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drmotorhead · 08-25-2016, 01:28 PM

Thanks for the link. I found that earlier today and have been reading it. Two things that jumped out at me were:

fairly stock aerodynamics: wheels/tires and some air management on the roof.
and
The speed of 191.9. Is that over a full mile? In both directions? That would be very hard on a car.

With 600hp and a total drag of about 12% less than a c6, and about 15% less weight, I would have expected a higher speed. Then again, I am not familiar yet with the problems LSR racers run into. As far as stress on the vehicle goes, I would think 1/4 drag is at one end of the scale, LSR is the other, and standing mile is somewhere in the middle. WOT at a high RPM for that long of a time would make a small weakness into a big one.

08-25-2016, 01:28 PM	#15
drmotorhead Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: sarasota, fl Age: 55 Posts: 20 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks for the link. I found that earlier today and have been reading it. Two things that jumped out at me were: fairly stock aerodynamics: wheels/tires and some air management on the roof. and The speed of 191.9. Is that over a full mile? In both directions? That would be very hard on a car. With 600hp and a total drag of about 12% less than a c6, and about 15% less weight, I would have expected a higher speed. Then again, I am not familiar yet with the problems LSR racers run into. As far as stress on the vehicle goes, I would think 1/4 drag is at one end of the scale, LSR is the other, and standing mile is somewhere in the middle. WOT at a high RPM for that long of a time would make a small weakness into a big one.