[modeleng] Re: Nostalgia-as it is quiet

I was a fan of the hot rod and dragstrip crowd during the 1950s...  I recall 
one seemingly learned article in a magazine which proported to "prove" that no 
automobile transmitting power through the wheels could exceed a speed of 160 
miles at the end of a quarter mile drag race.  It is not all that uncommon 
today for the top "funny cars" and "slingshot dragsters" to end their quarter 
mile race going twice that fast.
Charles
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From: "Alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

> The new Rover Jet 1, the worlds first jet powered car took to the road for 
> the first time (It is now in the Science Museum). 
> 
> It can go from 0 to 60 in under 15 seconds, a rate of acceleration that 
> exceeds anything that any motorist would require. 

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