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Það getur verið að þetta sé re-post en gaman að sjá gömul myndbönd frá Nürburgring.
Hér má sjá myndband af Hermann Lang á Mercedes-Benz W125, sem hann keppti á 1937. ! Á þessum tíma voru menn nú augljóslega ekki mikið að velta öryggismálum fyrir sér
W125 var ansi kraftmikill bíll á þessum tíma (1937)
Wikipedia wrote:
The supercharged engine, with 8 cylinders in line (94.0 x 102.mm) and 5,662.85 cc (345.56 CID), attained an output of up to 595 horse power (444 kW) in race trim. The highest test bed power measured was 637 BHP (646 PS) at 5,800 rpm. It gave 245 BHP (248 PS) at a mere 2,000 rpm. In 1938, the engine capacity of supercharged Grand Prix cars was limited to 3000cc, and the W125 was replaced by the Mercedes-Benz W154.
The W125 was considered the most powerful race car ever for about 3 decades, until large capacity US-built V8 engines in CanAm sportcars reached similar power in the mid 1960s. In Formula One racing itself, the figure was not exceeded until the early 1980s, with the appearance of turbo-charged engines in Formula One.
The W125 reached race speeds of well over 300 km/h (190 mph) in 1937, especially on the AVUS in Berlin, equipped with a streamlined body.
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