They discussed the design on one of the TV segments and as I recall it was a
design by one of the formula one designers they consulted with on ram air
etc.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
To: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; "DOUG ODOM"
<popms@thegrid.net>; "land-speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 5:10 AM
Subject: Re: Hood Scoop
> Glen
> Thanks for jogging my memory. I noticed this weekend watching the US
> Nationals that it was the Dodge's that did have the strange shape inlet.
> Especially Darrel Alderman's. Noticed another unique scoop too on the top
> fuel cars. The scoop appeared to be 3 seperate tubes that converge
together
> while making a large radius bend into the blower.
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
> To: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>; "land-speed"
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Hood Scoop
>
>
> > Doug
> > I don't know if you had any responses to this but I see where a couple
of
> > the NHRA Pro Stockers are using this scoop. I believe it's the Dodges.
> Might
> > check that out.
> > Glen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>
> > To: "land-speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 8:52 PM
> > Subject: Hood Scoop
> >
> >
> > > List; Does anyone have any contacts with an IRL, CART or F1 team or
> > > engineer? I want to know the reason the scoops that I am seeing on
these
> > > cars seem to have an triangle shape with rounded corners. Is there a
> > > advantage to this shape? Are there turning vanes inside the scoop? My
> > > scoop on our car is the one I had to repair after tipping the car over
> > > in Nov. Now it is cracking and I need to redo it. I can change it now
> > > easier if there is a good reason.
> > > Doug Odom in big ditch
///
/// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list
/// To unsubscribe send a plain text message to majordomo@autox.team.net
/// with nothing in it but
///
/// unsubscribe land-speed
///
///
|