Scott
Since you asked! Here is what I would do if I was in your shoes.
If you can't set a record don't forget there is a performance award if you
get within 3% of the record. Something else to shoot for.
LOWER your car. WHATEVER IT TAKES to get it out of the air and down on the
salt.
Forget the wing. Your gonna drive 2500 miles for time only??? Run legal
equipment and run the class. As Backus said "If you don't want to drill any
holes in your car for weight, how are you going to hold the wing and air dam
on?" Add the ballast IF, IF, IF you need it.
Put a belly pan on your ride and go for the 210 MPH A/GCC record. And then
you can run a big rear spoiler.
John B. #79
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Cowle" <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 12:18 PM
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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