Wes your point is well taken.... don't mess with success.... but How I look
at what it's done in the past is the real key here... Dave's comment on El
Mirage Vs Bonneville is what I have to focus on.... oh and what I have
experience with at Bonneville.....
I know what Dave's going to do tuning wise... and trust me it's ahhh not
pretty to be sitting out there getting that last MPH on the long course with
an ill handling car.... if it's not right sitting on the line it's not going
to get better with speed...
the 51/49 is a working number in my book..... if I have to re-ballast the
back I will.... but I have more faith in my system then his.... it's what I
know.... right wrong or indifferent.... so I'm going with it, and I have
zero fear of it....
What I was trying to do with the post last night was show that others don't
have the same opinion and like you say... it's worked soooo.... that makes
it valid in his book....
Keith ( dang I love stirring stuff up that don't involve Mr. Wankle....
LOL )
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
Cc: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Ballast yet again
> 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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