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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
NONE of that was happening on the cars I'm familiar with, and I don't think it's possible besides.
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I believe that to even want to participate in these kind of races, you have to be eco minded and bona fide.
But if anyone wanted to play tricks, there is a lot that is possible. If the front wheels trail the steering point any sideways shake provides forward thrust, and it would be very hard to notice.
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Originally Posted by Grant-53
Think what kind of vehicle you would want to ride that used a 50cc engine. A 500 mpg moped should be easy enough if you only want to go 45 mph. Some wheels, tires, and brakes from a small used dirt bike to be needed to make it street legal. A low drag fairing is necessary. A Vetter Challenge for urban mopeds anyone?
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Apparently you can get 10.000 mpg from a 130 kg car/driver combination doing 15 mph.
Lets extrapolate that to 1300 kg and 75 mph, assuming 10 times as much air restistance times 25 for 5 times the speed.
10.000 divided by 250 is just 40 mpg... and 40 mpg at 75 mph, that is something my Insight can do easily. Ah ha...!
10.000 mpg? They're not even trying
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