Nope..just don't want anyone (includes all on the forum) too complain how their vagina hurts... Waaa

I believe you just proved my original "dumb" statement for me...

"Cause, if you lost by let's say ...Oh, I don't know...by 4 tenths ...how many car lengths would that be...not counting the big lead by virtue of quicker reaction ( this means they take off before you)

4 lengths ? (By the way, the 4-5 lengths refers to a 1/4 mi run...)

What ...Are you bashing GM now?

 

Next time I will get it on video just for you. Anyway-my math is still not the 100% correct answer. This is because acceleration isn't a constant. I was actually gaining on the damn Civic anyway, so enough with your short bus math. You may have been mr. big shot at the drag strip back in the 70's when you were in high school, but now you're just pathetic.

Oh, and what kind of car do you drive? Simple question. This is an automotive forum. Do you even own a car? Borrowing your mom's Studebaker doesn't count btw...

And I was bashing the Corsica-which is a pos car-everyone knows that.

 

Dude, It's your (short bus math) ...not mine.

That's why they conduct actual races instead of just trying to "math out" how much each each car weighs, HP, transmission, tires, gearing, driver skill, etc. and then say ..."Well this car would win by x amount"

Right, it was terrible growing up in the muscle car era... but racing a family car is really cool

What does the type of car that I drive, have to do with 4 tenths in a 1/4 mile translating to approx. 4 car lengths...

Plus, Unlike may others, I feel no need to shout out to everyone about what kind of car that I drive...

 

Perhaps if you visited the track more you'd realize it's generally accepted that a .1 difference in ET is roughly a car.

Also, as you stated your math is flawed because it leaves out too many variables such as R/T, traction, starting positions and differences in acceleration. It is pretty funny that your math proved him right when you were trying to prove him wrong though.

 

Thank you....

 

Oops I totally didn't see the 'finish margin' field on the timeslip

So the correct math, using a finish margin of .5958 is:

1 mph = 1.46 ft/sec.
Both cars travelling ~68 mph or 99.7 ft/sec.
E.T. difference = 0.5958 sec.

d = r*t
d = (99.7)*(0.5958)
d = 59.4 ft. (Margin of Civic's win)

1997 Civic = 13.7 ft long
(59.4) / (13.7) = 4.33
Meaning I lost by a margin of 4.33 car lengths.

Still isn't the ratio of .1 sec : 1 car length, but like Xonic said, there are many other factors involved.

I hereby apologize to Donjuaniii for mistakenly calling you out, but still want to know what kind of car you drive

 

wasn't this an HHR vs SS/SC thread? nothing against what's going on, i just wanted to read some more opinions on "the race"!

 

^It was a long night-fueled on my part by lack of sleep and alcohol. The thread is way off topic anyway with all the SS badge bashing going on.

 

true. don't you hate opinions? lol

and lack of sleep + alcohol = my worst enemy

 

It was kind of fun though...

My daily driver is A 93 Dakota...but I do also have a 06 SS/SC with less than 2300 miles on it that I am SLOWLY building up... Like to find an old BB Mopar that I could afford...

You actually reminded me of the disputes that I have with my son sometimes...Admired the way you stuck your guns;

and keep racing whatever you run ... It is just bracket style or heads up by classes?

I was talking to guys at work about this thread today - they all thought it was funny - especially the part about "big shot in high school" - even though I did most of my racing afterwards

 

omg just race already stop complaining i want to see a vid lol.

 

The one and only time I went to the track, it was heads up. I think I would do well in bracket racing if I could get my launches a little more consistent.

In high school, I had an '87 Celebrity wagon with the 2.8L V6 and 3-speed automatic. It would smoke the tiny 14 inch tires for about 15 feet. Everyone called it the '******* wagon'...

 

Kinda boring here now

 

Second quote is actually Abraham Lincoln. I got into an argument about this on the other css site a while back and proved my claim with a source while the other guy didn't. He also claimed Mark Twain. Don't know about the first though.

Also, I'll go on record for saying the SS/SC will beat the HHR SS.

The Grand Am Series teams with the Cobalts claimed to have dynod their engines and were seeing between 236-238hp at the flywheel. GM underrated the car. However, due to new SAE guidelines that require the power output to be measured at the flywheel, the LNF numbers are accurate. I think the actual numbers were 261hp/263tq. I also have just about evey bit of technical data on the LNF and regeared F35 for the HHR SS you could ever want. Just give the word and I'll post it up. I even have a little bit of info on a LNF stage 2 concept for the Solstice/Sky. However, I doubt that it will be released for the SS/TC's because of the F35.

 

IDK, I looked them up on the internet...
but you never know about the sources for real