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Re: Topic Ideas

To: ddahlgren@snet.net
Subject: Re: Topic Ideas
From: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 13:57:50 -0700
alright,    so who wants in on this
mph/displacement thing???  Rick?:)

come on Dave you can do better than
3.4,  cars have a distinct aero advantage
over partially streamlined bikes (bricks)
so why cant you bust  those "soft" Bonneville
bike mph/displacement achievments??

Joe(caffeine buzz peaking)  Amo      :)

Dave Dahlgren wrote:

>Thanks for the kind words.. And you are right the records are very soft.. I 
>have
>a great idea for a new measure of efficiency.. mph/dispalcement... Maybe it is
>an old idea but new to me and has some merit in showing the relative efficiency
>of the vehicle.. Yes the small engine cars will win but that is the part I
>like.. 
>208 and 1 liter (61)=3.40
>219 and 1.5 liters(91.5 inches)= 2.39
>400 and 500 inches=0.80
>
>Dave
>
>Joe Amo wrote:
>
>>Dave I sure hope to see you at Bonneville soon!!!
>>
>>Not only do I like you and respect you,  I wanna
>>see you get after those records!!!!
>>
>>I mean the 1.0 liter fuel lakester record is 3mph faster than
>>your 2.0 liter FL record,  and the 1.5  liter record is 10 mph over it...
>>AND the 1.5 liter gas lakester record is 22mph over your
>>2.0 liter gas lakester record......
>>
>>PS (the folks with the 1.5 liter fuel record did it with 1052cc)
>>
>>will that fuel the fire???
>>
>>Joe (no southern manners)  Amo    :):)

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