NACA 66 Special A/BGS

[robfrey]

That will give us 3.33 to 1 but we might just run gears like they are. It's a bit of a pita to change gears in this car and I don't want to make too much torque to rear wheels as I do not want to spin and ruin a set of tires. We can go 220+ in first gear. Goal is to test chute deployment, not go fast.
There is one easy modification we can make to make it easier to change QC gears but it will have to wait until we have wings off.

[gkabbt]

Good sign to see you posting questions about the tires! They must have arrived!

Is tomorrow the BIG day for us folks here in Wilmington?
Inquiring minds want to know!     

Gregg

[Glen]

Rob, good move on your part, you have a lot of time now and sometimes baby steps will teach you and the team a bunch, take videos front and back on the test runs, you don't want lift or spinning chutes. Good luck wish I was there to watch/help.

[joea]

Rob, pm sent

[bbarn]

Good sign to see you posting questions about the tires! They must have arrived!

Is tomorrow the BIG day for us folks here in Wilmington?
Inquiring minds want to know!     

Gregg

We are in reassembly/button up mode. Gears are switched, tires installed. Fuselage next, then load everything up for a 4am departure. If we don't run into any trouble we will be in Wilmington bright and early!

[gkabbt]

Good sign to see you posting questions about the tires! They must have arrived!

Is tomorrow the BIG day for us folks here in Wilmington?
Inquiring minds want to know!     

Gregg

We are in reassembly/button up mode. Gears are switched, tires installed. Fuselage next, then load everything up for a 4am departure. If we don't run into any trouble we will be in Wilmington bright and early!

FANTASTIC NEWS! 
I think I can speak for all here in Wilmington that we can't wait to drool over it and see it run down the track!
Also, I look forward to meeting all you guys.

Gregg

[Captthundarr]

WoooHoooo Great news Rob. Nuthin better than a bunch of data gathering test runs to confirm the math and theories. Especialy in an environment chock full of racers (nuts).

[Freud]

Rob, I think you have made a wise choice in the location of your first tests.

You will have support from the track management that will surprise you.

Congratulations on your testing concepts.

The best to you and your team.

FREUD

[robfrey]

We did switch to the 3.33 gearset. Max speed will be about 180mph.

[SPARKY]

    here's to a nice and stable chute   

[robfrey]

Just got the artwork back for the T-shirts.

[SPARKY]

  I will take 3  2XXL  put a Price tag on them and let us know!!!!!!!

[tauruck]

Rob, I wish all the best on your testing and a safe drive. You've really done great job there. The shirts are awesome as well. God Bless.

[gkabbt]

I just posted this in the Wilmington Picture Post thread:

Pictures do not do justice for this car. It's an absolutely incredible work of art.

Gregg

[bbarn]

Here are the links to the videos that we took from on the Carbiliner this weekend.

The first video is pass #1 at 141 MPH out the rear to monitor the chute performance. We've watched this video 100 times, there is a wealth of information about what is happening with the car aside from the chute data we were looking for.

http://youtu.be/M7YdpE_DiKo

Pass number two with the camera mounted on the left side wing looking forward. The location of the camera was almost directly above the axle. The microphone clearly picked up the interaction of the gears within the rear-end!

http://youtu.be/034kKaQXo-0