Howdy,
ahhh, I was waiting for the fork lift argument.....
most fork lifts are set up with no king pin angles, the steering
is almost 1-1, and the last time they saw a grease gun or replacement
maintenance? was when they were built. add the fact that they have at least
2000 lbs of weight behind the king pins, are very top heavy, and it is no
wonder they do not travel in a straight line.
As I have been in contact with the tech committee, and have been
told that I could build this concept vehicle as a streamliner, and have
been putting pixel to screen, I think this is a possibility that still can
be looked at. This comment from tech was NOT an endorsement by any
means...the word is almost ANY infraction could get the vehicle
banned......and that many techs were going to be looking at it too....
At 09:58 PM 5/24/00 , you wrote:
>As I recall over the years there were three attempts at rear wheel
>steering not counting the Nobel jet car. I also seem to remember none
>getting to the first timing light even with the restrictions of 100 mph
>max to see if they could keep it between the black lines. The answer is
>Nope. In almost any warehouse most fork lifts are required to travel
>backwards for the safety of what seems to be the more natural way of
>getting the vehicle to go in a straight line. In every case the
>correction in trying to go straight became an over correction to bring
>the vehicle back in its intended path only to spin. Gentlemen, it's not
>worth the waste of fabrication time to try what ain't going to work.
>Just my thoughts of seeing a lot of strange things on the salt. It's a
>long wait to the next season.
>Glen
>
>John Beckett wrote:
>
> > Nope, it's real. Just not legal any more.
> >
> > John Beckett, LSR #79
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Daniel Wright" <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 4:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: Rear steering
> >
> > > Am I mistaken, or didn't all of this
> > > rear-steering talk start with "tongue in cheek"
> > > as a joke?
> > > Dick J
> > >
> > > --- Daniel Wright
> > > <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu> wrote:
> > > > Hi
> > > > I have been following with interest the
> > > > discussion on rear steering. I
> > > > can't see in the rule book where it is
> > > > prohibited. Can someone refer me to
> > > > any applicable paragraph?
> > > > Dan Wright
> > > > Dept. of Human Genetics, University of Utah
> > > > dan@saltflats.com
> > > > Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
> > > > "It's amazing what you can do when you don't
> > > > know it can't be done"
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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John Robinson, Mechanician
Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
1513 University Ave.
Madison, Wi. 53706
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FAX 608-265-2316
Current World Land Speed Record Holder
Bonneville Salt Flats
H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
131.333 MPH set 1995
136.666 MPH set 1996
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