:23:09 +0000

MOTOR TREND ran the ZO6 into 173.X in just 29.3 sec !!

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:26:18 +0000

Matt, you are not fat, you are the normal size of most men. I appreciate your reviews because of the realistic size of your body.

By: Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:18:38 +0000

i'm also from europe (austria to be preceise), and a car journalist – and as it happens, i had a press-pool zr1 right at the moment.

so after watching your video, and the idiots trolling the comments, i went to the nearest military air base to " borrow" their landing strip. we measured the mile (there ARE markings on the runway, but they are in kilometers and meters…) and had a go.

our ZR1 had normal street-tires, the tarmac was pretty cold (+4 °C air temperature) and the elevation was 460 meters above sealevel (1 509 ft). we where two people in the car and had about 80 lbs of camera gear in the back. plus: the fuel tank was filled pretty much to the top.

the result: we made 5 runs, and everytime had a top-speed of about 174 to 175 on the standing mile. we then took out the camera gear and passenger: 174 to 175 on the next 4 runs. (plus one completely botched attempt where i nearly ruined the gearbox…)

even though the cold weather may have given a few extra horses it just didnt make any significant difference…
this car really is like clockwork on the standing mile – as long as you dont miss a gear, it WILL do 174-175mph. no more, no less…

haters gotta hate, i guess…

By: Josh Forster

Josh Forster — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:42:39 +0000

Hey Matt,

I was out there with you at the last 2 Mojave Mile events in my 99 turbo Camaro… (A2 Class, 188.5mph)

I can say that weight isnt a critical factor in standing mile racing. Same with bonneville. Some cars add HUNDREDS of pounds via lead weights to the front and rear of the car to increase traction and keep the car from coming off the ground.

Until you have built, owned, and raced a car in a standing mile, dont post information that you have never had first hand experience with.

If matt lost 75 pounds, would it make a difference? NO. In standing mile racing, it takes exponentially greater horsepower to achieve a few more MPH. My car (3600lbs) needs apx. 800rwhp to do 200mph, however it needs apx. 1600rwhp to do 244mph. Consider the hp/weight ratio between those two combinations. just think about it.

By: nednash

nednash — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:20:24 +0000

I am grateful that someone has it in them to stand up to the haters who populate the comment section of every board. I enjoy this site, I enjoy Matt's and Zack's comments, I would enjoy seeing more installments of The Car Show. But, then, I don't seem to be a demographic many care about, else a lot would be different. Sigh.

By: nednash

nednash — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:26:53 +0000

Matt,
I like you. I've liked you since seeing you on your SPEED show. I like your website, which I now frequent thanks to watching the SPEED show. I especially like this post, calling it like it is with most people who post to these things. I registered especially to say this. Keep up the good work, and keep calling it like you see it.
Thanks for being honest.
Ned nash

By: Earl

Earl — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:05:42 +0000

I enjoyed the article, as a matter of fact I enjjoy the web site..While I am being complimentary I did notice that you don't seem to sweat much for a fat guy.

By: TheSmokingTire

TheSmokingTire — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:58:58 +0000

the article is entertaining. That's the point.

By: Hunter V.

Hunter V. — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:21:13 +0000

Wait you not only cared so much as to complain about the fat comments everywhere but now you have made an article about it? Wow man you need to get over that shit fast or its going to start eating you alive as you continue to get more and more exposed to the public eye. You are coming off as sort of a bitch. Just saying.

This article is entertaining, though.

By: CriticalBill

CriticalBill — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:31:59 +0000

At the end of the day MAtt, you still went fast as hell.Sure you came up short of the goal you set for yourself, but I'm sure you'll get another crack at it.Go back and do whatever it takes to beat that goal.But when you do post that, I'm afraid it will be for nothing if you're reading comments that are posted on youtube or FB. As it was already said , for every 1 fair comment there are 50 idiots ready to jump on you. Fat or skinny

By: Catman@gpny

Catman@gpny — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:07:12 +0000

Matt- don't feed the trolls.

By: dman

dman — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:23:39 +0000

Still I would think the enemy you are fighting is punching a hole in the atmosphere as the forces of aerodynamics tend to kick in at these speeds. You are traveling faster than military jet aircraft land at. (180mph roughly) I would not think your body weighs would have anything to do with this, But, rather how much room you have to hit 180mph. In other words a Veyron or a McLarenF1 can easily hit 180 simply because it has the horsepower or the displacement to make it happen. Most of your haters have yet to travel faster than say 90mph in a car of any kind. So the haterz don't have a clue at 175mph you are traveling twice as fast as they have ever been. At 175 you are traveling 256 feet per second, that is stupid, insanely fast.

By: Mazdaguy

Mazdaguy — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:44:59 +0000

Would you losing weight help some, sure. So would ripping out the passenger seat, the HVAC, radio and everything else that made the Corvette a street car put to an ultimate test. BFD. You still have the biggest balls of any non-racing driver I've seen on this side of the pond. Although I think the Brits' Vicki Butler-Henderson on 5th Gear might be able to give you a race. Just don't try to outrace Sabine Schmitz.on the Nurburgring. So take that for a "Chick" comparison.

By: Mazdaguy

Mazdaguy — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:41:01 +0000

One other thing, the GTR has what many say is the best launch control system ever invented. That's at the very least another second saved.

