Are kW really the correct units of power for a sprite? I think you will
find that BHP is more appropriate . Any more of that metric rubish and the
internet police may close the site down!!!!
Geraint
On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Mike Gigante wrote:
> Hey, I *love* racing in the rain.
>
> My sprite is a "2nd group" car, i.e. it is not an outright
> contender. Lots of reasons including suspension and big horsepower
> difference (> 70kW at rear wheels c.f. 52kW at rear wheels) and tyres.
>
> In last years race season I was pretty much the first of the second
> group, but lap times of the 2nd group were 6% or 7% off pole and the
> first 4 or 5 cars in the field.
>
> In wet races, guys I'm normally dicing with are 5 secs/lap behind me
> and I am much closer to the front pack, in front of some of them even.
> (Phillip Island, where wet sprite times are about 2:10 and up)
>
> To get that sort of performance I'd have to spend big $$$$, so it can
> rain anytime!!
>
> Mike
>
>
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