Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much Faster

Re:Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much F... by mirkules on Friday July 20, 2018 @11:46PM (#17580592)

My favorite example of forbidden ingenuity is the "sucker car" (Chapparal 2J) which used a plastic skirt to seal the car to the ground, and pump that sucked the air from underneath the car, producing an insane amount of downforce. It was outlawed of course after blowing away the competition.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral_Cars#2J

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Re:Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much F... by nradov on Saturday July 21, 2018 @12:17AM (#17580657)

There is a legitimate safety concern with active aero systems. If they fail in the middle of turn the car is likely to slide off the track, endangering everyone on the track.

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Re:Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much F... by Noumenon72 on Saturday July 21, 2018 @10:56PM (#17585057)

The next equipment we should ban: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tMJ8U-2ZMU

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Re:Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much F... by Klathmon on Saturday July 21, 2018 @07:39AM (#17581657)

I also liked the Mazda Rotary/Wankel engine that really threw the classification systems at LeMans.

Because the Rotary engines are something in between a 2-stroke and 4-stroke calculating it's displacement in comparison to 4-stroke engines was difficult.

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