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Plainly wrong re: maximum possible speed. Agree re: GPS, on-site laser traps timing an accurately measured distance is obviously preferable. I presume lazines
by pengaru 6y ago
Plainly wrong re: maximum possible speed.
Agree re: GPS, on-site laser traps timing an accurately measured distance is obviously preferable. I presume laziness prevails.
- theincredulousk 6y agoSorry maybe I wasn't clear - it is a mechanical system with gear ratios directly coupled from the wheel to the engine. The maximum RPM of the engine, propagated through the lowest gear ratio, gives a hard limit regardless of the "real world" variables like wind resistance and friction. The point was really if the mechanical system can only "turn" to a maximum theoretical speed of e.g. 300mph, then they clearly and obviously didn't exceed it, no matter what, unless the car transforms into an airplane at some point.
- pengaru 6y agoSure, if you can quantify the maximum tire diameter at max rpm and top gear, you should be able to compute the maximum possible speed. I don't personally know how much those tires deform at such speeds. My personal experience with sportbikes approaching 200mph has been it's not even enough to make up for the ~5% speedometer error that still indicated higher than actual around 190. But that's a much narrower and lighter tire, and 300mph is a different world.