Ed,
True the car is a 4WD drive, the first 4WD drive roadster I believe,
built very strong in the drive train.
.
The team spent many years before they really went fast. You make a good
point about, the extra drive axle does eat HP. I'm sure that there are
those that grumble about not being able to build them anymore, but
safety was the reason for abandoning the 4WD, Bob Noice had a
spectacular crash a few years back. A front axle failure was suspected,
he had had previous breakage in that area. He was using constant
velocity drive axles which evidently were not able to handle the
delivered HP.
Deed's car did do its number on gasoline, which makes it the fastest
gasoline powered roadster. I'm not sure that it makes any difference
what fuel you use, its the HP that makes it go. Maybe they would have
gone faster with a single drive axle.
Tom
Ed Van Scoy wrote:
>
> Tom,
> As you are aware Glenn's roadster is all-wheel drive, now banned (except for 3
> (?) grandfathered cars. I never saw Glenn drive this car in it's hayday, but I
> have often wondered whether the hp drive loss was worth the traction
>advantage.
> Any thoughts on this?
> Ed
>
> "Thomas E. Bryant" wrote:
>
> > Wes,
> > Thanks for the "Sounds of Bonneville tape. I received it yesterday and
> > haven't listened to much of it yet. Also received the W.O.S. refund.
> > thanks for both.
> >
> > I just checked my archives and came up with the official one-way speed
> > for Perris-Eaton's roadster, 297.998 MPH. It was Speedweek 1991, 148
> > B/FR, tuned by Barry Kaplan, their average was 255+ which they raised in
> > 1992 to 260.299 MPH. Leggitt, 282+ Glenn Deeds, 282+, George Temple,
> > 262+ and others have exceeded the 260 mark in roadsters. Makes you
> > wonder just how fast that power would take a slippery coupe.
> >
> > Tom, Redding CA 8:30AM PST
> >
> > Wester S Potter wrote:
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > > It takes big cubic inches, a very careful set up, great driving and lots
>of
> > > exotic fuel to make these bricks perform like a car with a low coeffiecent
> > > of drag. K. C. Leggitt did go 282 in one in C/BFR in 1990 however and
>that
> > > was a memorable day. It seems like his one way time was around 300 so
>they
> > > can be made to go very, very fast. I still like the Varney-Walsh Cusack
> > > roadster for sheer Bonneville type noise. When he shut off at the five
> > > mile, people on the starting line could hear the roaring stop. That grabs
> > > you right in the pit! Talk about the sounds of Bonneville!
> > > Wes
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