Originally Posted by
Nano Reefer
http:///forum/post/2706244
lets think about this....
60 mph is a 15 sec quarter mile. (60 mph is a mile-a-minute)
double that
you get 120 mph is a 7.5 sec quarter mile.
average 120 and 60
you get 90 mph is a 11.25 sec quarter mile.
average 90 and 120
you get 105 mph is a 9.375 sec quarter mile.
average 90 and 105
you get 97.5 mph is a 10.3125 sec quarter mile
for simplicities sake, a 10.5 sec quarter mile is about 95 mph.
You are missing a key component, on a drag strip, you start at 0 and accelerate to the 1/4 point.
a 10.5 quarter mile you'd reach around 128 ish. Depending on the run.
I've never seen a drag race post an speed average?
If you got to 85 on your run, and you actually did a quarter I'd think you'd be in the 16 second range...
BTW I was watching speed or espn a few weeks ago, and saw a 1.8 mile dirt track! It was awesome they were doing it in like 3+ seconds and the friggen rooster tails they would light up were AWESOME!