DG wrote :
> You have 2 cars at a ProSolo.
>
> Car A weighs m, and puts out f ft/lbs in a perfectly flat torque curve.
> Car B weighs 2m, and puts out 2f ft/lbs in a perfectly flat torque curve.
>
> Both cars have identical gearing/tire diameter such that Car B is putting
> out
> twice the thrust as Car A.
>
> Given that acceleration = force/mass, and given that Car B has 2f and 2m,
we
> determine that f/m = 2f/2m So in other words, both cars accelerate at the
> same rate.
> At the end of the straight, both cars are travelling at an identical
> velocity V.
No, not in the real world. In the real world the light car will be
significantly
ahead by the 1st turn. Something about getting that 2m moving
(a body not in motion tends to stay not in motion). Ever see a Honda
kill a V8 or fast 6 at a pro solo launch, or say an Elan vs a ZR-1, right
BOB?
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