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Wing shouldn't matter all that much in this case. Grip is most important in the initial moments of acceleration on the drag strip where having a wing isn't quit
by fhood 9y ago
Wing shouldn't matter all that much in this case. Grip is most important in the initial moments of acceleration on the drag strip where having a wing isn't quite as important. This car[1] runs in the 7s without a wing at all.
[1] http://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/21/2017/09/149-test-tune-burnout-launch-Drag-Week-2017.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&fit=around%7C660%3A440&fit=around%7C596%3A398 http://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/21/2017/09/149-test-tune-...
- neom 9y agoFair! That said, I do doubt those cars weigh close to the same. :)
- fhood 9y agoOh absolutely. That car is almost certainly a tube frame with a fiberglass shell.....was what I was going to say but then I looked into it and actually it's still sheet metal and weighs 3800 pounds. It has run a 6.987, and probably has north of 2,000 horsepower. Oh and it is street legal.
- neom 9y agoI'm confused. :( You think the hotrod will weigh the same as or more or less than the new roadster? I looked around and I couldn't find the roadster weight anywhere.
- snug 9y agoDoes it have a willy bar? It's also gonna be pretty heavy with lots of torque when it hits off the line.