engine placement...

[Tabby]

On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:

On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car at nutty speeds.

Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has nothing to do with what\'s important to me.


NT

 

[bitrex]

On 8/26/2020 7:24 PM, Tabby wrote:

On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:
On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car at nutty speeds.


Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has nothing to do with what\'s important to me.


NT

Flashy cars are for driving slow:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ViJEYNki4>

 

[George Herold]

On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:59:08 PM UTC-4, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:

tirsdag den 25. august 2020 kl. 00.40.46 UTC+2 skrev RichD:
On August 24, lang...@fonz.dk wrote:
I saw a review of the latest Corvette,
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?

more of the weight is on the rear wheels, I think it is something like 40/60 instead of 50/50

maximum acceleration and braking is with something like 10% slip

Why?

probably some physicist that can explain why rubber acts like that

Not sure about rubber. But we may remember first year physics
lab and that the coefficient of static friction is larger than
dynamic. So \'just\' slipping seems like it would be the max
acceleration.

George H.

 

[Lasse Langwadt Christensen]

torsdag den 27. august 2020 kl. 18.08.34 UTC+2 skrev George Herold:

On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:59:08 PM UTC-4, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
tirsdag den 25. august 2020 kl. 00.40.46 UTC+2 skrev RichD:
On August 24, lang...@fonz.dk wrote:
I saw a review of the latest Corvette,
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?

more of the weight is on the rear wheels, I think it is something like 40/60 instead of 50/50

maximum acceleration and braking is with something like 10% slip

Why?

probably some physicist that can explain why rubber acts like that

Not sure about rubber. But we may remember first year physics
lab and that the coefficient of static friction is larger than
dynamic. So \'just\' slipping seems like it would be the max
acceleration.

George H.

static friction would be before it starts slipping

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2020-08-27, Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> wrote:

torsdag den 27. august 2020 kl. 18.08.34 UTC+2 skrev George Herold:
On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:59:08 PM UTC-4, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
tirsdag den 25. august 2020 kl. 00.40.46 UTC+2 skrev RichD:
On August 24, lang...@fonz.dk wrote:
I saw a review of the latest Corvette,
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?

more of the weight is on the rear wheels, I think it is something like 40/60 instead of 50/50

maximum acceleration and braking is with something like 10% slip

Why?

probably some physicist that can explain why rubber acts like that

Not sure about rubber. But we may remember first year physics
lab and that the coefficient of static friction is larger than
dynamic. So \'just\' slipping seems like it would be the max
acceleration.

George H.

static friction would be before it starts slipping

Rubber deforms. At moderate torque (or tangential force) it\'s more like
creeping than slipping, but it measures as slippage.

Friction causes heat, and heat makes rubber sticky, which increases the
coefficient of friction.

--
Jasen.

 

[amdx]

On 8/25/2020 10:04 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:08:21 -0500, amdx <amdx@knology.net> wrote:

On 8/24/2020 2:42 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:28:48 -0700 (PDT), RichD
r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.

Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?
If you have infinite horsepower, acceleration is limited by wheel
spin, so weight distribution matters... it controls down force on the
driving wheels. That\'s why dragsters are long and have the engine
forward,
Not sure what you mean by engine forward, nowadays it\'s behind the
driver and as close to the rear wheels as possible.
Oh, they seem to have moved some since I last looked. The wheel torque
wants to lift the front wheels off the ground (that\'s good in a way,
to move the down-force onto the rear tires) but that makes it hard to
steer. I think they moved the engines back to keep oil and flames and
chunks of piston out of their faces.

https://youtu.be/yY2dTnkCOs4?t=442
and have near zero down force on the front wheels off the
line.

Is the new vette rear-wheel drive?

Why would any normal person want to accelerate madly and destroy
expensive tires?
Acceleration is thrilling! As is going around a corner at high Gs.
On a race track maybe. Do you race?

 Last time I raced I was 18yrs old, a nice section of a little used
side road had been beautifully repaved.

Two of us had been egged on to race my 289 Ford Fairlane 500 against a
classmates 290 AMC Javalin.

