Unbelievable Performance Numbers
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Unbelievable Performance Numbers
Next time you hear someone bragging about how quick his car is or how much horsepower its putting out-throw some of these numbers at him.What's the point of this post?Just to say everything is relative.
http://motortrend.com/features/consu...ers/index.html
http://motortrend.com/features/consu...ers/index.html
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That's some interesting stuff. Thanks for posting! 
And, personally, I like that they used the US Army dragster for the illustrations.
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And, personally, I like that they used the US Army dragster for the illustrations.
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Originally Posted by Hellobkk
Next time you hear someone bragging about how quick his car is or how much horsepower its putting out-throw some of these numbers at him.What's the point of this post?Just to say everything is relative.
http://motortrend.com/features/consu...ers/index.html
http://motortrend.com/features/consu...ers/index.html
$$$$$=SPEED
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This car makes that dragster look like the cadillac from driving miss daisy.
http://www.cybersteering.com/trimain...s/fastest.html
http://www.cybersteering.com/trimain...s/fastest.html
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Originally Posted by Hellobkk
Next time you hear someone bragging about how quick his car is or how much horsepower its putting out-throw some of these numbers at him.What's the point of this post?Just to say everything is relative.
http://motortrend.com/features/consu...ers/index.html
http://motortrend.com/features/consu...ers/index.html
"Imagine that you are riding a Honda RC211V MotoGP bike. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged and ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the RC211V hard up through the gears and blast across the starting line and past the dragster at an honest 200 mph (293 ft/sec). The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that moment. The dragster launches and starts after you. You keep your wrist cranked hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums and within 3 seconds the dragster catches and passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter mile away from where you just passed him. Think about it, from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 mph and not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race course. That, folks, is acceleration!"
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Originally Posted by BubblePuppy
...and to add something more to those impressive numbers, I threw this out to my engineering students as an "amazing fact"...
"Imagine that you are riding a Honda RC211V MotoGP bike. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged and ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the RC211V hard up through the gears and blast across the starting line and past the dragster at an honest 200 mph (293 ft/sec). The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that moment. The dragster launches and starts after you. You keep your wrist cranked hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums and within 3 seconds the dragster catches and passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter mile away from where you just passed him. Think about it, from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 mph and not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race course. That, folks, is acceleration!"
"Imagine that you are riding a Honda RC211V MotoGP bike. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged and ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the RC211V hard up through the gears and blast across the starting line and past the dragster at an honest 200 mph (293 ft/sec). The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that moment. The dragster launches and starts after you. You keep your wrist cranked hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums and within 3 seconds the dragster catches and passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter mile away from where you just passed him. Think about it, from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 mph and not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race course. That, folks, is acceleration!"
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Amazing numbers.