I would think that most of the racing at the lakes has little to do with
handling at terminal speed at Bonneville. In one situation you have positive g
input to the chassis at all times and in the other you don't when you reach
terminal speed..
Dave
W S Potter wrote:
>
> My understanding was that your car had been running as a race car for some
> time. What was the experience with others who have driven that car? Have
> there been handling problems at speed? What were the problems with it
> before you acquired it?
>
> You may want to talk to the owner of Flatfire. When he sold the car several
> years ago it was set up with the weight in a radically different location
> and ended up in a ball. They rebuilt the car with the weight in the
> original location ... no reported problems.
>
> That aero testing on the track seems to me to be more trustworthy than
> speculation for a specific, proven car ... but what do I know?
>
> Wes
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