On 10/31/97 4:54 PM so and so A. B. Bonds said. (And I quote)
>In <345A4FEA.7AB9A644@empirenet.com>, Gregory Kirk wrote:
>
>>As an aside, does any one know what the best quartermile time for an LBC
>>is?
>>
>Thursday, I believe.
> A. B. Bonds
>It wasn't a Thursday But I think around 760mph for a measured mile. If
>you divide by 4 (for a quarter mile) 190. Well that probably does not
>count as it was not a standing start.
>
>
>Larry Macy
>78 Midget
Larry -
Sorry, the Thrust SSC doesn't count as an "LBC" unless you figure the "L"
stands for LONG. <grin>
Seriously, at 760mph, the 1/4 mile time (for the "average" quarter mile
during the run) would be 1.18421 seconds. True, it's not a standing-start
drag, but it's still pretty darned quick!
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