0-60mph in..............??

PA11L JJ · 07-12-2015, 07:46 AM

Just read a post from Consett Mag about a Ford Cortina he seen at a small car show in Newcastle which can do 0-60mph in approx 1.8 seconds!! No picture so I assume it cant be a 'full road' car but possibly a 'funny car' type thing, built purely for straight line speed.

Anyway it got me thinking, I did read an article a while ago about the new Koenigsegg (had to google the spelling)1340bhp One which suprisingly with this power is only approx 2.8 seconds 0-60mph, with one of the designers saying you cant get much below this due to traction issues and some guy called Newton who wrote some laws? Sounds fair I suppose but thought Id check to see what a really quick 0-60mph time was.

I know your F1/Indy Car/Rally Spec motors are fast of the mark but unsurprisingly a top fuel dragster is the quickest, but holly shit it does 0-60mph in a snip under 0.4 seconds and 0-100mph in 0.8 seconds.............WTF

!!!

If the Large Hadron Collider at CERN are having trouble re-creating the big bang then they could just point two dragsters at each other and boom, black hole, thanks very much, game over!!!

I think Ive just found another addition to my bucket list! Anyone been to a full on drag race before?

Paul.

Nick the Greek · 07-12-2015, 07:48 AM

Lorcan

Is the (wo)man

teaston · 07-12-2015, 07:56 AM

Not as fast as this Vauxhall Victor fearured on Fifth Gear a few years back, 0-60 in 1 second, and road legal!!

Consett Mag · 07-12-2015, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul845

Just read a post from Consett Mag about a Ford Cortina he seen at a small car show in Newcastle which can do 0-60mph in approx 1.8 seconds!! No picture so I assume it cant be a 'full road' car but possibly a 'funny car' type thing, built purely for straight line speed.

I didn't take a pic of it as the crowds were a bit heavy, but it did claim on the info that it is road legal and drove there!
How the emissions would be allowed at MOT time is beyond me, though as I remember it was a 1968 model - and with massive rear tyres ...

jusdorange · 07-12-2015, 09:03 AM

Ye but they don't really go anywhere lol just straight for a few seconds

Kal101 · 07-12-2015, 03:22 PM

Saw a cortina like that once on the road whilst at work in Merry Hill Wolverhampton

Called power not paint

Recall it was Matt black and sporting the rat look.

Street legal as well !!

Chris Peacock · 07-13-2015, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul845

Anyone been to a full on drag race before?
Paul.

Yes have been a few times, the experience is amazing and make sure you take some ear plugs as the noise is like nothing else you will have experienced in motorsport.

PA11L JJ · 07-13-2015, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Peacock

Yes have been a few times, the experience is amazing and make sure you take some ear plugs as the noise is like nothing else you will have experienced in motorsport.

In the UK Chris or the good old US of A?

Lorcan · 07-13-2015, 04:02 PM

0-60mph doesn't mean much in drag racing, but our bike does it in about 1 second. 120mph in 2.3 and 180mph in 5.5 seconds.

If you want to go to a meeting the ones to go to are the European Championship rounds. The next one is 3rd - 6th September at Santa Pod.

AndyTo · 07-13-2015, 04:54 PM

Go to 2:45. Top fuel dragster on full power for 1 sec.

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PA11L JJ Second Lieutenant 55 Rep 212 Posts Drives: F30 335d LCI M Sport Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Co Durham iTrader: (0)	0-60mph in..............?? Just read a post from Consett Mag about a Ford Cortina he seen at a small car show in Newcastle which can do 0-60mph in approx 1.8 seconds!! No picture so I assume it cant be a 'full road' car but possibly a 'funny car' type thing, built purely for straight line speed. Anyway it got me thinking, I did read an article a while ago about the new Koenigsegg (had to google the spelling)1340bhp One which suprisingly with this power is only approx 2.8 seconds 0-60mph, with one of the designers saying you cant get much below this due to traction issues and some guy called Newton who wrote some laws? Sounds fair I suppose but thought Id check to see what a really quick 0-60mph time was. I know your F1/Indy Car/Rally Spec motors are fast of the mark but unsurprisingly a top fuel dragster is the quickest, but holly shit it does 0-60mph in a snip under 0.4 seconds and 0-100mph in 0.8 seconds.............WTF !!! If the Large Hadron Collider at CERN are having trouble re-creating the big bang then they could just point two dragsters at each other and boom, black hole, thanks very much, game over!!! I think Ive just found another addition to my bucket list! Anyone been to a full on drag race before? Paul. __________________ Current: F30 335d Gone: F56 Mini JCW - F80 M3 - F20 M135i - E89 Z4 - F30 335d - E92 M3 - E81 118d - Audi Q7 - E90 335d - VW Scirocco 2.0GT - And a few bangers not worth mentioning.
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Lorcan The artist formerly known as AC Schnitzer UK 3609 Rep 4,518 Posts Drives: The Yellow Peril Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Norfolk UK iTrader: (0)	0-60mph doesn't mean much in drag racing, but our bike does it in about 1 second. 120mph in 2.3 and 180mph in 5.5 seconds. If you want to go to a meeting the ones to go to are the European Championship rounds. The next one is 3rd - 6th September at Santa Pod.
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