I am making a word document with various cars from many different makers from 06/07 depending on the most recent versions. In it I list the basic engine type such as I4, V8 etc, Horsepower, and of course, the weight to power ratio (WPR).
My question is say that I have a car with 190 horsepower and a 10.21 WPR and a car with 350 Horsepower and a WPR of 12.1.
Going by WPR alone one would guess that the first car would win in a race, but since the horsepower is so greatly in favor of the 2nd car, wouldnt the 2nd car still pull ahead?
I guess I am asking how can I take into consideration the Horsepower when looking at WPRs.
Also, how can I play torque into this? It would be neat to make a formula to accuratly estimate who theoretically would win.