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Old 08-26-2010, 12:43 PM   #3 (permalink)
gone-ot
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...ever since the summer of 1973, I've been collecting each years' NHRA drag race class winners' ET and MPH numbers, so that I can analyze the "limiting" values of the constant power approximating equations:

ET = A * (WT/HP)^(1/3)
MPH = B * (HP/WT)^(1/3)

...where: A ~ 5.82 and B ~ 232, and A*B ~ 1350 to 1400

...I also collect yearly new car and road test 0-to-60 mph and quarter-mile elapsed times from magazines, ie: automotive "data mining."

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