the future of car engines?

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Originally posted by kamilyun
Dude, that is insane...

Was there a tailwind at all?  Not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things, b/c a non-paced human being exceeding 60 mph under his/her own power...CRAZY.

Edit:  What was the wattage he was producing during that hour?

Fast Freddy Markham was puting out about 250 watts for the hour. He covered 53.4 miles from a standing start in one hour (setting the current world record), which means he averaged about 55 mph on 1/3 of a horsepower. A quick conversion shows only about 250 food calories (I suspect more), so about 55 miles on one healthy sandwich or burrito  He has also gone 77mph top speed, which is currently 3rd fastest in the world.

All of these attempts have less than 3 mph wind and zero slope as required by the governing body, the IHPVA.

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Steam-powered cars used to do quite well against diesels --
0-75mph in 10 secs and a maximum speed of 100mph is pretty good for 1924.
15 mpg of kerosene.
The drawback was the heat-up time: 30-40 secs.

Here's the skinny on the Doble Model E.