Ben Goren wrote: > > This whole exercise seems rather childish. > > If that's the case, then _all_ amateur racing for all time is and has been > childish...and amateur sports, and all hobbies, and so on. Why would you > waste time with paint and canvas when a camera is so much faster, easier, > and accurate? > > And isn't that the point, after all? To have some fun? I mean, these guys > have built the fastest '60s-era Mustang _ever,_ and it's an electric > vehicle. In what alternate universe is that _not_ effin' awesome? And why > would you ever want to visit that universe, let alone live there?
David's point, I believe is that the exercise of pitting a highly modified, purpose-built drag racer against a production car is rather childish, not necessarily that building and racing the Mustang is. As you admit, the outcome of such a matchup was hardly ever in doubt; this is what makes it childish. Likewise, it would be hardly surprising if the Tesla and Zombie222 were but on a road course and the Tesla bested the Zombie222; after all, the Zombie has been optimised to accelerate as quickly as possible in a straight line on a flat surface for 1320ft: period. Put the Zombie222 up against similarly purpose-built ICE or EV drag racers; the outcome of *that* matchup would be entirely relevant and unchildish. Cheers, Roger. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
