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Originally Posted by kennybobby
It takes 2.5 to 3 hp to go 100mph at sea level for a 180 to 200lb, .0005 crr, .10 to .11 cd, 3.5 to 4 sf vehicle.
Going up to 4500 ft drops the air density such that they were able to reach 83mph with the ~1hp (800 watts).
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I used your rolling force coefficient,4-sq-ft,and Cd 0.105,rho = 0.0020944, and got a road load horsepower of 1.7085 @ 83 mph.
I've not heard of athletes able to produce more than 2-hp momentarily at sea level.
At sea level it looks like you'd need in the neighborhood of 3.132 hp for 100 mph.
Looks kinda doubtful doesn't it?
