0 - 1968.5 feet in 9.4 secs.?

[AirBuick]

Anyone see this article today? Is my math correct that 600 meters is 1,968.50 feet and the Formula One did it in 9.4 secs?

http://espn.go.com/rpm/f1/2003/1211/1683710.html?partnersite=espn

 

[bishir]

I say let the Jet race John Force

 

[1badTTA]

I am trying to figure out how in the hell that F1 car got enough traction to run the 1/4 in 9 flat or better!!!

Yes you are correct that 600 meters are 1968.5 feet which is also 3/8 miles adn he would obviously be flying (around 180+mph) over the last 1/8th mile which wouldn't add much time to his 1/4 ET.

The traction is what boggles me though!!!!

 

[CopGn]

On the formula one besides of upwards of 800 HP they come with very sophisticated traction control geared for accelleration not wheelspin per se. I find it easy to believe that if you spend over 2 million dollars on a car you can do the 1/4 in 9 seconds. If they gave me 2% of the 2 million ($40,000) I would run 9 second 1/4 all day.

 

[bishir]

1/4 mile = 400 meters! So the F1 car would be faster than 9 seconds!

 

[VADER]

Back in 86-87 either R&T or C&D tested the Benetton (sponsor) F1 car and it ran the quarter in 9.4 or so. That was then.

 

[gnx7]

THe roadrace Audi R8 (twin turbo V8 I think) I remember reading an article that it ran some mid 9's@150mph or so in a Road&Track mag or something.

I imagine the F1 cars are probably faster than that. They are airplanes with wheels and truly the elite motorsports drivers IMO.

-GNX7

 

[ACME RACING]

1/4 mile runs with a Jaguar F1 posted 8.3 ET around 180 MPH in an AUTOWEEK magazine about a year ago. Don't know what kind of tires used ....