Tom and Vipers
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This happens.
Anyone want to comment (confess)?
Anyone want to comment (confess)?
Nausea/Sickness from High HP
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In direct proportion to running catless.....
felt a bit giddy after running the passenger seat in Nadines SC, looking down the viewfinder trying to film a mad blast down a 2 lane carriage way didn't help, or was it just her crazy driving style ??
no cats that's what it was then.
VIPERCANE
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Have Roe Sc too and no cats..........have not felt giddy yet but the smell of fuel constantly does get one to that point.
GTS Bruce
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The smell of raw high octane fuel and the sight of exhaust flames are the smell and sight of speed,performance and victory.god help me but I do love it. Bruce
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Tom and Vipers
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No No No!
I'm talking about vertigo rather than asphyxiation!
Neil, working with the camera viewer will DEFINITELY compromise your vertigo threshold.
I did a 3:35 up the Virginia City Hill Climb as a passenger, but I was operating my wrist watch chronometer and I did get nauseaus!
This was not fun and very disappointing!
I have a friend who has a supercharged, sprayed BB Chevy drag boat. This guy is a real roughneck and not only does the boat actually scare him. He said he gets tunnel vision during a pass and throws up about 15 minutes after a pass. This happens every time.
I had a barely noticeable tunnel vision while doing 4th geat in a 600 rwhp Viper.
My friend in Nevada would get queasy after a nice hard 1/2 hour session driving/riding his brother's 135 mph corvette.
I would think that at 800 rwhp, a lot of people would start getting that queasy feeling.
Of course, if you are 20 years old, that may be the antidote!
Tom
I'm talking about vertigo rather than asphyxiation!
Neil, working with the camera viewer will DEFINITELY compromise your vertigo threshold.
I did a 3:35 up the Virginia City Hill Climb as a passenger, but I was operating my wrist watch chronometer and I did get nauseaus!
This was not fun and very disappointing!
I have a friend who has a supercharged, sprayed BB Chevy drag boat. This guy is a real roughneck and not only does the boat actually scare him. He said he gets tunnel vision during a pass and throws up about 15 minutes after a pass. This happens every time.
I had a barely noticeable tunnel vision while doing 4th geat in a 600 rwhp Viper.
My friend in Nevada would get queasy after a nice hard 1/2 hour session driving/riding his brother's 135 mph corvette.
I would think that at 800 rwhp, a lot of people would start getting that queasy feeling.
Of course, if you are 20 years old, that may be the antidote!
Tom
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Tom and Vipers
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ERRATTA: geat is gear
Nadine UK GTS
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Neil, sorry (I never knew!). But, you're not the only one! Since the blower, Joel and some mates complained several times, especially when I push it through the twisty bits, must be the no cats thing though combined with SC! Or, those uneven UK roads!
RockyTop
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At RoadAtlanta, my neighbor/passenger, who swore he did not get car sick, forgot the universal "going to the pits" signal of holding his fist up (as I had advised him should he feel sick or see something wrong). As we were passing yet another Porsche 911, he began to gesticulate with his left hand. I thought he was marvelling at the snake's track prowess, but instead he was trying to indicate that he wanted to go to the pits.
Next thing I know he's blowing chow out the bottom of his helmet, which was then wisked by 130-40 mph winds all about the back of my car.
As a father of three, this stuff no longer bothers me, but it sure was as a hassle to clean up ! As for me, I cannot ride as a passenger where twisty road is combined with heavy acceleration or heavy braking for fear of polluting my or another's car.
Next thing I know he's blowing chow out the bottom of his helmet, which was then wisked by 130-40 mph winds all about the back of my car.
As a father of three, this stuff no longer bothers me, but it sure was as a hassle to clean up ! As for me, I cannot ride as a passenger where twisty road is combined with heavy acceleration or heavy braking for fear of polluting my or another's car.
pdmracing
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Sounds like a middle ear problem(which I have from time to time)
But in regards to the Viper, the glue smell in my GTS when it was new killed me & I would get dizzy. I still leave the windows down in the garage. Like Rocky, I have made more than one person puke @ road atlanta, but mostly it was under braking, not accelerating. You may also be pinching a nerve in your neck.