By: Mile Racer

Mile Racer — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:40:33 +0000

This was a great video. FYI, Matt drove the car exceptionally well and extracted more out of this car than most could have. I have been at every Mojave Mile event as well as Texas and Miami Mile events. Matt did a great job.
What most people don't realize is, beside the elevation, the wind and heat go up in Mojave as the day goes on. Matt keeping his speed as high as he did each pass says a lot about his ability improving as the runs went on. Matt wasn't stuffing ice packs into inter coolers and running special tunes or fuels. He was running the car on back to back runs on pump gas with no cool down.
I have participated in mile events from coast to coast and have yet to do see a "stock" GT-R break 180. In fact, there are very few stock cars from any manufacturers that can achieve this number. Bugatti Veyron's have been run in mile events at sea level and barely crack 200 in one mile, it probably would not get there at Mojave unless conditions were perfect. My point is, 180 is very fast for any stock car and Matt did an exceptional job at driving and representing the ZR1.
GOOD JOB MATT!

By: TheSmokingTire

TheSmokingTire — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:21:27 +0000

I would agree that there is some impact, but in standing mile runs specifically, the much higher horsepower cars that can accelerate very fast over 150 mph never do hard launches and still manage to hold all the records. If we're talking bone-stock cars then you're probably right. I know my fastest runs came when I used launch control.

By: george

george — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:17:18 +0000

Holy shit. I could care less if you weighed 500 fucking pounds…..you're one helluva commentator- who gives a shit how much you weigh.

By: sean

sean — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:17:07 +0000

well comparing it to a stock GTR doing 179 in the mile i don't think it was a 2012 model pretty sure it was a earlier one like 2009-ish and even though it has roughly the same horsepower a GTR has AWD and launch control, resulting in more torque

By: Turboman

Turboman — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:08:19 +0000

I would disagree that launch grip isn't that important for the standing mile. When you have more launch grip you will hit, let's say 100mph in a shorter distance than with less launch grip so basically you have more room for achieving the top speed.
But I agree with the rest of what you have written and I really don't get why people on the internet always insult others when they basically have no arguments.

By: TheSmokingTire

TheSmokingTire — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:00:22 +0000

Yeah. On a motorcycle (or more likely, a go-kart), a few extra pounds will definitely make a difference. In a 3300 lb car, being 50 lbs heavier than the average driver will not produce a noticeable difference on all but the most sensitive testing equipment.

By: Karpinski

Karpinski — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:56:18 +0000

Isn't it something like that over 400, 500, or 600 hp weight small amounts of weight (10 to 30 lbs) has virtually no affect on what a car can do? If you were on a motorcycle I can see how being "fat" would play a role in performance but you're not so it looks like people like being assholes!

By: Harley

Harley — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:44:15 +0000

Matt – Many of the meek keyboard commandos that seem to scurry across the web are mostly made up of untrained and over-opinionated wannabes. You have allowed them to get under your skin and presented them with reasons of which are incomprehensible to their minimalist brains. They saw it on the internet so it must be factual. To top it all off they have a buddy who's cousin knows a neighbor that went 200 mph in a boosted Mustang 5.0 so therefore breaking the 200 mph barrier is easy as flooring it and tipping the scales at a horse jockey's weight. Aerodynamic versus horsepower ratios are well above their level of understanding and the exponential increases in drag are just about akin to a conversation on brain surgery.

- Harley –

By: jordyn

jordyn — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:41:44 +0000

next year borrow a Hennessy car and crack 200mph

By: blackzeddie

blackzeddie — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:39:57 +0000

Man, don't let these hatin' looser trolls get to you.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:33:55 +0000

I saw your FB post about this yesterday. Thanks for Posting some hard facts, unfortunately the trolls will probably never see this. Keep up the great work Farah.

By: TheSmokingTire

TheSmokingTire — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:31:59 +0000

yes it is, but we don't have a specific formula to tell by how much.

By: Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:29:57 +0000

Isn't forced induction even more affected by elevation? I wouldn't be surprised if it had less than 550 hp up there. Too bad they didn't have dynos!

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Matt, Eff those pimple-faced douchebags. Pure jealousy from guys who couldn’t drive their way out of a paper bag. Keep up the great work, buddy.

FYI: my bone stock Yugo did 189 in the mile.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Dear Matt, i am one of your subscribers from Europe. As you may know, the concept of what driving is and driving skills in general are totally different here than in the US. In essence we have a different driving philosophy, not to say that it is better or worse. In any case, some people in the US, such as yourself, are a few of the people whose show I can follow. Why, because your thinking and presentation skills differ, and this is because you have a true passion for cars. Only people who think like that can go forward. Now as far as the comments are concerned, you shouldn’t pay attention to the content, but to the quantity. Any publicity is good publicity, and for all those negative comments to exist it means the following; a) all these people watched your video, b) they all resent the fact that it was you driving at over 175 miles an hour and c) their lack of knowledge is evident when they are factoring in weight as one of the causes for the car to not be able to break 180 mph, making your factual commentary all the more credible. Sorry for writing such a long comment, but it just pisses me off when things like this happen. Know one thing though, no matter how pissed off certain comments make you, you should always respond in a polite manner and with a laugh, this will permit you to always be on top of the game. Giving in to these idiotic comments can only harm your image that you have worked for so hard. So I say chill and let these poor bastards comment all they want, they will get bored eventually