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East Coast Timing Association => ECTA General Chat => Topic started by: geezer1 on July 05, 2014, 08:54:30 PM

Title: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: geezer1 on July 05, 2014, 08:54:30 PM

Many thanks to Brandan from Hot Rod - he got it right!!!
Best to the ECTA Crew -

Geo Turner
For the Geezers

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: MIKE MATY on July 09, 2014, 10:09:33 AM

We both made out pretty well!! :cheers:

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: revolutionary on July 11, 2014, 09:40:25 AM

Looks like good times...

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: bubruins on July 11, 2014, 09:51:56 AM

I bought a 2 yr subscription and paid $6 for this copy because of this issue. Very Nice Hot Rod.

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: geezer1 on August 12, 2014, 09:39:12 AM

Posted by the Maty Boyes - Nice Job Mike and Dave.

http://www.hotrod.com/feature_stories/1409_12_ways_to_go_fast_in_the_standing_mile/

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: MIKE MATY on August 12, 2014, 09:45:23 AM

Not a bad showing yourself Geezer. :cheers:

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: Gary Perkinson on August 12, 2014, 11:03:28 AM

Great story! Nice to get details on cars that people might have seen but not known anything about...

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: John Noonan on August 17, 2014, 07:44:06 PM

It was a great article...really has me thinking about doing a turbo Vette...

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: tallguy on September 24, 2014, 07:38:27 PM

I read the article until I got to the part where the writer stated that as
speed doubles, the power required to overcome aerodynamics multiplies
by 4.

Wrong!  The FORCE required multiplies by 4 (or the square of the factor
of increase of the speed), and the POWER required multiplies by a factor
of 8, or the cube of the factor of increase of the speed.

I wish motojournalists would learn the truth before writing misleading
stuff.

At that point, I gave up reading the article, because I had lost faith in
the writer.

tallguy

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: ronnieroadster on September 24, 2014, 08:52:41 PM

Quote from: tallguy on September 24, 2014, 07:38:27 PM

I read the article until I got to the part where the writer stated that as
speed doubles, the power required to overcome aerodynamics multiplies
by 4.

Wrong!  The FORCE required multiplies by 4 (or the square of the factor
of increase of the speed), and the POWER required multiplies by a factor
of 8, or the cube of the factor of increase of the speed.

I wish motojournalists would learn the truth before writing misleading
stuff.
 
tallguy

  Hot Rod Mag is trying to promote Land Speed Racing the facts may not be perfect but the fact is there helping get the word out that this stuff is happening.  :cheers:

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: Stainless1 on September 24, 2014, 09:30:29 PM

Tall, you obviously don't understand journalism... unlike engineering, a good journalist will not let a few facts get in the way of a good read... and as stated a little good press is good for the sport....
Ok, I think I will sit down and color  :-D
 :cheers:

Title: Re: Great article in Hot Rod Magazine - The ECTA Rules!!
Post by: Elmo Rodge on September 24, 2014, 11:08:32 PM

Stainless, stay inside the ............ Oh, never mind. Like you're going to listen anyway.  :roll:             :cheers: Wayno