But in regards to the Viper, the glue smell in my GTS when it was new killed me & I would get dizzy. I still leave the windows down in the garage. Like Rocky, I have made more than one person puke @ road atlanta, but mostly it was under braking, not accelerating. You may also be pinching a nerve in your neck.
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Tom and Vipers
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RockyTop: A really cool story. Have to clean that acid up right away!
Neil: I noticed your comment right away! Because Nadine said how amazed she was that she behaved completely while driving Red Viper at VOI. Of course, I had no idea what she was referring to!
Nadine: Oh My! What could Neil have been referring to? Neil is pretty good with a car, but now, I want to know more about you, because at VOI, you were a perfect.... angel!
Hummmmm, wait a minute, how could your be an angel... when you're really a Goddess?
Which brings me to HIPPEES!
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(OK, where did THAT come from?)
Well, I was thinking of all the fun I had with Nadine and her friends (mostly Nadine though) at VOI. And it occurred to me that it would be really neat if all Viper ********* people picked a place to live, like some place in the Rocky Mountains. Maybe even start their own gated community - not totally unlike the ones that share a runway.
Because, you see, the Hippies, a lot of them, migrated to this big lake in Kenya, Africa. I had a friend who was in the Peace Corp and it was crazy, there was this community there that was a slice of the USA but only with Hippies.
Also, in Costa Rica, there is a town that was settled by Amish or Quakers just after WWII because they were refusing to enter the military because they were Pacifists... So they looked all over the world and found that Costa Rica did not have an Army. So they all moved there and founded this town out of nowhere. You know, it might have been Monteverdi.
Anyhow, I have a sense of migration about me... but I just can't seem to find the flock!
Tom
Neil: I noticed your comment right away! Because Nadine said how amazed she was that she behaved completely while driving Red Viper at VOI. Of course, I had no idea what she was referring to!
Nadine: Oh My! What could Neil have been referring to? Neil is pretty good with a car, but now, I want to know more about you, because at VOI, you were a perfect.... angel!
Hummmmm, wait a minute, how could your be an angel... when you're really a Goddess?
Which brings me to HIPPEES!
=================================================
(OK, where did THAT come from?)
Well, I was thinking of all the fun I had with Nadine and her friends (mostly Nadine though) at VOI. And it occurred to me that it would be really neat if all Viper ********* people picked a place to live, like some place in the Rocky Mountains. Maybe even start their own gated community - not totally unlike the ones that share a runway.
Because, you see, the Hippies, a lot of them, migrated to this big lake in Kenya, Africa. I had a friend who was in the Peace Corp and it was crazy, there was this community there that was a slice of the USA but only with Hippies.
Also, in Costa Rica, there is a town that was settled by Amish or Quakers just after WWII because they were refusing to enter the military because they were Pacifists... So they looked all over the world and found that Costa Rica did not have an Army. So they all moved there and founded this town out of nowhere. You know, it might have been Monteverdi.
Anyhow, I have a sense of migration about me... but I just can't seem to find the flock!
Tom
speedshftr
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the only time i felt really sick to my stomach was when i was about 13 years old my uncle took me to the drag strip and his buddy had a gto with a big block chevy in it and roll bar ect.there was no passenger seat so i nelt down on the bar and rested on it.when he got to the staging area and burned em up i felt like i was on a rollercoaster.next thing i knew we were flying down the track and i was so scared i was silent.i forget the time he ran but ive never ever felt that way in a nother car since.ill bet the turbo and supercharged snakes could really get you upset.
monnieh
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maybe the adrenaline?
Viperfreak2
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Rocky top, I spilled some fettucini alfredo in the back of my car....I still haven't cleaned it up, I don't have kids.
