Drag force goes with the square, but the power required to overcome
drag goes as the cube. The original TR2-3 road tests showed something
like 108 mph out of 90 hp. Scaling up to 130 mph would require about
160hp. Does this sound about right?
Larry Young
Kas Kastner wrote:
>As he speed doubles the drag SQUARES, 100 is not 130.
>
>Never Be beaten by Equipment
>Kas Kastner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David W. Riddle
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Cc: Bill Close
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 6:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR3 @ Bonneville
>
>
> My TR3 has a mild came and is bored out and has overdrive. Easily
> exceeds 100 on the freeway without trying (Bill Close can attest to
> this as he was trying to keep up in his Alfa Spider on the freeway.
>
> At 09:56 AM 8/8/2007, koblinger@verizon.net wrote:
> >A TR3 would be in either the production or modified sports car
> >class, from there the classes break down by engine size, blown or
> >unblown, fuel or gas. All the info is on the SCTA website. Taking an
> >outright class record would be pretty tough but it would be fun just
> >to do it and he could probably lay clain to the worlds fastest TR3.
> >
> >Steve Hedke ran his very stock TR3 at El Mirage years ago just for
> >grins and I think he was clocked at just under 100mph.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Kurt O.
> >
> > >From: "David W. Riddle" <dave@microworks.net>
> > >Date: 2007/08/08 Wed AM 08:30:52 CDT
> > >To: fot@autox.team.net
> > >Subject: [Fot] TR3 @ Bonneville
> >
> > >I have a great friend that is thinking about building a TR3 to run at
> > >Bonneville. Does anyone have any idea what the speed record is for a
> > >TR3? Stock and modified?
> > >
> > >Bill owns three really nice TR-3's, a Lotus Elan with a Cosworth BDA
> > >(I think that's the motor in it - the rare one that costs like $20k
> > >by it's self) and Concours winning Alfa Spyder and a Lancia Scorpion.
> > >
> > >Bill has raced SCCA since at least sometime in the 70's and has a
> > >donor car for a Bonniville project that he is willing to spend some
> > >coin mount a challenge.
> > >
> > >Bill is also posted this want ad on our clubs forum:
> > >
> > >"I need to buy a rebuildable cylinder head for either a TR-3A or TR-
> > >4. I need a high port head or will buy a whole motor if
> > >available. Need ASAP. Bill Close (602)524-5351"
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