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[Healeys] Exciting / Interesting video

Subject: [Healeys] Exciting / Interesting video
From: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:57:00 -0700
References: <CAFBXTkK6Qtno1JiuJbQG4p-uT17kuJU438vZCK_xxzFwBzZs9w@mail.gmail.com>
No wonder the shocks leak.

Bob


On 8/31/2011 8:00 PM, Alan Seigrist wrote:
> All -
>
> Just saw this on the forum.  Very interesting:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN-4LLAKlpw&feature=youtu.be
>
> Four things I see in this:
>
> 1) The later BJ8 suspension is clearly an advance over this earlier set up,
> as you can see the axle winding up every time he puts on power.  The radius
> rods serve to stop the windup.
> 2) Later in the video you see the discs start getting white hot (the car is
> racing up to 150 mph)
> 3) Dutch racers are really into the mechanics of it all.
> 4) I admire the desire to race using the stock suspension!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>


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