Changi Airport Race - Porsche 911 GT3 Cup vs Boeing 747

[Mockngbrd]

Shot this video whilst i was there... it was really hot on the tarmac

 

some pictures later

[Knighthunter]

b-------t race....I dunno why they make this kind of race. Run out idea or desperate for tourist money?

Take off usually create drag for the plane since flaps are lowered. If straight line without flaps this GT3 no chances to win. 747 is not built for speed.

The only fair race if conducted like between Y2k bike (jet powered bike) and fighter jet.

Edited September 6, 2009 by Knighthunter

[Starry]

This race is like trying to con a kid to watch it.....

 

Even from the start, anyone would have known that the 747 would lose. I mean it is a commercial/cargo plane for godsake. Perhaps they should have race the 747 with a SBS Bus for fairness.

 

But if they race that Porsche with a fighter plane, say a F15, or even a F14 that could do a short takeoff from a carrier, then it's a different story.

 

Many years ago, they race a Eurofighter 2000 and Veyron and the Veyron had no chance.

 

 

[Mustang]

Any Tom,Dick or Harry would know that any superfast car can beat the 747 on a 1.7km strech.Try another 1 km more you will know win..Maybe a A319/320 or even Boeing 737 can do the job

[Mockngbrd]

i guess this race is probably just for plain fun and a warmup to the F1 festivities

 

although the results were probably predictable, (to us anyway), it was still really great fun being there and i think its pretty cool that Changi Airport actually dares to do something like this.

 

here's some of the pics i took whilst there... (excuse the quality of the shots, i'm still trying to figure out the camera)

 

Reached airport 1130am

 

 

reception area, food, drinks and a live band.. oh and some dancers too

 

 

 

Everyone had to wear funky neon yellow vest (which we got to keep for some unknown reason)

 

Rounded up into the bus for transport to grandstand area

 

 

 

[Mockngbrd]

Fellow LX3 user

 

The Tarmac

 

The seating area

 

Very very very hot!

 

Cheerleaders to warm up the crowd (and to entertain us while we wait.... till 2pm+)

 

 

Got Lacequeen also

 

 

Chopper-cam

 

more photos of the helicopter

 

 

[Mockngbrd]

SQ plane...

 

Planes look a million times more interesting from the outside

 

Porker heading off to the starting point (60 degrees inside the cockpit)

 

 

 

[Mockngbrd]

 

Saab was used to "test" the runway, bet the driver had fun

 

747 moving off

 

 

More cheerleading while we wait for the cOuntdown

 

 

 

happy guy

 

Starting point

 

race

 

WIN!

[Turbonetics]

nice video.

[Turbonetics]

how come from the video the porsche seems to start further behind the plane or was it the angle you took?

 

[Bird5011]

Waste of time....should have race with the F5 or F16!!!! Common..747 cargo freighter????

Even stock WRX could also race with the 747..no big deal...

[Simplesilver]

I recognised the Lace Queen. Mable Soe.

[Turbonetics]

Waste of time....should have race with the F5 or F16!!!! Common..747 cargo freighter????

Even stock WRX could also race with the 747..no big deal...

 

 

stock wrx?

do you know how much this porsche won?

it won by 0.4sec only.most of the spectators and even the drivers of both the jet and car didn't even know who won initially as it was too close.

the stock wrx can only win if its a 100m race.

[Sparks]

Oh yes, no wonder she looked so familiar. She looks very tanned.

[Sparks]

Race only lasted less than a minute? Waste of time. What other entertainment do they have? What's the entrance fee like, if any?

[NightFox]

Complete waste of time imo...

[B777jubilee]

b-------t race....I dunno why they make this kind of race. Run out idea or desperate for tourist money?

Take off usually create drag for the plane since flaps are lowered. If straight line without flaps this GT3 no chances to win. 747 is not built for speed.

The only fair race if conducted like between Y2k bike (jet powered bike) and fighter jet.

 

Flaps up racing is impossible, the plane will run out of runway and still can't take off. yes you are right B747 is not built for speed, somemore this is a B742, not the newer ones.

 

they should perhaps try with the B773ER to race it. GE115 engine powering a lighter plane. Or even the 772, with Rolls Royce Trent 800 engines powering a 140ton plane, think still got better chance than the 742

[Mr_b20]

meaningless and boliao