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Hi everyone... I'm doing a science project report on comparing cars with FF drivetrain and MR drivetrain.. so..... yeah...
anyways here goes...
On the drag strip, a MR car will win because of weight distribution. What this means is that because of how the weight is distributed on a MR car, it will win. When a car accelerates, there is lateral g force exerted on the car, and is proven by Newtons 3rd law of motion, which states that: The force that object A exerts on object B is the same as the force that object B exerts on object A, but is in the opposite direction. We can prove this law, because when the driver of the car steps down hard on the gas pedal everyone is pushed back into his or her seat. We can also prove the law correct, by having a car that is parked and is still. A person inside the car will again, step down hard on the gas pedal. Notice how the cars front suspension will be unloaded. In other words, weight is shifted to the back wheels. Now that we have proven that this law indeed is correct, we can use it. Working with this law, we can say that MR cars are faster on a drag strip, because when they accelerate (Forward Force), it experiences an equal but opposite force (Backwards Force). When this happens, the front wheels do not have as much traction as the rear wheels. When insufficient grip is on the driving wheels, there is excess power delivered to it. This is called wheel spin, or a burnout. When this happens, you will not get anywhere, because the wheels are free rotating in air. However, if there is excessive weight on the driving wheels, it causes more friction to build up on the wheels, and it slows down acceleration. When there is sufficient grip on the wheels it gives maximum acceleration. By sufficient grip, we mean, just enough grip to overcome the friction on the wheels, because too much grip means too much friction, which is what slows us down. This means that a higher speed can be achieved quicker. When a maximum speed is achieved quicker, you can travel longer at the cars maximum speed, and hence, this would give you a quicker time on a drag strip.
phew..... thats just a part of my science.... comments are EXTREMELY welcome...
but they should be constructive.... don't say "it sucks" or anything. that won't get me anywhere.. 
anyways here goes...
On the drag strip, a MR car will win because of weight distribution. What this means is that because of how the weight is distributed on a MR car, it will win. When a car accelerates, there is lateral g force exerted on the car, and is proven by Newtons 3rd law of motion, which states that: The force that object A exerts on object B is the same as the force that object B exerts on object A, but is in the opposite direction. We can prove this law, because when the driver of the car steps down hard on the gas pedal everyone is pushed back into his or her seat. We can also prove the law correct, by having a car that is parked and is still. A person inside the car will again, step down hard on the gas pedal. Notice how the cars front suspension will be unloaded. In other words, weight is shifted to the back wheels. Now that we have proven that this law indeed is correct, we can use it. Working with this law, we can say that MR cars are faster on a drag strip, because when they accelerate (Forward Force), it experiences an equal but opposite force (Backwards Force). When this happens, the front wheels do not have as much traction as the rear wheels. When insufficient grip is on the driving wheels, there is excess power delivered to it. This is called wheel spin, or a burnout. When this happens, you will not get anywhere, because the wheels are free rotating in air. However, if there is excessive weight on the driving wheels, it causes more friction to build up on the wheels, and it slows down acceleration. When there is sufficient grip on the wheels it gives maximum acceleration. By sufficient grip, we mean, just enough grip to overcome the friction on the wheels, because too much grip means too much friction, which is what slows us down. This means that a higher speed can be achieved quicker. When a maximum speed is achieved quicker, you can travel longer at the cars maximum speed, and hence, this would give you a quicker time on a drag strip.
phew..... thats just a part of my science.... comments are EXTREMELY welcome...
but they should be constructive.... don't say "it sucks" or anything. that won't get me anywhere.. 
bout this whole thing... i dun wanna fail... >< i mean it counts for 20% of our term mark......
