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Old 12-09-2013, 05:30 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CFECO View Post
In my discussions with the "Template Crowd" here a few years ago, I had questioned why, if the "T" was the best, that the LSR boys didn't go with it, as all the books show it has the least drag?
At Land Speed Record velocities things can get scary. I would gladly trade some drag for staying on the ground. Did you see the video of a very aerodynamic Insight that got loose at 180 mph?

Watch this LSR Honda Insight crash at 190 mph in the desert - Autoblog
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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