You bike guys Will be doing what the roadster boys do--add weight or get a BIG
boy to ride-em--increase the coe-friction you smaller bike types just will not
be able to makem stick --- lol wmts
>
> From: "gary baker" <lsr350@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2003/07/14 Mon PM 05:39:29 CDT
> To: rtmack@concentric.net, ddahlgren@snet.net
> CC: jkamo@rap.midco.net, Rick@rbmotorsports.com, saltrat@pro-blend.com,
> land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: another reason to go to speedweek
>
> Russ wrote
> >However-- the really fast "sit-on" bikes top speeds are being limited by
> >the
> >aerodynamic "wall". When they get up into the mid-200 range, the aero
> >resistance (Cds above .6, remember) is greater than the thrust that can be
> >sustained by the one (lightly-loaded) drive tire-- so the wheel spins.
> >IMHO.
>
> >I predict that this 'busa that Joe found will NOT go significantly faster
> >than Noonan's-- unless they have REALLY improved aerodynamics.
>
> Thanks Russ to the lead in on my favourite subject I agree with you 100% my
> gut feeling is that unless some real smart cookie has found a way of getting
> good Cd figures from the existing partial streamline rules as they now stand
> sit on bikes dont stand a snowflakes chance in hell of attaining much
> greater terminal velocities regardless of the amount of HP you produce we(
> sit on cycles ) have very serious traction problems, I believe ( I may be
> wrong ) that speed king ( john noonan ) was spinning his rear the whole run
> as where the maxton busa's even on concreate unless there is some new
> technology out soon that will allow much greater traction ( that is allowing
> the full potental of all the HP produced to be used without slippage ) then
> aerodynamics is the way to go and for reasons I cannot understand ( sorry
> Joe ) that have been put forward as to why the partial streamline rules
> cannot be changed or altered to allow much greater freedom in aero design
> then the situation will remain static basically you can have as much HP as
> you like BUT if you cannot put it to the ground efficiently its just" pissin
> in the wind" but them figures sure is impressive :)
> Gary ( waitin on a truck load of parts from the States )
>
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