Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I certainly agree with you Frank. In my younger days I built and raced stock cars on oval track. All the power in the world is useless if you can't keep the car on the track. I spent much more time getting the handling right then tweaking the engine. I never cared for or pay any attention to drag racing. To me it only takes money, not a lot of talent to win a race. Regards, Len On Sep 27, 2008, at 4:58 AM, Frank Dernie wrote: > The problem with the modern car market is just this, mainly quoting > straight line acceleration figures. You may well argue that the > only time 99.9% of car owners use the full performance of their car > is in a "drag race", and you would be probably correct. The thing > is, if you don't care about fuel consumption or the weight of 4 > wheel drive, put a big motor into an overweight car and the > straight line performance comes back. However, there is nothing you > can do to get the cornering agility or braking performance back, > heavy vehicles have accidents lighter ones can avoid. > I am swimming against the tide here I know because the vast > majority of people who can afford these cars would be scared rigid > long before they had reached anything like their chassis limit > whereas even my Mum can do the "full throttle down the straight for > a while" routine. From a purist point of view I am unable to admire > these things. > Frank > > On 26 Sep, 2008, at 18:36, Jeff Moore wrote: > >> 2008-09-26-09:29:12 Brian Reid: >>> The Phaeton is still being manufactured. >> >> ...and note that the Bentley Continental is based on the VW Phaeton, >> isn't it? (Some body and interior tweaks, stuff in a [VWAG-designed] >> motor which, depending on flavor, might deliver as much as 600 >> HP / 553 >> lb-ft and your Bentley-badged 5500-pound steel-bodied car scoots from >> 0-60 MPH in 4-1/2 seconds. They don't need no stinkin' Audi A8 >> aluminum >> body when there's entirely too much power on tap!) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information