parachutes

[mkilger]

how many parachutes  can you run a a fuel/gas roadster if the car gos over 250mph ?? thanks mike

[Sumner]

how many parachutes  can you run a a fuel/gas roadster if the car gos over 250mph ?? thanks mike

At least one and probably as many as you want unless the addition of a number across the back and the shrouding around them would be called excessive and really be about aerodynamics and not stopping the car.

c ya,

Sum

[mkilger]

what I mean is can I put 3 parachutes ,an extra one just in case??? and its not about aerodynamics its about getting stopped if we have to. They will have no shrouding around them. thanks Sum

[1212FBGS]

The rules spec 1 up to 300mph then ya need 2..... if your gonna be around 250mph and want a back up chute 2 would be good.... you need to wory about stopping at elmo buy not bonneville.... ya gonna put brakes on her?
kent

[mkilger]

Yes we will need to worry more about elmo too I just dont want to add one and not get the record I know the roadsters are the worst class for rules but its all in good fun and we will have 15in rotors on the rear sould be ok

[Glen]

There is nothing in the El Mirage proceedursa that says you can't. Almost all fast roadsters have 2 chutes. The lake bed is short on shut down area. I think Dan Warner or Russ Eyers could best answer.

[interested bystander]

If you had in mind putting three (or even more) chutes perched vertical across the decklid to act as a SPOILER one of the nit-pickers out there might question that as an illegal aero device- but if you feel you're gonna need that many either because of the speed you hope to attain or the weight you're trying to slow down, it's probably OK IMHOP.

[SPARKY]

 this video -- shows one of Strouds chutes---I have been very pleased with the way it hits and especially with the way it sets and doesnt "KITE fly" like some do--------extremely pleased the way it behaves!!!!!!!

[SPARKY]

left the link out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtGmGTHK6qc

[mkilger]

Sparky thats a great shot of the parachute, Do you run more than  one on your lakester? Was that run before you spun the car at sw, I was working the ERT at this years speed week I was the one who jumped  out of the truck to check on you. thanks for the info. mike

[SPARKY]

yes the next video show that run where I got side ways.

[1212FBGS]

if ya have more than one chute, make sure that the release levers are seperated apart enough so ya dont accedently toss the wrong chute out.....from past experience of course...
Kent

[SPARKY]

I "now" have my chutes where I can swap tubes --so that at El M I can have the LOW speed as primary the one that has a strg. wheel release!!!!