Re: In what distance would a Bugatti Veyron beat that Vauxhall dragster?

"Tom De Moor" <viperengine@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> burgerman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
>>
>> >> However, it will shatter when it finally comes to a stop.  As will
the
>> >> Vauxhall.
>>
>> A shattered vauxhall?
>> Mmmm
>> Not very likely now is it...
>>
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>
> Still remain:
>
> - does the Vauxhall stays aerodynamical stable at sustained high speeds

No reason why not. Many drag cars go faster and are the same shape.


> - is the Vauxhall mechanically strong enough to cope over a longer
> periode of time with the forces induced by its topspeed?

Probably. Who can know. Seems to me that if it copes over a quarter
without 
anything breaking or melting its not going to be a problem.

> - how many minutes will his engine be able to  produced 2200 HP?

Unknown. Long Enough...


 How
> accurate are the 2200 ponies?

Pretty good estimate based on his times/terminal and weight.


> - how many minutes can he drive (fuelwise) at WOT?

Long enough! Its a road car! If it normally does 300 to a tank and the
thing 
has 20 times the power then it should go 1/20th of the 300 miles. So 15 
miles?

> - how do his tires cope on a longer run? (remember the Hamster)

The hamsters car had ordinary treaded zr rated tyres. At least it did when

it was at santa pod... And they were not changed very often. Sammy millers

450mph car had road car tyres too.



>
> The Veyron stays something completely different. If you step in the
> Veyron, turn the key, you can drive from London to Monaco only stopping
> for fuel and the human inconveniants of such a journee. When starting
> form London I would be very surprised if the dragster got to the ferry
> under his own steam (that being not on the back of a recovery truck)
> Maybe something for next year Top Gear?

Well if you reduced the boost a bit it should be OK since on public roads 
you can hardly drive it at wot much!


>
> However: the streetlegal dragster is still a mayor achievement. I like
> people who build something possibly lethal and then go to the limit with
> it.
>
> Tom De Moor