run with an 03 BMW M3
#71
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Here's an analysis of the straight line drag performance of an S2000, an E46 M3 and an E39 M5 taken from data provided by www.track-challenge.com
The data they provide includes 0-XXkm/h figures which allows one to calculate the acceleration, speed and thus distance covered for anything up to 200km/h and more importantly the distance covered for certain periods of time.
Essentially, over a 15 second period of time, the M5 will be roughly 40metres ahead of an S2000, which is about 9 car lengths, an E46 will be 52m ahead of an S2000, 12 car lengths. Here's a graph
and here's how I did it
Clever Clicky
The data they provide includes 0-XXkm/h figures which allows one to calculate the acceleration, speed and thus distance covered for anything up to 200km/h and more importantly the distance covered for certain periods of time.
Essentially, over a 15 second period of time, the M5 will be roughly 40metres ahead of an S2000, which is about 9 car lengths, an E46 will be 52m ahead of an S2000, 12 car lengths. Here's a graph
and here's how I did it
Clever Clicky
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Originally Posted by Dark Blue Mark' date='Mar 28 2007, 12:27 PM
12 car lengths is a big beating.
The distances roughly equate to the BHP/tonne figures given above. The E46 has 10% more and is 10% ahead...interesting...
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As much as I love it there is no way in hell an M3 would have put 12 car lengths on my S2000 in that time frame. 5-6 yes, but not 12. I guess until we arrange a number of back to back runs of S2000 vs M3 we'll not know....
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy' date='Mar 28 2007, 12:49 PM
As much as I love it there is no way in hell an M3 would have put 12 car lengths on my S2000 in that time frame. 5-6 yes, but not 12. I guess until we arrange a number of back to back runs of S2000 vs M3 we'll not know....
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy' date='Mar 28 2007, 11:49 AM
I guess until we arrange a number of back to back runs of S2000 vs M3 we'll not know....
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Originally Posted by Dan Hale' date='Mar 28 2007, 12:13 PM
Matthehat, and Bachi, and Lloyd to name but 3
(or one of these "private roads" people always seem to be racing on )