worldwidewebs Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Need for speed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Stare Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 170mph in 2.6 seconds.......hmmmm...not sure about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlgurney Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Totally agree me thinks 170mph in 2.6 sec's is a lot more than 3g's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Top fuel dragsters average something like 4g over the course of a run but launch g is something like 8g, but it's not sustained for long. They're doing 170mph in a lot less than 2.6 seconds so the rocket kart doesn't sound *that* far out to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee_fin Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Maybe it's just the rocket that does 2.6s, the kart actually sits there stationary acting as just the launcher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 GLOL !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Keene Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Just so long as I'm not in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geelhoed Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Totally agree me thinks 170mph in 2.6 sec's is a lot more than 3g's No it's not! 170mph = 76 m/s 3g= 3*9.8m/s/s = 29.4m/s/s 29.4m/s/s * 2.6s = 76.5m/s QED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the bear Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Mathmatically correct it may be, could we be talking about theoretical performance here though. I for one would not sit on that thing pulling that kind of acceleration!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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