ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 You remember this, right? I assume many of you had wanted it to be a reality, but not knowing how or when it'll happen. These are my ideas of how the obstacles in the way of achieving something like F-Zero in the distant future, say somewhere around 90 years from now. I looked at the undersides of most of the vehicles in F-Zero GX and noticed that they all look like a mix of rotor lift and magnetic levitation. So to keep their grip on the track the vehicles use a magnetic levitation system to stick closer to, but not on, the surface of the tracks, allowing much less friction and the ability to exceed speeds of 600 mph (makes sense since they look like crosses between race cars and jet planes). To keep from flying off the track (before going too fast) each machine weighs close to a ton or more so that the magnetic polarity of the track doesn't completely push them away. For the machines to brake and/or slow down the driver switches the polarity to the opposite of the track to increase friction. When they're not on the track the machines rely on a rotor lift system to stay a foot above the road surface. When will this happen? Like I said before, most likely not until the beginning of the 22nd century or a little later. I'm not saying every motor vehicle in that time period will have the same support systems as F-Zero machines (which are mostly built for racing instead of personal transportation), I'm just saying what I believe will make something like F-Zero possible in the distant future. If you have any constructive arguments for my ideas then please tell me so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I was under the impression that F-Zero racers hovered because they have G-Diffusers. I swear I read that somewhere official-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorAllosaurus Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I was under the impression that F-Zero racers hovered because they have G-Diffusers. I swear I read that somewhere official-ish. I'm pretty sure it was Smash Bros. Melee mentioned F-Zero machines used a G-diffuser. I think I also read about it in the F-Zero X strategy guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The issue with high speed vehicles iirc is air resistence, fuel and control. Because they require a track, having F-Zero races would be like having train or scaletrics races. I doubt it would be feasable as a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 I was under the impression that F-Zero racers hovered because they have G-Diffusers. I swear I read that somewhere official-ish. But G-Diffusers won't be possible in real life. Gravity is the force that attracts us to objects with incredible mass, like planets or stars, not something we can control. That's why I suggested maglev race tracks and hover rotors because I already know they'd work based on what I've looked at on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Interesting ideas there. It could happen now, it would just take way too much time, money, and effort. So in the...distant future? Maybe. I'd love a new type of racing besides boat racing, NASCAR, and Grand Prix. (There are other types of racing, I know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987 Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Interesting ideas there. It could happen now, it would just take way too much time, money, and effort. So in the...distant future? Maybe. I'd love a new type of racing besides boat racing, NASCAR, and Grand Prix. (There are other types of racing, I know) Can you say around 2097? Also, how do G-Diffusers work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePointingMan Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 But G-Diffusers won't be possible in real life. Gravity is the force that attracts us to objects with incredible mass, like planets or stars, not something we can control. That's why I suggested maglev race tracks and hover rotors because I already know they'd work based on what I've looked at on the net. Why shouldn't we be able to control gravity? Never say... can't, because you never know. Also no, it is not something that attracts us to incredible mass, it is something that attracts any mass to any other mass, no matter how small, sure we are all being pulled by the earth, but WE are also pulling the earth. Also, on the G-Diffuser bit, I noticed when trying to see if it had the weight of a landmaster, that I can't get on the starfox 64's vehicle page anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARWINGCOMMANDER 3987 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Okay I'm sure I've figured out a way to make high-speed racing possible in the distant future. -Each wheel (for ones that have wheels as an alternate form of transportation) is also a circular magnet when activated, southern polarity on the outside of the tires, northern polarity on the inside. -Each track produces a magnetic field with a northern polarity to keep the vehicles floating for less friction. -The vehicles are propelled forwards by jet thrusters, and brake with retro rockets, considering there's almost no friction left. -Windshields or canopies on each vehicle is an absolute must to protect the driver from the g-force. -To turn left and right the steering wheel allows the driver to shift most of their vehicle's weight left and right respectively. -Because of economic restraints, and some technological issues, this most likely won't happen for at least 50-60 years from now when more efficient power sources are made/discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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