Sparky:
as a rider, this may be the one advantage I have over Joe: I don't have to
add so much ballast! (Most of my ballast is encheladas!)
Russ, #1226B
-----Original Message-----
From: Sparky [mailto:wmtsmith@landracing.com]
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:47 PM
To: gary baker; 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: RE: another reason to go to speedweek
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.
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