I'm not any authority but sounds good to me. Rich Fox working in an open
shop in short sleeves in San Mateo, Ca.
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Cowle <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, October 26, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: wings versus weight ?
> I run my car in A/FALT at Maxton but also drive my car on the street.In
>the summer of 2003 I will be taking the car to Bonneville and I want to go
>200mph. I have noticed that several people use added weight to aid traction
>on the salt. I don't want to add weight as it would have to be bolted down
>which would require drilling holes in this car.What I intend to do is add a
>front air dam and put a wing on the trunk, reinforced that will look like
>the wing of a Plymouth superbird.All reports I've seen say that at racing
>speeds these wings could generate as much as 600lbs downforce. My car is
>narrower and smaller that a 70 Daytona or Superbird but I figured if I
could
>get 300-400 pounds or downforce it would push the rearend down and aid
>traction without burning out the tires.I realize that this would disqualify
>my car for my class but I only want to run for time anyways not for a
>record, my car isn't nearly fast enough for the Bonneville record.As long
as
>my car is safe enough will they let me do this? Is my thinking reasonable
>here or off base? I'd appreciate a response guys and gals as I'm starting
to
>work on the car for the April meet at Maxton.
>Scott, in cold and possibly snowy Oakville Ontario
>
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