Re: Top speed and vehicle weight

[STEADIRIC@aol.com]

>>> On the contrary, it's you who does not have a point.
>>>
>> 
>>>> Please tell me how the bearings, tires and suspension know that they are

>>>> on a asphalt road?  My point is you don't have a point......
>
>On a road surface that's less than smooth, a great deal of energy is 
>absorbed 
>(and ultimately dissipated as heat) by the tyre walls, shock absorbers, etc.
> 
>Ultimately this energy comes from the engine and could otherwise be employed

>against aerodynamic drag.

Tank you Phil.  You Understood the point.


Later!


Eric Fletcher S.O.C.
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
St. Louis, MO

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