GM   Test Track

 

 



Fun Facts on GM Test Track

Lots of Facts

 Sponsor: General Motors

Ride time 5 minutes, 34 seconds

Seventeen Show Scenes

85 road signs along the track

Total Track Length: 5,246 feet

With 34 turns

 29 vehicles on the Track at one time

6 people per vehicle

0 to 65 in 8.8 seconds during show

Max Speed: 65 Miles Per Hour @ 6000 RPM

Engine: 260 Horsepower Electric Motor

That is more horsepower than a Chevy Blazer

Vehicle Weight: 4,800 Lbs.

0 to 60 in 6 seconds

With a 1/2 G acceleration force

Crash Car Averages 4,018 Cycles a day

Victory Lap: (High Bank Angle) 48.6 degrees

Steeper than splash Mountain

On board vehicle computers have more processing power than the Space Shuttle

Capable of 100,000,000 calculations per second

6 breaking systems on board each vehicle

A vehicle will travel 50,000 miles a Year

22 wheels per vehicle

4 visible

720 times a day the Test Track Dummies will be hit in the knee, chest, and neck in the preshow




April 2000




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