At the SCCA impounds following my runs they let me weigh my roadster and it
weighed 2050 pounds. Add my 250 and my roadster is at 2300 pounds. I have
the 135 horsepower engine, which gives me just about 17 pounds per
horsepower. A 150 horsepower Miata, at 2500 pounds, is also 17 pounds per
horsepower. I think that 1 pound per horsepower also is one second, so if I
can run the ratio down to 12 pounds per horsepower I can beat Miatas by 5
seconds. I can:
a) lose 80-100 pounds
b) install a 200 HP engine
c) lose 100-200 pounds from the Gray Ghost
d) buy a 350 horse Camaro (3000 pounds, 9 pounds/HP) and put Fairlady
emblems on it.
My son Andy used to beat me regularly at autocrosses by 1/2 second until he
got married. He gained a few pounds and now he doesn't beat me regularly
any more. I feed him every chance I get.
Leisure Suit Terry
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