RE: f1 engine state of the art

[Dave Eaton <Dave.Eaton@clear.net.nz>]

actually, my point was that when the clutch *bit* @10k rpm in 1st gear, 
your instantly have twice current red-line in 1st.  thats about 60mph, give 
or take, with another 7k rpm to come.  by my calculations, that would 
equate to a peak of over 100mph.  in 1st...

gives a new meaning to the "street light derby" so beloved of 'mericans...

dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

-----Original Message-----
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 19:08:17 -0600 (CST)
From: Virtual Bob <h93young@creighton.edu>

>this year seems to be your usual v10 of 3 litres displacement weighting
>100kgs (220lbs), and producing just over 800hp.  rev limits around the
>17,000rpm....
>
>i wonder what that would do to the performance of an ur-quattro....
>

>3) having to drop the clutch @10k rpm to take off at the traffic lights 
due
>to the absence of torque below that figure.  this has the unwanted
>side-effect of instantly launching you to 60mph.

I wouldn't say that. When Renault put F1 V12 (or was that V10?) into the
Espace, the 0-60 acceleration was un-exciting 6.9 sec.