Is it true that 100lbs equals a full car length in racing?
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Is it true that 100lbs equals a full car length in racing?
i have always heard this if you have a passenger in your car for every 100lbs he is, that will cost you 1 car length for each 100 lbs.
is this true.... anyone know?
-Mike
is this true.... anyone know?
-Mike
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If you take a 3650# car that runs 100MPH, and add 100# to it, you will add 0.12-seconds to the ET. At 100MPH, that is 17.6-feet. A 4th Gen is about 16.3-ft long, so it looks like a good "rule-of-thumb".
If the same car was pulling 120MPH trap speeds, the length difference becomes 21.1-ft, so its more like 1.3 car lengths.
If the same car was pulling 120MPH trap speeds, the length difference becomes 21.1-ft, so its more like 1.3 car lengths.
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