96V Rabbit 0-60mph time

[Rich SJ <RichSJ@AOL.COM>]

Shari wrote:

>As far as acceleration, we took the car down to one of the few straight,
>level pieces of road and did several runs with a stopwatch.  We got a
>consistent 15 seconds 0-60 mph overall (some runs a little better than
>others.)  This is not drag strip acceleration, but it was not intended to
>be.

Shari,
If you would've done 0-60mph in 15 sec. at Woodburn, you would've
embarassed Bill Dube' and others.  Some 192V cars were only doing
60 mph at the end of the 1/4 mile with 17+ seconds as their 1/4 mile time!

> Some people will say this acceleration is physically impossible in a
>96V Rabbit, and show you reams of calculations to back it up.  I've also
>seen calculations that say bumble bees can't fly.  When given the choice
>between calculations and empirical test results, I put my faith in the
latter.

Yes, I smell the testosterone boiling now!  By the time you get this you will
probably have been challenged to prove what you say at the race track
(hee hee hee).  Now tell them the 96V Rabbit does 13 seconds in the 1/4 mile
the last time you timed it.  Then ignore all challenges.

Bill Dube' wrote:

>        Shari,
>
>        The only way that you will convince many of us that a 96 volt, 400
>amp VoltsRabbit will do 0-60 in 15 seconds is to take one to the next NEDRA
>drag race.
>
>        I will personally and publicly EAT MY HAT if your standard
>conversion can do this at the strip.
>
>        Think of the degree of humiliation you can rain down upon me if your
>car actually makes the mark.
>             _   /|
>             \'o.O'              Bill Dube'
>           =(___)=           bdube@boulder.nist.gov
>              U
>

Shari,
I live in San Jose.  Arrange for me to see your 96V Rabbit do 0-60 in 15sec.
and
I will personally fund half of your trip to the next NEDRA race event.  We
could sell
tickets to Bill Dube' eating his hat to fund the rest of your trip!  =^)

I have nothing against Bill.  I've met him. He's a nice guy and valuable
contributor
to this list.  But, this would be really funny see.  I bet John Wayland would
have
his camera out too!

Having a good time with this thread.

Rich Brown
San Jose
96V Rabbit 0-60mph time