On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:37:07 -0800, DungBeatle wrote:

> 1/4 mile from a standing start isn't going to be low times for a car
> designed to go 250 MPH, it's going to be high-geared... For example, a
> McClaren F1 ($800k) does the 1/4 in about 11 seconds...

Ah, that's the trick - I read it as they did 144 through the 1/4 mile, 
which in retrospect isn't what they measured at all.  It was from a 
standing start through 1/4 mile and the 144 MPH was the speed at the end 
of the track.

That makes a lot more sense now.

Jim

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