>That's true to some extent, but you can do a lot of frame stiffening, while
>only adding 1% or so to the car's weight. Plus, power/weight is mostly
>important at low speeds (eg off the line), it's much less important at high
>speeds (above 50 mph or so). Weight has almost no impact on top speed.
We are talking sports cars here not long distance bullet trains. Weight
affects braking and acceleration rates. Who cares about top speed when
you are shifting a couple times a minute in both directions to keep the
RPMs up as you slip through the curves.
TeriAnn Near Santa Cruz, California
My old car 1960 Land Rover 109 owned since 1978
My new car 1961 Triumph TR3A owned since 1986
"Who could ask for anything more"
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