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ive taken 2.5 years of physics if you count both highschool and college. im currently near failing calc right now.
as for you question, there is a way to relate it to horsepower but it is not easy. there are some other things you will
need to know.
a number for the change in rpm of the tire and the inertia of the tire.
now for some crazy math stuff. i do problems like this a lots so they are not too bad for me
1.take the change in rpm of the tire and change that into radians per sec. then divide by the
total time of the change. that will give you radians per sec^2. this is your rotational acceleration
2.then mutiply by the inertia which gives you an average torque during the time period
3.take the change in rpm and change it into radians per sec
4.mutiply by the torque in #2 which gives you foot pounds force per sec.
5 divide by (1hp/550 foot pounds force per sec) this gives your horsepower
that looks about right to me.
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