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Some of you may already know this... but about the 2.3 secs
It all comes down to testing procedures, specifically “rollout.” That’s the 7 inches cars on a drag strip are allowed to roll forward before the timer starts. It’s largely to account for the time it takes a car to roll across the starting line and triggering the timing equipment.
Rollout does mean that the car is already moving before the timers start so, while it is a commonly used procedure, it’s not technically a measure of “zero” to 60 mph acceleration. On the other hand, Dodge only achieved its insane acceleration figure by building a car with one seat and drag radials, and that only achieves maximum power with 100-octane racing fuel and a special engine computer.
And @TheFed while I did live in the '60s and '70s, it's not all we had then... we had Niki Lauda and you can catch a glimpse of him next to Toto Wolff Sunday April 30 at the Russian GP.
It all comes down to testing procedures, specifically “rollout.” That’s the 7 inches cars on a drag strip are allowed to roll forward before the timer starts. It’s largely to account for the time it takes a car to roll across the starting line and triggering the timing equipment.
Rollout does mean that the car is already moving before the timers start so, while it is a commonly used procedure, it’s not technically a measure of “zero” to 60 mph acceleration. On the other hand, Dodge only achieved its insane acceleration figure by building a car with one seat and drag radials, and that only achieves maximum power with 100-octane racing fuel and a special engine computer.
And @TheFed while I did live in the '60s and '70s, it's not all we had then... we had Niki Lauda and you can catch a glimpse of him next to Toto Wolff Sunday April 30 at the Russian GP.
