Re: What is a 38's theoretic top speed?
Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au)
20 Oct 97 06:45:47 GMT
David Bromage <dbromage@metz.une.edu.au> wrote in article
<62e521$m7o$2@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
> Keith Malcolm (keithm@UNhappy.dca.gov.au) wrote:
> >In article <627dp6$6pq$2@gruvel.une.edu.au> dbromage@metz.une.edu.au
(David Bromage) writes:
> >>From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
> >>Subject: Re: What is a 38's theoretic top speed?
> >>Date: 17 Oct 1997 10:13:58 GMT
> >
> >
> >>A rough rule of thumb for the maximum possible speed is 1mph for every
> >>inch of driving wheel circumference.
> >
> >eh!!!! per inch of diameter perhaps, if you are real lucky??
>
> Um, yeah. That's what I mean. :)
I though the rule was 1.1 times the driver diameter.
The fastest I've seen timed is 141 km/h near Harefield about 1988.
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Cheers Krel
The Law of Inverse Proportions - The chances of the signal clearing
without having to get out of the cab and go to a lineside phone is inversly
proportional to the amount of rain falling at the time :-)