Aerodynamics.

You can build cars so that they behave like plane wing, only in reverse.
So the downward force could be a heck of a lot more than 1g.

Mayan

Mayan
P.S. The physics:
Maximum force exertable by wheels
F = u * m * g
Where:
u is coefficient of friction (<= 1)
m is mass of car
g is gravitational acceleration

Max acceleration of car
a = F/m
  = u * g
  = g (assuming u = 1)

t = v / a
  = v / g
  = 27 / 10   ( assuming 60 miles/hr = 27 m/sec, g = 10 m/sec^2)
  = 2.7

Actually, 60 miles/hr = 26.8 m/s g = 9.8 m/s^2 ==> t = 2.73 sec

> Dude my 600 CBR does 0-60 in 3 seconds… what planet do you live on???

8^)  Yeah.  And my (slightly trick) GSX could easily break 3 seconds.
I wanna CBR1000…  Hmm..  If the 600 does it in 3…  Argh…  >8^)

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> Dude my 600 CBR does 0-60 in 3 seconds… what planet do you live on???

Turbine Corvette (built by Andy Granatelli, 100% street legal):

0-60, 3.6 secs.

Admittedly not quite stock.  Saw it in an old Motor Trend.

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>In article <1992Aug24.171230.18…@ctp.com> bp…@ctp.com (Bob Pitas) writes:

|>Commuting in a top-fuel dragster?  What the hell car gets ’3 second range’
|>0-60 times?  Even if you drive around with slicks, I find it hard to believe
|>that you can get under 4 seconds…  (I don’t think most motorcycles can
|>hole-shot that fast!)

|there are a few motorcycles (in the one-liter class) that will
|go under 3 seconds for the 0-60 with ETs in the 10 second range.
|and a honda CBR600F2 takes just a hair over 3 seconds for the 0-60.

No doubt he was referring to American motorcycles
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>In article <1992Aug24.171230.18…@ctp.com> bp…@ctp.com (Bob Pitas) writes:
>>In article <1992Aug17.164537.25…@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> j…@po.CWRU.Edu (John R. Daker) writes:
>>>I wonder about this more often now that I have 0-60 times in the 3
>>>second range.
>>Commuting in a top-fuel dragster?  What the hell car gets ’3 second range’
>>0-60 times?  Even if you drive around with slicks, I find it hard to believe
>>that you can get under 4 seconds…  (I don’t think most motorcycles can
>>hole-shot that fast!)

 Dude my 600 CBR does 0-60 in 3 seconds… what planet do you live on???

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>John R. Daker (j…@po.CWRU.Edu) wrote:
>: I have wondered what a "protector of humanity" would do.  In my
>: younger and more foolish days, I smoked a cop away from a red light
>: all the way up to the posted limit. Ooooooooooo.

>Reminds me of the time when I was driving home from a night out — it
>was 2am in the morning, clear sky, moon out, deserted roads.  Anyway, I
>was sitting at a set of lights on a three-lane highway when a guy in
>an ’89 Honda Prelude pulled up beside me.  He was revving his engine,
>and so I thought, "Right!  Let’s take this guy!".  So when the lights
>turned green, I smoked him away from the lights (I drive a mildly
>worked ’79 Mazda 626).  So, for the next 3 lights, we had full-on
>accleration runs.  No other cars on the road, and photo radar wasn’t
>around then, so I didn’t really care too much.  Anyways, we were pretty
>even — it came down to who was first away from the lights.

>At the final set of lights, he made the "time-out" sign (you know, hands
>together to form a "T") and I nodded.  Then he pulled out his wallet
>and flashed his cop’s shield.  Oops.  Should have seen the smirk on
>his face!  No ticket, though, thank the lord.

>D.P.
>–

In New York they call that a "Contest of Speed" not sure what the fine is
though.

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> In article <1992Aug18.14200…@us.oracle.com> eoa…@us.oracle.com writes:
>>Can’t cite the code sections, but in California, you can accelerate as fast as
>>you want to the limit provided your tires don’t squeel.  If you smoke ‘em up,
>>then it is exhibition of speed (racing…) or reckless driving depending upon
>>the opinion of the arresting officer.

> what if you’re deaf and can’t hear the tires squeal?

>>Interesting side note on full throttle acceleration: the drivers manual
>>for the
>>911 Turbo (1989, not sure of others) requires that you accelerate at full
>>throttle in first gear to 5000RPM once the car is warm EVERY TIME YOU
>>DRIVE IT.
>>The reason: to clean out the wastegate.  Now, 5000RPM is 35MPH, but you get
>>there in about 1 second with a lot of noice when the turbo cuts in.

> 0-35 mph in one second?  in your dreams.  try two.
> if you were talking about a bennetton F1 race car, i might believe you.
> btw, i like this owner’s manual.
> -teddy

Didn’t you notice the smiley?  Yeah, it won’t go 0 – 35 in one second, but I’m
so happy while I’m flooring it and the backing off (or shifting…) at around
35, that I lose count

Ed Oates (my opinions, not Oracle’s)

>Reminds me of the time when I was driving home from a night out — it
>was 2am in the morning, clear sky, moon out, deserted roads.  Anyway, I
>was sitting at a set of lights on a three-lane highway when a guy in
>an ’89 Honda Prelude pulled up beside me.  He was revving his engine,
>and so I thought, "Right!  Let’s take this guy!".

[Incidents of drag racing omitted.]

>At the final set of lights, he made the "time-out" sign (you know, hands
>together to form a "T") and I nodded.  Then he pulled out his wallet
>and flashed his cop’s shield.  Oops.  Should have seen the smirk on
>his face!  No ticket, though, thank the lord.

Yeah, it would have been fun to take the sucker to court on an
entrapment charge.

"Misuse of power?" Hmm… Ya think maybe George Bush and a few other politicos
have gotten a few of those tickets?

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