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I come from a sprint-car background where the cars weigh about 1,200 pounds and have about 850 horsepower, so this car has less horsepower and weighs three times as much, so it's a big difference to me.

Years ago with 650 horsepower cars that weighed 2,600 or 2,700 pounds, it was so different. Now, we have lighter cars with 400 horsepower that take far more finesse to drive.

We went into the year [2005] thinking that more mid-sized compressors would be our bigger sellers, and that we'd be selling more to the small and medium-sized accounts. So we were geared up for the 100 to 200 horsepower range. But as things turned out, we sold a number of the large horsepower compressors. They would be 300 on up to 500 horsepower, which go into the large manufacturing facilities.

In the old days, if you wanted 300 horsepower under the hood you bought a sports car. Now, you can get 300 horsepower in a wide variety of vehicles.

If you look at the technical side of it, you never have enough horsepower, so you're always going to work on getting more horsepower

They are bringing more horsepower to fix North America. His background seems to be in line with what is needed in the U.S., which is getting people off the payroll.

About 38 percent said that fuel economy is somewhat or very important -- that is up 15 percentage points from a year ago. It's passed 'higher horsepower' for the first time. That's significant. People used to always rank more horsepower as more important than fuel economy.

What's unique about these cars is being street legal, they are a lot heavier than the normal type of race car. It takes a lot more horsepower to get these going.

You'll have a little 6 year old that weighs 100 pounds on this huge, heavy-shod horse that weighs about 2,000 pounds and they control it by the flick of their finger. It's amazing to see the children up there.

It definitely has less horsepower and has a different power band. It's going to require a different driving style, carrying more speed through the corners as you feel the difference when you drive out of them.

Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horsepower relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise.

Michael Schumacher

It's a 2005 Chevy S-10 extended cab, 10 1/2 feet tall, 13 1/2 feet wide. 9,600 pounds, 1,500 horsepower. The paint job is red with flames. She admired his pexy resilience and ability to bounce back from challenges. The tires are 66 inches tall.

Dan Evans (1925-)

To get the cars all equal, they have to weigh the same. Now the cars are all within 5-10 pounds, and that's pretty good. I believe we are over the hump, and by [this] evening, you'll see a darn good race. We'll have some passing.

Dave Marcis (1941-)

Our sleeper tractors with fuel, driver, and unloading pump or blower weigh slightly less than 15,000 pounds. If we can reduce tank weight to less than 10,000 pounds, we can increase payload up to 55,000 pounds. Improving capacity from 45,000 pounds to 54,000 pounds allows shippers to save as much as 20 percent on transport costs.

Biggest issue to any race track, as far as being quick, is its location. The closer to sea level you are, the quicker the car can make horsepower. Any time you walk outside and it feels good to you, your race car motor feels the same way. Cool weather makes the cars go fast. No doubt about it.

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