I kinda figured 220 was a very doable #. My reasoning goes
that a F engine ought to make 400 hp on gas.. or very close
to it.. Goodman went 224 with 300 and 100 hp of nitrous..
That was in salt that looked more like snow and slush at
that.. Well with a 7.5 sq ft car at 2000 lbs and .5 cd
anyway..
Dave Dahlgren
John Beckett wrote:
>
> Jumping in the middle here. Based on what I've learnd over the years .5 CD
> is a reasonable number for a Lakester. And .28 on the Merk is damn good.
> Doubt if the Chevette was much better than that.
>
> Could the F/GL record be bumped to 200 MPH? Yup, it's posible.
>
> John Beckett
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Byrnes" <rick@rbmotorsports.com>
> To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> Cc: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 3:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Rick's car
>
> > Who said 300 HP. I didn't hear or read that. Nor did I say that.
> > Who said anything about 220 MPH? Not me? Since we racers are the most
> > optimistic lot in the world, I expect to go lots faster than 220. Thats
> > only fairly fast :=D
> > Horsepower?
> > I never said 300 HP.
> > More than 300 for the N/A and lots more than 600 for the blown motor. At
> > altitude.
> > .28 Cd on the Merk.
> >
> > Do you have specific datas that indicate a .5 Cd on a lakester?
> > If so can/will you please share it with the rest of the group? With a
> lack
> > of real data, how do you arrive at a value of .5?
> >
> > But lets not quibble. I'm gonna go racing.
> >
> > Rick Byrnes
> > We have enough youth...........How about a fountain of smart
> > www.rbmotorsports.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> > To: "Rick Byrnes" <rick@rbmotorsports.com>
> > Cc: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 12:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: Rick's car
> >
> >
> > > If you mean me, finally someone to race with... I am up for
> > > it! But wait till you run the #'s with the CD of a
> > > lakester... The difference will scare you. the 7.5 sq ft
> > > lakester with a cd of .5 will go 205 with 300 hp sea level
> > > corrected engine. My #'s say in a 21 ft car with a .2 cd
> > > will go 199....
> > > So i would not think you are going to go 220 with 9.5 sq ft
> > > and 300 hp...in a lakester.. But hey we will see. How much
> > > power does the engine make?
> > > Dave Dahlgren
> > >
> > > Rick Byrnes wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Gee, I was kinda planning on zapping that ol chebby truck out.
> > > > The Girlie camero is sort of ok though, It does go fairly fast.
> > > >
> > > > I will post more photos soon, including the new ride.....gotta make
> sure
> > its
> > > > mine first. My check has not cleared yet........but it will.
> > > >
> > > > Now, consider if my Merk went 174 with the N/A motor and it's 21 ft
> sq.
> > and
> > > > the new deal is 9.7 ft sq, how fast will it go? Do the same
> comparison
> > with
> > > > Turbo motor. I plan on having a bunch of fun in the next few years.
> > > > Gonna give Dave some numbers to shoot for.....
> > > >
> > > > Rick Byrnes
> > > > We have enough youth...........How about a fountain of smart
> > > > www.rbmotorsports.com
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