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2005-09-13 Home Front: Tech
NASCAR Engineers Help Design New Combat Vehicle
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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-13 19:46|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 ONR? Lol.

Well, NASCAR knows some stuff - might as well integrate it and bring a fresh view to the table. It sounds as if they are thinking well outside the usual box. If it proves out, then they will help save the lives of the one who risk the most everyday.

ONR? Lol. Does it like go amphib and pull some skiers or sumthin?
Posted by .com 2005-09-13 20:22||   2005-09-13 20:22|| Front Page Top

#2 OK so its a cool NASCAR inspired truck, lets put some guns on it and do some live fire testing! Screw going to Alabama and road testing. I'll bet a months pay they are better than an unarmored HUMMER. Gun them up and send four to Iraq and let them run the Airport Highway. Before the Navy Safety centers screw up a good design.
Posted by 49 pan 2005-09-13 20:48||   2005-09-13 20:48|| Front Page Top

#3 ONR has an extremely long and illustrious history of fostering research. Good to hear they're still in the business.
Posted by Ptah">Ptah  2005-09-13 21:03|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]  2005-09-13 21:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Um, wouldn't the Marines use the ONR?

If it's amphibious, fast, and light, I'd bet on the Marines being involved.
Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford  2005-09-13 21:52|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2005-09-13 21:52|| Front Page Top

#5 .com: don't underestimate ONR. They are the equivalent of DARPA in practice, and are involved with a heck of a lot of research--much of which has some shady application for the US Navy.

http://www.onr.navy.mil/

I keep noticing them or their various affiliated research institutes cropping up all the time on science websites.
Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-13 21:57||   2005-09-13 21:57|| Front Page Top

#6 I want one!
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2005-09-13 22:01||   2005-09-13 22:01|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm not underestimating them - it just seems to be a totally land-based vehicle, so I was a wee bit surprised - and decided to have some fun. Agreed, they do good work. This might be a very useful test platform. I definitely like ideas that can use off-the-shelf parts, at least to some degree, for the obvious cost savings. It was innovative to have involved NASCAR, IMHO. Kudos.
Posted by .com 2005-09-13 22:05||   2005-09-13 22:05|| Front Page Top

#8 The article left out that it can do 200 mph on straightaways.
Posted by ed 2005-09-13 22:10||   2005-09-13 22:10|| Front Page Top

#9 Where's the friggin' snorkel?

Damn squids can't get anything right.

Should have asked a bunch of hard core off-roaders. Plenty of guys around who have modified their jeeps and stuff for all kinds of outrageous conditions. Bound to be some very good ideas to be had.
Posted by DanNY 2005-09-13 22:15||   2005-09-13 22:15|| Front Page Top

#10 What, no "left turn only" jokes?
Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-09-13 22:23||   2005-09-13 22:23|| Front Page Top

#11 looks like they took some cab designs from the Israeli St. Pancake brigade for the windows, etc...
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2005-09-13 22:33||   2005-09-13 22:33|| Front Page Top

#12 They'll each have "3" painted on the sides and room in the back for bootleg booze. A red paint job is optional.
Posted by GK 2005-09-13 22:41||   2005-09-13 22:41|| Front Page Top

#13 ONR funds lots of things, including basic research. Back in the 60's, I augmented my AF scholarship by working on a nuclear magnetic resonance project in college funded by ONR. No immediate or direct application to Navy weapons systems, but still useful work.
Posted by RWV 2005-09-13 23:05||   2005-09-13 23:05|| Front Page Top

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