<VV> To Win

[BBRT]

Hate to tell you this, he would probably coast further and still win!  ;>)

Chuck S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <moonpie8n at comcast.net>
To: <Sethracer at aol.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 1:26 PM
Subject: <VV> TO Win a Race


>  You  are  in  your  110  monza  coupe  in  a  5  mile  race  with  a 
> AA/FD. You  spot  the  Dragster  2 & 1/2  miles.  When  you  hit  the  2 & 
> 1/2  mile  marker  at  92 mph [near  top  speed  of  a  stock  'Vair] , 
> the  Dragster  is  gone  in  a  puff  of  smoke  and  a  deafening  roar. 
> 2 min.  later  you  are  turning  your  engine  off, as  the  Queen  is 
> walking  over  to  hand  you  the  winners  trophy.  The  dragster  is 
> sitting  200 ft.  short  of  the  finish  line.
>  The  fastest  car  does  not  always  win  the  race........  [I  like 
> this  scenario  much  better  the  the  Acceleration/no 'vair].
> Bob  Isaac
> Moonpie  Racing
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sethracer at aol.com
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:22:58 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: <VV> ACCELERATION--(Still No Corvair)
>
> Okay - Now the purist in me wants to know - Now Top Fuelers and Funny 
> cars
> are no longer running a quarter mile. For safety reasons, NHRA  shortened
> the distance to 1000 ft. So, would the Fueler still catch  the Corvette in
> the 1000 feet that they have available?
>
> The answer? NO, it wouldn't! - The vette would reach 1000 feet in  3.4129
> seconds (200MPH=293 fps)
>
> The current AA/FD record is 3.771 seconds - for the 1000 ft distance.
>
> Of course, a blink later the dragster roars past the Corvette! Still
> very impressive, though!
>
> -Seth Emerson (on a rainy Saturday morning in northern  California)
>
>
>
>>From the original quote:
>
> Putting all of  this into perspective:
>
> You are driving  the  average $140,000 Lingenfelter 'twin-turbo' powered
> Corvette  Z06. Over a mile up the road, a top fuel  dragster is staged and
> ready  to launch down a quarter  mile strip as you pass. You have the
> advantage
> of a  flying start. You run the 'Vette hard up through the  gears  and
> blast
> across the starting line and pass the  dragster at an honest  200 mph. The
> 'tree' goes green  for both of you at that moment.
>
> The dragster  launches and starts after you. You keep your foot  down
> hard,
> but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that  sears  your eardrums and
> within 3 seconds, the dragster  catches and passes  you. He beats you to
> the
> finish  line, a quarter mile away from where  you just passed  him.
>
> Think about it, from a standing start,   the dragster had spotted you 200
> mph and not only  caught, but nearly  blasted you off the road when he
> passed
> you within a mere 1,320 foot  long race course.
>
> ...... and that my friend, is   ACCELERATION!
>
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