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Old 10-18-2013, 07:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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100 MPH (160 km/hr) on 1-hp/746 Watts

If you didn't catch Delft University of Technology's Velox 2 September IHPVA triumph at Battle Mountain,Nevada you should check it out.
They got to 83.1 mph at elevation,which equates to 100 MPH at sea level.
Their rider,Sebastian was exerting 800-Watts of power.Subtracting a smidgeon for the roller chain losses gives a road load of about 1-hp.
Aerodynamics?,we don't need no stinkin' aerodynamics.
here's a pic:
By the way,be thinking about synthetic vision from now on.It's gaining traction.

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