.. and how many G's is the "splat" worth when you hit
the ground? :-)
Craig
--- "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com> wrote:
> No, you can't.
>
> Jump off a building = 1 G of acceleration
>
> 0 - 100 in 0.7 seconds = 6.4 G of acceleration
>
> BIG difference
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> craig boyle
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:21
> To: James Creasy; Kelly, Katie;
> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
>
>
> So what? I could throw myself off a building and get
> the same effect? How mych skill does that take? :)
>
> Craig
> --- James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > um, yeah. those dragsters do 0-100 in 0.7
> seconds.
> >
> > yes thats right, less than a second to 100 mph.
> >
> > they are going 330 at the trap.
> >
> > think of what you have to steer with.
> >
> > what i understand is that even 9 second cars are
> > impossible to drive for
> > untrained mortals.
> >
> > -james c
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
> > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 10:40 AM
> > Subject: RE: Results from Round 6
> >
> >
> > > That Shirley DROVE?
> > >
> > > I THINK she's still driving! I'd have to confirm
> > that, though.
> > >
> > > She just totally, totally rocks.
> > >
> > > And you know, it HAS to take skill to handle
> those
> > cars. They are
> > absolutely scary insane. You can't just jump in
> one
> > of those like you can an
> > autox car.
> > >
> > > Katie
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Debbie [mailto:bartsmom@mindspring.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:55 PM
> > > To: Joey Jarosz; James Creasy; Michael R.
> > Clements; Navid Kahangi;
> > > ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Results from Round 6
> > >
> > >
> > > I hear ya...I got a kick out of drag racing too,
> > til I discovered road
> > > racing and autox...To be honest with you, I
> would
> > still get a kick out of
> > > drag racing if you didn't have to stick around
> for
> > 3 hours for less than
> > 45
> > > seconds (on average) of track time. Guess my
> > attention span just isn't
> > very
> > > long.
> > >
> > > It would also be way more fun if I could drive
> the
> > kind of stuff that
> > > Shirley drove...
> > >
> > > Peace,
> > > Debbie
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