Y2K5SRT
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Sad but very true. I got my car genes from my dad. He raced dirt track stock cars in the late '50's. On the highways, he never could figure out what the speed limit was. I can remember many police stops for speeding while sitting in the back seat. He always opted for the biggest engines he could get, no matter whether it was the family cruiser or not. For my 35th birthday five years ago he paid for he, my brother, and me to drive 80 laps with the Richard Petty Experience in Las Vegas over two days. It was incredible, and he had as much fun as anybody, even though he was having trouble on the second day getting his 61-year-old (and out of shape) body through that window over and over again. Interestingly enough, Motor Trend was shooting their "top speed" issue at the track that weekend, which included Ferrari, Porsche, Panoz, Aston Martin, and this little ol' blue Dodge with white stripes. We were able to get up close to all of the cars between runs and it was the first we had seen a Viper up close. All were impressed, including my dad.
A couple years later I bought my very own GTS. My dad had loved my other "fast" cars (Grand Nationals, Impala SS', Vettes, etc.), but I just KNEW he would have a ball with the Viper. When he came out to our house about six months later, I was SO excited to give him an introductory ride and then toss him the keys. He couldn't do it. He had tears in his eyes when he explained that he recently developed a medical condition that is indeed related to the inner ear and is not that uncommon. It has to do with a small growth on the inner ear bone as I recall. The results were that stronger acceleration causes intense vertigo and nausea, as well as occasional tunnel vision. He explained that he had real trouble on airplane takeoffs as well - this, for a guy who flew 100,000 miles a year for 20 years. Nonetheless, he bravely said he would take a quick ride in the GTS. We made it about two miles. I never went full throttle (I am not quite that callous), but did give it a gentle squeeze hoping that gradual acceleration would be okay. It was not. He turned darn near green and we babied it all the way home. He kept apologizing and I felt absolutely terrible. Not only for causing him any discomfort, but because my "speed idol" would never get to enjoy the one car that would have otherwise blown him away. He walked around that car every chance he got when he was here, but he never rode in it again.
It is a very real medical condition and can be diagnosed by a competent ear, nose, & throat specialist. In my father's case, it started with hearing loss and was referred to as "Otosclerosis" . I think there may be additional complications in his ear(s) which is producing the vertigo. I know that one such thing, "alternobaric vertigo" is caused by different changes in pressure, such as diving or quick altitude changes. I believe that sudden pressure from acceleration may or may not affect that as well. Of course, I am anything but a doctor. My advise, see yours!
Chris
A couple years later I bought my very own GTS. My dad had loved my other "fast" cars (Grand Nationals, Impala SS', Vettes, etc.), but I just KNEW he would have a ball with the Viper. When he came out to our house about six months later, I was SO excited to give him an introductory ride and then toss him the keys. He couldn't do it. He had tears in his eyes when he explained that he recently developed a medical condition that is indeed related to the inner ear and is not that uncommon. It has to do with a small growth on the inner ear bone as I recall. The results were that stronger acceleration causes intense vertigo and nausea, as well as occasional tunnel vision. He explained that he had real trouble on airplane takeoffs as well - this, for a guy who flew 100,000 miles a year for 20 years. Nonetheless, he bravely said he would take a quick ride in the GTS. We made it about two miles. I never went full throttle (I am not quite that callous), but did give it a gentle squeeze hoping that gradual acceleration would be okay. It was not. He turned darn near green and we babied it all the way home. He kept apologizing and I felt absolutely terrible. Not only for causing him any discomfort, but because my "speed idol" would never get to enjoy the one car that would have otherwise blown him away. He walked around that car every chance he got when he was here, but he never rode in it again.
It is a very real medical condition and can be diagnosed by a competent ear, nose, & throat specialist. In my father's case, it started with hearing loss and was referred to as "Otosclerosis" . I think there may be additional complications in his ear(s) which is producing the vertigo. I know that one such thing, "alternobaric vertigo" is caused by different changes in pressure, such as diving or quick altitude changes. I believe that sudden pressure from acceleration may or may not affect that as well. Of course, I am anything but a doctor. My advise, see yours!
Chris
Jay Lopez
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I get really sea sick on boats. I purchased the ReliefBand. It's like a watch that send impulses to your tendons on your wrist. It works great. When I started instructing drivers at track events, I would get motion sickness after being on the track for a total of about 4 hours per day. I tried the ReliefBand and the motion sickness went away. I wear it all the time on the track now and I feel fine.
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