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

Albert T Cone  <mmmm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Ed Chilada wrote:
>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:33:01 +0100, Albert T Cone <mmmm@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Assuming ideal gearing for highest possible speed and an infinitely
long 
>>> test straight, then noddy aerodynamics calcs suggest that the vaux
will 
>>> be quicker IF its cdA is not more than about 30% greater than that of 
>>> the veyron, but I'm not sure if that's very likely.
>> 
>> Given an infinitely long test straight, then the Vauxhall's 5mpg would
>> become a factor and it could eventually be overtaken by a Smartcar!
>
>On that basis, pretty much everything on the road would be beaten by a 
>golf SDi or something.  Actually, I wonder what would win the worlds 
>most boring drag race - full tank, flat to the floor until the tank
empties?

Hey, they do aircraft endurance races, why not cars?
--scott
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