Schumacher vs Jet

[Cavallino]

Word is Shumacher is going to race a Eurofighter 2000 in his trusty F2003-GTA come early December so who do you think will come out on top? There will be three races, one giving Shumacher a slight lead, one giving the jet a slight lead and one completely even. This race is in tribute to a 1930's race between Alfa Romeo and a biplane which will be recreated before the official race.

[enzo1187]

The f2003 will accelerate faster.

[Cavallino]

I guess a distance would help. The sprint is around one kilometer, so I reckon the jet could have time to catch up in the end.

[YellowMaranello]

I'm putting my money on the F2003. I don't think a kilometer is enough space for the jet to catch up.

[Musielewicz]

Schumi and the F2003 all the way.

[chernobyl]

Its been done between a Cahmp Car and an F18 i believe.

I dunno.
Gotta do some research before giving an estimate.

Id say the jet though...woops i did it hehe

[cavallino.cc]

The event will take place on the 11th December, in the past, Gilles Villeneuve did the same thing, but I don't remember the result.

Ferrari last information:

Eurofighter aircraft and Ferrari F2003-GA will 'take off' together December 11, 2003 from the runways of Grosseto AFB, home of the 4th Fighter Wing of the Italian Air Force.
The world champion Formula 1 car and the fighter jet, built by four European nations (Italy, with Alenia Aeronautica of Finmeccanica, Spain, Germany and Great Britain), will perform acceleration runs on distances between 500 and 1,500 meters.
The red car will be driven by the six times world champion Michael Schumacher, while the cockpit of the Eurofighter will be taken by Maurizio Cheli, Alenia chief test pilot, former Italian Air Force fighter pilot and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut.
Hon. Filippo Berselli, Undersecretary of Defence, and high representatives of ITAF, Alenia and Ferrari will be present during the show.
The day will start with a historical challenge between a Caproni 100 aircraft and an Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 on a 20 kilometer distance inside the airbase.

[TexasF355F1]

I hope a video pops up on the net(which im sure it will). I think im gonna give it to the F2003.

[cavallino.cc]

I have heard on TV that F2003-GA won and finished a few meters in front of the Eurofighter on the distance of 500 meters.

1000m and 1500m races will follow.

Anyone has other info ?

[cavallino.cc]

Video of today event :

http://www.euronews.net/popup.php?li...rm?usehostname

Euronews :

Ferrari versus Eurofighter in Tuscany

The creme de la creme of Formula One against the best of areonautics: Michael Schumacher has been racing his Ferrari F2003-GA against the Italian Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon. They covered three different distances: 500, 1000 and 1500 metres.

The first machine is the Ferrari F2003-GA with a top speed of 369 km per hour, the second, a Eurofighter Typhoon, which exceeds the 2 000 kms per hour.

As predicted, Ferrari won the shorter distance race thanks to its excellent acceleration. However, the jet's brute force won it the two following races.

The plane had to avoid taking off and stay on the ground, which took extra control since it normally only takes five seconds before it rises into the air.

The event, which took place at Baccarini military airport in Grosseto in Tuscany, attracted tens of thousands of spectators and was broadcast live on Italian television.

It was not the first time a race car was up against a plane: in 1931, Tazio Nuvolari, the best racing driver of his day, drove his Alfa Romeo faster than the Caproni CA100.

[rahulchand]

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http://news.com.au/common/story_page...5E1702,00.html

MICHAEL Schumacher's Ferrari was outshone by an Italian Air Force fighter jet today.

Driving his F2003-GA in which he won the Formula One world title for a record sixth time, Schumacher lost 2-1 over three distances - 600, 900 and 1200 metres - against a Eurofighter Typhoon in a duel designed to bring the full acceleration range of both machines into play.

The jet, piloted by former Italian astronaut Maurizio Cheli and which can only stay on the ground for the first 400 metres, occupied the main runway at the Baccarini airport, 140 kilometres from Rome, while the Ferrari raced alongside it on an asphalt track.

Schumacher edged the Eurofighter over the shortest distance but was no match for the jet's superior acceleration in the final two races watched by thousands of spectators in the driving rain.

"It was a very interesting experience," Schumacher said. "I was glad to be here today - it was very impressive.

Asked if he preferred racing against a jet to competing against Juan Pablo Montoya, the 34-year-old German replied: "It's less pressure!"

The F2003-GA is capable of reaching a maximum speed of up to 370 kilometres per hour, while the Eurofighter, packed with military technology, can speed at almost 2450 km/h.

The jet carried no weapons and weighed slightly under 21,000 kilograms. The Ferrari weighed in at 600kg and was slighly modified for the race with its outer shell ajusted slightly to make it more aerodynamic.

The contest was designed to provide maximum equilibrium between the two contestants in a reenactment of a challenge that first took place in 1931 when Tazio Nuvolari, driving an Alfa Romeo, took on a Caproni 100 biplane at Rome airport.

Fifty years later, in November 1981, Gilles Villeneuve and his Ferrari 126 CK raced an F104 jet.

Most recently, Patrick Carpentier challenged an F14 Tomcat with his CART Champ Car in the United States.

Agence France-Presse

IF the powers that rule allowed the F1 teams to do what ever they want then I am sure the F1 guys would be travelling at the speed of light thanks to jet tech like AfterBurners etc!

[ForzaRossa]

Have a small picture of the event on my site ...

www.forzarossa.nl

unfortunately he lost although he did have a very high topspeed: 369 km/h

[Cavallino]

Apparantly Schumy was pretty pissed off about losing too and sped off without bothering to talk to any reporters. I don't get it. How can you be pissed off about losing to a jet?

[ForzaRossa]

made also a link to a (Frensh) video on my site...

and was Schumi pissed?? Didn't seems so...at a broadcast yesterday on Dutch Tv you could see him making doughnuts etc...
seems like he had fun! ... Perhaps he was pissed because he had to go to 'work' during his vacation

[Musielewicz]

I dont think schumi was pissed. He won the first race, and lost the second two. Did you guys also know that is was done on a wet surface. That had to affect the accel. of the f2003. I think there should be a rematch in the dry. Full results are at the ferrari website.... www.ferrari.it