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Re: [Spridgets] calculating speed

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] calculating speed
From: Kitterer Bob <bkitterer@mac.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:38:20 -0700
Here is something to ponder.

 From placards in the Gilmore Car Museum.

1929 Bentley Speed Six (the famous race car)
6.5 liters
160 hp
top speed 95 mph

1933 RR Phantom II Sports Coupe
5485 lbs
43.3 hp
Top speed 96 mph

No other information was provided

Struck me as odd.

Bob Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2000 Miata Special Edition




On Oct 18, 2008, at 4:18 PM, Weslake1330@aol.com wrote:

> Weight makes a neglible difference to top speed.  Whether or not  
> 50bhp  is
> enough for a car to reach 100mph depends on how aerodyanmic the car  
> is.
>
> W e s l a k e 1330
>
> In a message dated 18/10/2008 18:37:41 GMT Daylight Time,
> andrewpayne@intrex.net writes:
>
> A 1500  pound car from the sixties cannot go
> 100 MPH with only 50  HP!"
>
> Drew
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