 A car went down to the end point and we staged, we took off and as we
neared the end, a cop was parked doing radar on us.

 We both got expensive tickets. I don\'t even remember who one.

Mikek

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[amdx]

On 8/24/2020 4:20 PM, Tabby wrote:

On Monday, 24 August 2020 20:28:54 UTC+1, RichD wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.

Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?

This question ought to go to sci.physics, but that group is full of kooks -
I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.


NT

 Well if you want to be a fuddy duddy, you can say the same for
football, baseball or any sport,

stereo systems or music, clothes fashion, hair styles, hobby
collectibles, the list is long.

There is something for everyone and not everyone is interested.

Mikek


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[server]

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:58:26 -0500, amdx <amdx@knology.net> wrote:

On 8/25/2020 10:04 AM, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:08:21 -0500, amdx <amdx@knology.net> wrote:

On 8/24/2020 2:42 PM, John Larkin wrote:
On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:28:48 -0700 (PDT), RichD
r_delaney2001@yahoo.com> wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.

Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?
If you have infinite horsepower, acceleration is limited by wheel
spin, so weight distribution matters... it controls down force on the
driving wheels. That\'s why dragsters are long and have the engine
forward,
Not sure what you mean by engine forward, nowadays it\'s behind the
driver and as close to the rear wheels as possible.
Oh, they seem to have moved some since I last looked. The wheel torque
wants to lift the front wheels off the ground (that\'s good in a way,
to move the down-force onto the rear tires) but that makes it hard to
steer. I think they moved the engines back to keep oil and flames and
chunks of piston out of their faces.

https://youtu.be/yY2dTnkCOs4?t=442
and have near zero down force on the front wheels off the
line.

Is the new vette rear-wheel drive?

Why would any normal person want to accelerate madly and destroy
expensive tires?
Acceleration is thrilling! As is going around a corner at high Gs.
On a race track maybe. Do you race?

 Last time I raced I was 18yrs old, a nice section of a little used
side road had been beautifully repaved.

Two of us had been egged on to race my 289 Ford Fairlane 500 against a
classmates 290 AMC Javalin.

 A car went down to the end point and we staged, we took off and as we
neared the end, a cop was parked doing radar on us.

 We both got expensive tickets. I don\'t even remember who one.



Mikek

A motorcycle cop stopped me yesterday for going 25 in a 25 zone. He
couldn\'t give me a ticket so I got a lecture. I said \"Yes, sir!\" which
is the logical way to treat cops. They should teach that in grammar
school.

It\'s true that cops resent red cars.



--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

Science teaches us to doubt.

Claude Bernard

 

[Phil Hobbs]

On 2020-08-27 12:12, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:

torsdag den 27. august 2020 kl. 18.08.34 UTC+2 skrev George Herold:
On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:59:08 PM UTC-4, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
tirsdag den 25. august 2020 kl. 00.40.46 UTC+2 skrev RichD:
On August 24, lang...@fonz.dk wrote:
I saw a review of the latest Corvette,
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?

more of the weight is on the rear wheels, I think it is something like 40/60 instead of 50/50

maximum acceleration and braking is with something like 10% slip

Why?

probably some physicist that can explain why rubber acts like that

Not sure about rubber. But we may remember first year physics
lab and that the coefficient of static friction is larger than
dynamic. So \'just\' slipping seems like it would be the max
acceleration.

George H.

static friction would be before it starts slipping

Softening some types of rubber helps it stick. Apparently in drag
racing you do a burnout to warm up slicks but not road tires.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com

 

[server]

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:12:26 -0700 (PDT), Lasse Langwadt Christensen
<langwadt@fonz.dk> wrote:

torsdag den 27. august 2020 kl. 18.08.34 UTC+2 skrev George Herold:
On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:59:08 PM UTC-4, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
tirsdag den 25. august 2020 kl. 00.40.46 UTC+2 skrev RichD:
On August 24, lang...@fonz.dk wrote:
I saw a review of the latest Corvette,
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?

more of the weight is on the rear wheels, I think it is something like 40/60 instead of 50/50

maximum acceleration and braking is with something like 10% slip

Why?

probably some physicist that can explain why rubber acts like that

Not sure about rubber. But we may remember first year physics
lab and that the coefficient of static friction is larger than
dynamic. So \'just\' slipping seems like it would be the max
acceleration.

