Subject	No it's not.
Posted by	Marshall on December 16, 2006 at 1:46 PM
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In Reply To	Big 2nd! Weight is the enemy of speed! (n/m) posted by racer2fst on December 16, 2006 at 05:03 AM
Message	It's the enemy of handling and acceleration, maybe, but not speed. Land speed record cars are usually very heavy, since wings with downforce will give have aerodynamic drag and will slow them down. It's better to weigh the car down with ballast.
Follow Ups	Drove my buddie's Lotus Elise and I have to say>>> - racer2fst 00:12:53 12/16/06 I love those things. I have to convince my dad to get one ;) (n/m) - Payce 00:22:10 12/16/06 Even in his earliest designs, Colin Chapman assumed light - 240Z FeO2 02:00:29 12/16/06 Big 2nd! Weight is the enemy of speed! (n/m) - racer2fst 05:03:03 12/16/06 No it's not. - Marshall 13:46:21 12/16/06 wb (n/m) - SactoTodd 13:48:11 12/16/06 thanks (n/m) - Marshall 14:03:44 12/16/06 Re: No it's not. - racer2fst 13:53:49 12/16/06 excellent counter point (n/m) - moxie (SF) 17:24:27 12/16/06 sexy! (n/m) - ARA300ZX 09:13:39 12/16/06 Interesting info - TT XTZ 09:47:54 12/16/06 he was the man (n/m) - LJZTT 13:12:52 12/16/06 yeah, power to weight ratio is where it's at (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 03:15:58 12/16/06 I guess in our case, wed have to just make more power. lol (n/m) - twinturbopoweredz 09:25:53 12/16/06 2nd, my bike is quicker, my Z is faster. (n/m) - vorpalZ 10:52:41 12/16/06 It does even things out on a drag strip but on a road course - BFastRBLast (Ca) 13:23:06 12/16/06 I've been wishing for a drive in one of those - TT XTZ 09:48:32 12/16/06 Elise = SactoTodd Approved - shirow 14:39:17 12/16/06 Shorty (n/m) - SeedyROM 16:32:10 12/16/06 i thought the cars were huge there for a second (n/m) - zachttu (Lubbock) 01:25:13 12/17/06 Nice car but too small for my stature. - mds2004 15:22:10 12/16/06
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