Introduction & History of the Bill of Rights. The original Constitution, as proposed in 1787 in Philadelphia and as ratified by the states, contained very few individual rights guarantees, as the framers were primarily focused on establishing the machinery for an effective federal government.
There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour; 60 * 60 = 3,600 seconds in an hour. 3,600 / 45 seconds = 80. And to cross-check: 80 mph * 5,280 feet in a mile = 422,400 feet per hour / 60 = 7,040 feet per minute / 60 = 117 1/3 feet per second * 45 seconds = 5,280 feet in 45 seconds.
The fastest 1/4 mile by an electric car is 11.850 sec, achieved by Mate Rimac (Croatia) driving a modified BMW M3 E30, at ETC, Velika Gorica, Croatia, on 17 April 2012. Rimac's BMW has been equipped with a 440 kW electric motor powered by batteries rated at 24 kWh. At the 1/4 mile marker the car was travelling at a speed of 122.23 kmh (75.949 mph). All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search.