From: Mr. DSM <MrDSM@excite.com>
>Well, now I have to disagree with you :)
>My car for example had 300+ flywheel HP last year and that is why it run
100
>m/h at the 1/4. I got there quicker than similar (power wise) RWD or FWD
car
>which will have a higher trap speed at the end and lower ET.
>
>And the best example for that is the compare two DSMs. One FWD and other
>AWD. It is easy to find two with similar power mods and AWD is usually
>quicker, but FWD has a higher ET.
>
>This is all due to the tire spinning. AWD doesn't spend much of the time
>spinning tires at the beginning and moves further forward. But, because of
>that it has less of the track left to make some good trap speeds.
>
>FWD car (or RWD for the same reason) spend more time spinning tires and
>doesn't go as far ahead. But, it has more track left to run and it gains
>more trap speed at the end.
Either understanding that explanation requires far more insight than I am
capable of mustering, or it is the greatest load of codswallop I have ever
read. Care to try explaining this again for us mentally-challenged?
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Chev Suburban
LOON, MAC
pethier@isd.net http://www.visi.com/mac/
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