Louise:
rumor in the pits is that Don V. resorted to the "up" exhaust to squelch any
grousing about Turbinator being a "thrust" car.
Yeah, everyone I've talked to thinks he was one of the best riders/ drivers
to ever grace the Salt. He was sure MY biggest LSR hero, for well over 20
years.
My point in that last message is that I thought it will take a high exhaust
volume (like a turbine) to be effective in "blown wing" config. (The point
was not to cast any aspersions on Turbinator.)
After reading (today) about the experiments on the old Phantom, it appears
that may not be the right view; maybe recip exhausts could be effective.
Russ, #1226B
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Landspeed Louise
Ann Noeth
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 1:41 PM
To: 'Land Speed List'
Subject: RE: hypersonic LSR/Turbinator
The Turbinator, that high-speed boulevard salt cruiser, has its exhaust
routed straight up with a vengeance and therefore gets no benefit from this
blown airfoil theory. My photos of the car in the lights reveal the exhaust
is well above the car. If anything, the air that doesn't vent well above the
car would be a turbulence detriment to the back of vehicle. Nevertheless,
Don always said the car handled a dream -- save when the tire blew at 458
and he had to rapidly switch driving styles (car vs. bike) to counteract the
cross control phenomenon as the car drooped to the left (3 wheels: bike)
and then righted itself (4 wheels: car)
He was a Zen master of driving control, the car came to rest only few from
the black line (his guide to stay out of the mud dike) and none of us on the
team had a clue there had been any problem until we saw the car with its
nose floating up on one side. Typical Vesco, he just grinned like a pole cat
that had swiped the fattest chicken in the coop leaving us slack jawed. What
a day. What a guy.
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