Quarter Mile Drag API
Quarter-mile drag-strip maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically — the classic empirical estimates a racer, tuner or car enthusiast uses to relate a car's power and weight to its performance. The et endpoint gives the predicted elapsed time and trap speed from flywheel horsepower and race weight using the standard formulas — ET = 5.825 × (weight ÷ hp) raised to the one-third, trap speed = 234 × (hp ÷ weight) raised to the one-third — so a 3,000 lb car with 300 hp is predicted to run about 12.6 seconds at 109 mph, assuming a competent launch and decent traction. The horsepower endpoint runs it in reverse: because trap speed is set by power-to-weight and barely by the launch, hp ≈ weight × (trap ÷ 234) cubed is a popular way to estimate flywheel power straight off a timeslip. The power-to-weight endpoint gives the ratio that actually decides acceleration — in horsepower per pound, horsepower per ton and watts per kilogram, the cleanest cross-unit figure — with a performance class from commuter through hot hatch and supercar to hypercar, because a light 200 hp car can beat a heavy 400 hp one. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for drag-racing and tuner apps, car-spec and comparison tools, automotive enthusiasts and motorsport dashboards. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Empirical estimates assuming a good launch and traction — not a timeslip. 3 compute endpoints. For aerodynamic drag use a drag API; for gearing use a gear-ratio API.
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