Mark, thanks for the syllabus addition!!! I think we could bench race this to death, but there's only one way to know for sure!!!
CR "Lindsey, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A shift without lift paradigm: the Mercedes SLK 32 AMG with the automatic transmission is faster from 0-60 than their stick shift was. Mark S. Lindsey, AIA Principal Baskervill architecture + engineering + interior design 804 343 1010 P.O. Box 400 Ship to or visit fax 343 0909 Richmond, VA 101 S 15th St baskervill.com 23218 . 0400 Ste 200 . 23219 ask + listen + create -----Original Message----- From: Stan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 9:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] RE: Beyond powerplants/trannys Since most serious m/c engine DSR guys set them up with a "shift without lift" circuit, I suspect there is very little time lost (you just bang the next gear when you're ready, with your right foot planted the whole time). I did see an engineering study that showed that an '05 Honda CBR600rr in a FF-style chassis at 900 lbs would have a slight advantage over a conventional FF...but that was a paper study only. Stan Chuck Voboril wrote: Stan, Thanks, On parity, it might be an intersting exercise to see how CVT inefficiency vs. the time the gear spacing doesn't permit the MC motor to be on the power peak works out. Chuck --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
