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Originally Posted by Eternal
Ummm, no. This means the Porsche continued to pull on the BMW. If it was a .6 second lead at 100 the distance would be x. At 200 the distance between the cars to equal .6 seconds is much greater than x. Because the cars travel further in .6 seconds at a higher speed. This means that if at 100 .6 seconds is 5 car lead. At 200 it had a lot more than a 5 car lead. So yes it is the same time gap. But in a head to head race the Porsche would be gaining car lengths after 100. Not the BMW hanging with it.
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Excellent point. But this makes the point even stronger that those claimed HP numbers are completely bogus.
Pat