Hey Skip
Knowing what happens to the power is part of the fun, whether it is salt
racing drag racing dirt racing or concrete corner turning. I suspect all of
us slip some while pushing the soft stuff out from under our tires to reach
hard salt underneath. Some slip more than others and the best setup is
usually found by trial and error. All I know is that with a relatively fixed
coefficient of friction the only way to increase the thrust of the tires is
to load them, either with ballast or wings where allowed. There's a lot of
lead under some of those cars on the salt.
Dave the Hayseed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Higginbotham Land Speed Racing" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
To: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>; "Land-speed Racers"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 8:57 AM
Subject: Cool Air and drag
> Cool air gives more horsepower but requires more
> >horsepower to cut through the denser air so you break even.
> >Dave the Hayseed
>
> Dave,
> You have a point but.....here I go again......do you really break even? I
> think.....aaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!......that the engine makes a little more
> power than the increase in drag. So speed goes up a little.....may be that
> the mixture was rich the afternoon before and the denser air just made the
> mixture better.....and thus more power. Aero drag with density change I
can
> calculate but knowing what happens to the power.....precisely....is near
> impossible at the salt........for me.
> Skip(not going to WOS....bored.......turbos next year so will run faster
in
> the afternoon)
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