George H.

static friction would be before it starts slipping

I guess it\'s not entirely static when there is a rolling contact. Not
to mention flames.



--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

Science teaches us to doubt.

Claude Bernard

 

[Tom Gardner]

On 28/08/20 15:37, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

A motorcycle cop stopped me yesterday for going 25 in a 25 zone. He
couldn\'t give me a ticket so I got a lecture. I said \"Yes, sir!\" which
is the logical way to treat cops. They should teach that in grammar
school.

It\'s true that cops resent red cars.

I suspect orange cars are worse in that respect.

Was the lecture interesting, or did it make any sense?

 

[Phil Hobbs]

On 2020-08-26 19:24, Tabby wrote:

On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:
On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car at nutty speeds.


Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has nothing to do with what\'s important to me.

You\'re no fun anymore.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com

 

[server]

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:59:43 +0100, Tom Gardner
<spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

On 28/08/20 15:37, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

A motorcycle cop stopped me yesterday for going 25 in a 25 zone. He
couldn\'t give me a ticket so I got a lecture. I said \"Yes, sir!\" which
is the logical way to treat cops. They should teach that in grammar
school.

It\'s true that cops resent red cars.

I suspect orange cars are worse in that respect.

Was the lecture interesting, or did it make any sense?

He was talking at me through the passenger window, at a red light,
sitting on his running motorcycle. He said that I should go slow
because there are pedestrians on Diamond Street. I said that I was
being very careful about pedestrians, and he said \"That doesn\'t
matter.\"

So no, he made no sense. And I had just seen two cars run stop signs.

I got another ticket last year, the red car syndrome again. The cop
filled out the ticket form wrong, so the violation went away.



--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

Science teaches us to doubt.

Claude Bernard

 

[server]

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:01:03 -0400, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 2020-08-26 19:24, Tabby wrote:
On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:
On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car at nutty speeds.


Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has nothing to do with what\'s important to me.

You\'re no fun anymore.

Hitting things and people isn\'t fun. City driving is a stream of
hazards these days, every sort of wheeled device you can imagine and
some you couldn\'t, mostly battery powered and unlicensed. For good
dynamics, I like a deserted country road in the mountains.



--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

Science teaches us to doubt.

Claude Bernard

 

[Phil Hobbs]

On 2020-08-28 13:42, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:01:03 -0400, Phil Hobbs
pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 2020-08-26 19:24, Tabby wrote:
On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:
On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car at nutty speeds.


Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has nothing to do with what\'s important to me.

You\'re no fun anymore.

Hitting things and people isn\'t fun. City driving is a stream of
hazards these days, every sort of wheeled device you can imagine and
some you couldn\'t, mostly battery powered and unlicensed. For good
dynamics, I like a deserted country road in the mountains.

My commute takes about 5 minutes, 1.5 of which is spent at one longish
stop light. There are lots of good twisty roads with decent visibility
round here, including a fair number where you can get the authentic
thrill while going slow enough that most cops wouldn\'t pull you over.

Of course that\'s in a convertible, where you can have a silly grin
plastered on your face without getting into serious oversteer and manly
stuff like that. With the top down, it gets pretty loud if you go much
over 50 mph, so winding secondary roads are key.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com

 

[Tabby]

On Friday, 28 August 2020 14:06:13 UTC+1, amdx wrote:

On 8/24/2020 4:20 PM, Tabby wrote:
On Monday, 24 August 2020 20:28:54 UTC+1, RichD wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.

Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration? Any motorheads here can explicate?

This question ought to go to sci.physics, but that group is full of kooks -
I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.


