Glenn, I would think that the farther away you place
weight from the intersection of CG and CA, the more
difficult it will be to control or change direction of
that weight. I believe this was always an issue with
rear engined cars. Put the weight in front of the axle
(mid-engine) and weight transfer is a bit easier to
control and swapping the tail with the nose, not so
problematic.
John
--- Glenn Ridlen <gridlen@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Joon
> I am referring to the moment around the vertical
> axis....I agree that he weight should be placed as
> low as possible for our purposes....drag racers may
> want it a bit higher for weight transfer. My opinion
> is that weight that needs to be added should be
> added near the ends of the chassis. This changes the
> CG with the minimum amount of added weight and
> increases the moment which helps to resist spinning.
>
> Glenn
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