1/4 mile times

JWC · Post by **JWC** » Tue May 03, 2005 8:08 am

What did you strip out to get the wet weight down to 990?

The Mk4 is lighter, which is what makes the largest difference. Put a GTi engine on a skateboard and your 1/4 mile will be pretty swift.

cuprabaz · Post by **cuprabaz** » Tue May 03, 2005 9:32 am

Just about everything except the dash and front seats!! You get it a lot lighter if you really tried!!

JWC · Post by **JWC** » Tue May 03, 2005 9:39 am

I'm only 63 Kg!

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Tue May 03, 2005 12:48 pm

wow! you are small!

JWC · Post by **JWC** » Tue May 03, 2005 3:21 pm

Yeah, but aggressive, so I should be able to get good 0-60 times too.

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:33 pm

JWC · Post by **JWC** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:21 pm

I can get any car to do 0 - 60 in 2.7 Seconds. Its easy.

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:30 pm

what, strap it to the rita at alton towers!

JWC · Post by **JWC** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:35 pm

No, you see, the way I see it is this.

60Mph ~ 27 m/s, so

27 / g = 2.7

Where g = gravity

Catch my drift? Give me your car, and a high cliff, I'll show you

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:38 pm

ill watch you do it first

JWC · Post by **JWC** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:47 pm

Actually, I was just pondering whether it is possible to accelerate faster than that in a wheel driven car.... ? (ignoring downforce)

You could always glue an army surplus sidewinder to the roof.