Well looks like it's a 177 MPH record for you two to shoot at anyway. Rick
should have that one bumped up a little after August.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "Rick Byrnes" <rick@rbmotorsports.com>
Cc: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: Rick's car
> If you mean me, finally someone to race with... I am up for
> it! But wait till you run the #'s with the CD of a
> lakester... The difference will scare you. the 7.5 sq ft
> lakester with a cd of .5 will go 205 with 300 hp sea level
> corrected engine. My #'s say in a 21 ft car with a .2 cd
> will go 199....
> So i would not think you are going to go 220 with 9.5 sq ft
> and 300 hp...in a lakester.. But hey we will see. How much
> power does the engine make?
> Dave Dahlgren
>
> Rick Byrnes wrote:
> >
> > Gee, I was kinda planning on zapping that ol chebby truck out.
> > The Girlie camero is sort of ok though, It does go fairly fast.
> >
> > I will post more photos soon, including the new ride.....gotta make sure
its
> > mine first. My check has not cleared yet........but it will.
> >
> > Now, consider if my Merk went 174 with the N/A motor and it's 21 ft sq.
and
> > the new deal is 9.7 ft sq, how fast will it go? Do the same comparison
with
> > Turbo motor. I plan on having a bunch of fun in the next few years.
> > Gonna give Dave some numbers to shoot for.....
> >
> > Rick Byrnes
> > We have enough youth...........How about a fountain of smart
> > www.rbmotorsports.com
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