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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: Pintosopher on May 03, 2009, 07:06:02 PM

Title: What does this mean...?
Post by: Pintosopher on May 03, 2009, 07:06:02 PM
Hi all,
The question:
What can cover 2.375 miles in a 1000ft elevation change uphill with 18 corners in 2 minutes 26 seconds from a standing start? Yes, it has license plates, and no, there's no V8 involved, no turbos, and it weighs 1900lbs!

Go figure the average speed.. and no it's not a Porsche!

Pintosopher, beyond math and physics, H.O. Oats :fastcar:
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: Carolina Boy on May 03, 2009, 07:20:59 PM
A stock Pinto on a Pikes Peak run????????
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: Pintosopher on May 03, 2009, 07:25:06 PM
Hmm,
Not enough information eh? CB, it's on a Paved road. And yes there were non-DOT tires involved ;D
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: pintogirl on May 03, 2009, 07:52:33 PM
A Tesla???  :look:
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: 71HANTO on May 03, 2009, 07:57:43 PM
Quote from: pintogirl on May 03, 2009, 07:52:33 PM
A Tesla???  :look:

NOTHING'S faster than the speed of light.... http://www.teslasociety.com/teslacoil.htm (http://www.teslasociety.com/teslacoil.htm)
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: pintogirl on May 03, 2009, 08:40:04 PM
Quote from: 71HANTO on May 03, 2009, 07:57:43 PM
NOTHING'S faster than the speed of light.... http://www.teslasociety.com/teslacoil.htm (http://www.teslasociety.com/teslacoil.htm)

I was thinking more like this type of Tesla! LOL
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/TeslaRoadster-front.jpg/800px-TeslaRoadster-front.jpg)
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: Pintosopher on May 03, 2009, 09:10:51 PM
Good guess Kim,
But it's a Pinto site.... So the answer would be: Your '72 equipped with the goodies I have in mine, on a Certain mountain road in Oregon against the clock, with no speed limits and both sides of the road to drive on.  Your time may vary with survival instincts and gasoline octane.

CAN We build one for you? ;D ;D ;)

Pintosopher ,Old Tech : With age and treachery comes speed and reward :lol:
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: Mike Modified on May 03, 2009, 11:27:13 PM
One of these????  http://www.nhahillclimb.org/09Schedule.html (http://www.nhahillclimb.org/09Schedule.html)

Mike
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: 71HANTO on May 04, 2009, 01:23:30 AM
One of these... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqUjATkpQ6E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqUjATkpQ6E)

Or...one of these...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tesla_Sweden_Rock_2008.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tesla_Sweden_Rock_2008.jpg)

71HANTO
Title: Re: What does this mean...?
Post by: Pintosopher on May 04, 2009, 07:07:30 AM
Mike Modified has the right venue...

But the Mountain road is there, but the "greenies" revoked our use permits after 1992. It was on the NHA schedule for over 14 years prior. The now defunct Mary's Peak hillclimb was a real hoot and relatively safe road as it had wide corners. The really smokin hot sedans would nail it at around 2 minutes 10sec ,but they were rotary motors with 100 HP on my car.
If you had a open wheeler you could break the 2 minute barrier, but you had to have an agreement with God for future good deeds ;D

Pintosopher... When you feel the Pucker, stand on it!