Japanese Culture and the Z

fastsach · 12-21-2010, 10:00 AM

There is also a test track at Opama. I have not been on it but have watched mules run around it. I was studying plastic injection molds for bumpers there and there was always a vehicle going around the track day or night. We did one in four weeks on night shift as everyone did because the Japanese think it is cruel to put soemone on nights all of the time. The mule was piloted by a Japanese volunteer 24 hours, three shifts, 7 days a week. This one looked like something out of mad max as it was a car frame with just enough sheetmetal to keep wind and rain off of the occupant.
It's purpose was to test differen systems so they ran them until they failed. Sometimes it would be gone for two hours and then be back.
Drivetrain, A/C, power seats, windows, cruise etc were in action all of the time with lots of wires and recorders. OSHA would never allow this thing to move here. The drivers mainly only broke for lunch.

Cool to watch.

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12-21-2010, 10:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
fastsach Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 20 Drives: Honda CBR1100XX Rep Power: 15	There is also a test track at Opama. I have not been on it but have watched mules run around it. I was studying plastic injection molds for bumpers there and there was always a vehicle going around the track day or night. We did one in four weeks on night shift as everyone did because the Japanese think it is cruel to put soemone on nights all of the time. The mule was piloted by a Japanese volunteer 24 hours, three shifts, 7 days a week. This one looked like something out of mad max as it was a car frame with just enough sheetmetal to keep wind and rain off of the occupant. It's purpose was to test differen systems so they ran them until they failed. Sometimes it would be gone for two hours and then be back. Drivetrain, A/C, power seats, windows, cruise etc were in action all of the time with lots of wires and recorders. OSHA would never allow this thing to move here. The drivers mainly only broke for lunch. Cool to watch.