Mayf,
You speak like a man who has miles to go to reach his top speed. Maybe
that is because you DO have MILES to go before you need to reach your
record speed. Most of us lunkers just want to get to the end of the
block before the next guy.
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Steve
DrMayf wrote:
>ahhh, um, er...a car wil not go faster with lighter weight. It will be
>quicker to reach a top speed. But top speed is an aero thing with rolling
>resistance thrown in. It may be faster in a given drag race but not over all
>faster. And yes, removing weight for a drag race is one of the most
>effective ways to become the first to the finish line (quicker, not faster,
>although some speed increases are expeced). The old standby equation of F=m
>* a with drag forces thrown in is the governing equation for quickness.
>
>mayf, no flames intended, hope no offense is taken.
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