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Bizarre horsepower shootout waged on Australian trackThis is a discussion on Bizarre horsepower shootout waged on Australian track within the The Porsche Lounge forums, part of the Porsche category; Yesterday's Aussie audience at the Victoria Derby at Mooney Valley witnessed an unusual horsepower battle-- I Am Sam, a 3-year-old ... |
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01-31-2006, 07:49 PM
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  | Bizarre horsepower shootout waged on Australian track  Yesterday's Aussie audience at the Victoria Derby at Mooney Valley witnessed an unusual horsepower battle-- I Am Sam, a 3-year-old gelding, versus a 2004/2005 Porsche Carrera Cup 911 driven by racer Dean Grant. Part of a Hankook Tires promotional event, Porsche pilot Grant cropped his way to the win, no surprise given jockey Andrew McCarthy was saddled with but a single horsepower drivetrain. [Source: The Melbourne Herald Sun]
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02-01-2006, 01:26 PM
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| Re: Bizarre horsepower shootout waged on Australian track Hehehehe... Now that would be a great run!!!
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| Re: Bizarre horsepower shootout waged on Australian track Quote:
the man who calculated horsepower (james watt if my memory doesn't fail) calculated how much weight a horse can lift one meter in one second, and then double it up to establish what we call a horspower, so 1bhp=2 living horses | |
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| Re: Bizarre horsepower shootout waged on Australian track Quote:
 So now the obvious question must be asked... What is the weight difference between a Bugatti Veyron and 2002 horses..?? ..coz you know, it's all about power-to-weight ratio. 
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