Jumping in the middle here. Based on what I've learnd over the years .5 CD
is a reasonable number for a Lakester. And .28 on the Merk is damn good.
Doubt if the Chevette was much better than that.
Could the F/GL record be bumped to 200 MPH? Yup, it's posible.
John Beckett
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Byrnes" <rick@rbmotorsports.com>
To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Cc: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: Rick's car
> Who said 300 HP. I didn't hear or read that. Nor did I say that.
> Who said anything about 220 MPH? Not me? Since we racers are the most
> optimistic lot in the world, I expect to go lots faster than 220. Thats
> only fairly fast :=D
> Horsepower?
> I never said 300 HP.
> More than 300 for the N/A and lots more than 600 for the blown motor. At
> altitude.
> .28 Cd on the Merk.
>
> Do you have specific datas that indicate a .5 Cd on a lakester?
> If so can/will you please share it with the rest of the group? With a
lack
> of real data, how do you arrive at a value of .5?
>
> But lets not quibble. I'm gonna go racing.
>
> Rick Byrnes
> We have enough youth...........How about a fountain of smart
> www.rbmotorsports.com
>
> ----- 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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