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Motorsports

htuttle

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1. And it gets a whopping 10 gallons per mile of nitro/methanol fuel!

Reply to Mopar151 (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 08:24 PM

Aug 2018

https://newatlas.com/50-years-challenger-2-land-speed-record/55883/

I wonder if an electric engine could match or beat that? I suppose if you threw range out the window as a concern, you could probably use a Ridiculously Large Capacitor to fling you pretty fast.

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New wheel-driven record - 446 mph [View all] Mopar151 Aug 2018 OP

And it gets a whopping 10 gallons per mile of nitro/methanol fuel! htuttle Aug 2018 #1

Energy density is kind of a problem there.... Mopar151 Aug 2018 #3

This is a massive accomplishment. gibraltar72 Aug 2018 #2