Re: [FWDLK] Shiftless.....and clueless

[Jim Hoekendijk <57_Super_D-500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

NEVER underestimate a Dutchman...
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Onderwerp: Re: [FWDLK] Shiftless.....and clueless

One man's passion is another man's pointless.

What grinds my gears is the irrational performance numbers that have
been attributed
to the 56 500-1, over the years, especially in the 1980's-early '90's.

The most compelling, essential  fact of any scientific experimentation
is result-repeatability
and controlled testing.

The 500-1 results were NOT universally reported as being world-beating,
or anything special.

I do have the CD (if you'll pardon the expression) of the NHRA results,
as published in Drag News, and I sent about 50 (so-so-quality) screen
images therefrom, along with separate captions, of the 1956 season, for
assembling, and dissemination, by Jim Hoekendijk, but Jim never
undertook that project--too bad, but, it is re-doable if anyone is
interested in that project.

My other issue with the mythological performance of that car is due to
the general laws of physics: weight/mass of car, rear wheel horsepower
of car, inefficiency of transmission and tires(!!), and result-recording
deficiciencies.

If the car were really all that fast, it would have made headline news
,somewhere.....and its performance results would be REPEATABLE..

Neil Vedder


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