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Re: LSR list -- rear steer

To: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>
Subject: Re: LSR list -- rear steer
From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 12:32:40 -0500
Howdy,
          HEAR!HEAR!! there is a lot to that for me too................


At 12:06 PM 5/26/00 , you wrote:
>Ahh but if you want me to work really hard on something, just tell me you
>can't do that it won't work.
>Jim in Palmdale
>
>-- Original Message -----
>From: <V4GR@aol.com>
>To: <john@engr.wisc.edu>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 9:55 AM
>Subject: Re: LSR list -- rear steer
>
>
> > List; As was pointed out boats have rear steer and most of us have driven
>a
> > boat without hitting anything. Also you can get turned by just using the
> > rudder pedals, I guess, using up a lot of sky. Both of these vehicles have
> > single point steering. In my mind the only car that would possibly benefit
> > from rear steering would be a streamliner of the pollywog shape. And that
> > might work.                                             Who would have
>ever
> > thought so much could be written about something almost no one has any
>plan
> > of trying?  Rich Fox
> >


              John Robinson, Mechanician
   Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
                 1513 University Ave.
                  Madison, Wi. 53706
                     608-262-3606
                   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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