2500 hp 25" track width Loose Salt What could possibly go Wrong?

[Interested Observer]

Tortoise,
Generally, the LIFT coefficient is referenced to the planform area.  Skin friction is collected into the drag coefficient.

[desotoman]

We don't need no stinking traction  control

Tom G.

[jl222]

Hands don't really move much.  It was driven by the throttle blade.

And it was only the 4th long course pass .

It will be straighter next time.

I can't really afford to buy new tires every run.

  Would a higher gear calm it down, I know a certain lakester guy who runs the fastest who runs very tall gears, and low rpm
at finish. Never have talked to him about the setup but have a feeling the high gears keeps the hp from overpowering the chassis
and also loads the motor so they can burn more fuel.

                           JL222

[7800ebs]

300 in first.   

Maybe I should go a bit higher..

After this weekend.  Maybe I'll go high gear only.

[jl222]

300 in first.    

Maybe I should go a bit higher..

After this weekend.  Maybe I'll go high gear only.

 Is that a 2 or 3 speed trans?

             JL222

  Going back to 1st page I see its a 3

[tortoise]

You mean those super small frontal area cars he builds....   

I ain't saying low frontal area is a bad thing, just than the total square inches of skin surface is very significant, which Jack's cars illustrate. Concentrating only on low frontal area might lead you to think that splicing in a cylindrical extension in a belly tank would not increase drag significantly. Not so.

[dw230]

Sorry Bob,

Some of us are committed to El Mirage this weekend, I don't know who plans these things. Didn't happen when I was doing it.

You and Jackson put the thing in the show, OK?

DW

[robfrey]

Thinking about a streamliner design without referencing frontal area is a valuable mental exercise because it alerts you to the possibility that your design might be improved by packaging the necessary components in a fatter, shorter form rather than the sausage-like shape of many streamliners. The solid with the lowest surface-to-volume ratio is, after all,  the sphere. The long wheelbase desired for stability can be achieved with a super-skinny tube a la Costella's creations.

You mean those super small frontal area cars he builds....   
[/quote]

Mike, you hit the nail right on the head. This is exactly what I was trying to say in my original post  on this thread. Very well said!

[7800ebs]

Found this pic on the hamb  don't remember who took it, sorry..

Shows the sausage packaging..

Hard to fit anymore..

[7800ebs]

Great table of contents pic in the new hot rod.. 

Good story on Bonneville liners.. too

[SPARKY]

Tire loading is a very effective form of traction control --lots and lots of practioners

[sodbuster]

Trent drank someone's beer? Oh wait...........

Great (?) run.......it looks like the course was VERY slippery.........Thanks for sharing.


Chris

If Garran had his way.. I would have stayed between the markers..   

it was only the 4th pass.. 


bob




dodge? hmm

Got to meet him and the rest of the hoodlums he hangs with, owe them some beer as a matter of fact I will look you up next year. Trent

[Tman]

I only drink beer from folks I LIKE and you are always on the like list!

Trent drank someone's beer? Oh wait...........

Great (?) run.......it looks like the course was VERY slippery.........Thanks for sharing.


Chris

If Garran had his way.. I would have stayed between the markers..   

it was only the 4th pass.. 


bob




dodge? hmm

Got to meet him and the rest of the hoodlums he hangs with, owe them some beer as a matter of fact I will look you up next year. Trent