NT

 Well if you want to be a fuddy duddy, you can say the same for
football, baseball or any sport,

I certainly can

stereo systems or music, clothes fashion, hair styles, hobby
collectibles, the list is long.

There is something for everyone and not everyone is interested.

Mikek

That\'s what counts!


NT

 

[Tabby]

On Friday, 28 August 2020 18:01:16 UTC+1, Phil Hobbs wrote:

On 2020-08-26 19:24, Tabby wrote:
On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:
On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much.
Anyway, he claimed that this version is quicker from
the starting gate than previous because, novelly, the
engine is mid-mount. Why would engine location
affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car at nutty speeds.


Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has nothing to do with what\'s important to me.

You\'re no fun anymore.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Lol, I love fun time. but that\'s not my idea of fun.


NT

 

[Phil Hobbs]

On 2020-08-28 22:50, Tabby wrote:

On Friday, 28 August 2020 18:01:16 UTC+1, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 2020-08-26 19:24, Tabby wrote:
On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:
On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much. Anyway, he
claimed that this version is quicker from the starting gate
than previous because, novelly, the engine is mid-mount.
Why would engine location affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car
at nutty speeds.


Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you
can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong
I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the
road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has
nothing to do with what\'s important to me.

You\'re no fun anymore.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Lol, I love fun time. but that\'s not my idea of fun.

Well, it\'s true that motorsports can hardly compete with the thrill of
putting _two_ spoons of Ovaltine into the hot milk.

Cheers

Phil Hobb

--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com

 

[server]

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 23:24:04 -0400, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

On 2020-08-28 22:50, Tabby wrote:
On Friday, 28 August 2020 18:01:16 UTC+1, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 2020-08-26 19:24, Tabby wrote:
On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:
On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much. Anyway, he
claimed that this version is quicker from the starting gate
than previous because, novelly, the engine is mid-mount.
Why would engine location affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car
at nutty speeds.


Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you
can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong
I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the
road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has
nothing to do with what\'s important to me.

You\'re no fun anymore.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Lol, I love fun time. but that\'s not my idea of fun.


Well, it\'s true that motorsports can hardly compete with the thrill of
putting _two_ spoons of Ovaltine into the hot milk.

Cheers

Phil Hobb

Some people get a kinetic thrill from speed and acceleration, and some
get sick. Just different people. Roller coasters and museums.

Skiing and electronic design are both waveforms. Some people like high
slew rates.






--

John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc

Science teaches us to doubt.

Claude Bernard

 

[Tabby]

On Saturday, 29 August 2020 04:24:13 UTC+1, Phil Hobbs wrote:

On 2020-08-28 22:50, Tabby wrote:
On Friday, 28 August 2020 18:01:16 UTC+1, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 2020-08-26 19:24, Tabby wrote:
On Monday, 24 August 2020 23:53:04 UTC+1, RichD wrote:
On August 24, Tabby wrote:

I saw a review of the latest Corvette, the writer raved,
it\'s comparable to Lambos costing twice as much. Anyway, he
claimed that this version is quicker from the starting gate
than previous because, novelly, the engine is mid-mount.
Why would engine location affect acceleration?

I\'ve never seen the point in such cars.

Do you see the point in life?

yes, and IME it has nothing to do with driving a road going car
at nutty speeds.


Let me help you out :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL7Uvk-RAkI

\"You only go around once in life, so grab for all the gusto you
can\"

So american, to get philosophy from a teevee ad -

I\'m quite content to chill behind the wheel. Don\'t get me wrong
I\'ve had good fun on the track, but not gonna do that on the
road, and have no need for daily adrenaline rushes. It has
nothing to do with what\'s important to me.

You\'re no fun anymore.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Lol, I love fun time. but that\'s not my idea of fun.


Well, it\'s true that motorsports can hardly compete with the thrill of
putting _two_ spoons of Ovaltine into the hot milk.

Cheers

Phil Hobb

I never would have guessed that was your idea of fun!

Motorsport has its place, and it\'s not on the road. The UK is not like the US in some respects.


NT