Neil,
The flying mile is MUCH different than a 1/4 mile drag.
In a drag race, starting traction, weight, deep gearing, and weight transfer
are extremely important. All the hp is being used to continuously accelerate
the weight.
In a flying mile, tall gearing, total hp, and aerodynamic drag are the
important factors. In a flying mile around 130 mph, all the hp is being used
to push through the air resistance. Ideally, the gear ratio is selected so
the engine is at the rpm with maximum hp when the vehicle reaches the speed
where air resistance balances hp.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] The REST of the Story...
Dave, the vaunted pro-driven/factory set-up D500-1's time, in the flying
mile would have been good for a 4th place finish, in 1957 (where its
time was virtually equalled by a "man-off-the-street" , driving a car
that he himself had bought, and had driven to Daytona, without any
tune-up, and, certainly without any factory assistance on driving, or
set-up, on the car.
For the Standing Mile, the D500-1 would not have placed in the top five
recorded placings (that's as far as Sports Illustrated printed the
results).
A different "man-off-the-street" drove a different D501, in the Standing
Mile (he, too, had no factory backing, on a privately-bought car) , and
he scored a 4th place---in fact, that amateur's time was about 3mph
higher than the 56 D500-1, droiven by CHRY factory engineer/chief test
driver, Danny Eames.
That that ol' Danny had got any PRACTICE in driving the D500-1 , at the
proving grounds, before the car was shipped to Daytona?
Neil Vedder
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