Put A Sack Of Bricks In The Trunk.

I've often thought that we need different classes of license for driving. Like some people would be relegated to driving only between 3-6 in the morning every other Thursday, while others would be restricted to special low speed tunnels constructed under every city. I know, lofty goals, but you gotta have dreams. Well the UK is thinking of instituting another type of licensing policy. This would require more training as a car's weight to power ratio drops. I think mostly they're getting tired of people crashing up Veyrons; something no one likes to see. Extra lessons would include how to properly set up for turns and handle the frothy power-crazed beasts they've laid out for.

Of course your ratio changes based on the weight of the car, so you might be in an odd situation where you're licensed to drive 4 of your fattest friends around, but not to drive yourself to the store. Heck, that sounds like some great carpool legislation right there. See that? I'm so full of good ideas, they just fall out of my brain.


Sample Weight to Power Ratios:

1. Formula One Racer - 1333 lbs (with balast and driver) / 750hp (mandated smaller V8 engines) = 1.78 lb/hp
   
2. Bugatti Veyron - 4162 lbs / 1001 hp = 4.16 lb/hp
   
3. Porsche Carrera GT - 3043 lbs / 612 hp = 4.97 lb/hp
4. Corvette Z06 - 3132 lbs / 505 hp = 6.2 lb/hp
5. Dodge Viper - 3380 lbs / 535 hp = 6.32 lb/hp
6. Lotus Exige GT3 - 2050lbs / 271 hp = 7.56 lb/hp
7. 2007 BMW M3 - 3386 lbs / 420 hp = 8.06 lb/hp
8. Audi RS 4 - 3634 lbs / 414 hp = 8.78 lb/hp
9. Boxster S - 2987 lbs / 295 hp = 10.1 lb/hp
   
10. WRX Sti - 3351 lbs / 293 hp= 11.44 lb/hp
    
11. Honda S2000 - 2835 lbs / 240 hp = 11.81 lb/hp
12. BMW Mini Cooper S GP - 2579 lbs / 214 hp = 12.05 lb/hp
13. Mitsu Evo IX - 3086 lbs / 255 hp = 12.10 lb/hp
14. Mazda RX-8 - 3029 lbs / 237 hp = 12.78 lb/hp
15. Acura RSX Type S - 2775 lbs / 210 hp = 13.21 lb/hp
    
16. VW R32 - 3256 lbs / 241 hp = 13.51 lb/hp
17. 2006 BMW 330ci - 3450 lbs / 255 hp = 13.53 lb/hp
18. Celica GTS - 2500 lbs / 180 hp = 13.89 lb/hp
    
19. Lotus Elise S - 1896 lbs / 134 hp = 14.15 lb/hp
20. Miata MX-5 - 2414 lbs / 170 hp = 14.20 lb/hp
    
21. Acura TSX - 3318 lbs / 200 hp = 16.59 lb/hp
    
22. VW Jetta TDI - 3197 lbs / 90 hp = 35.52 lb/hp

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