Not all lift is caused by air over the top of the vehicle, air under is just
as bad and more difficult to spoil
once the car is backwards. In most cases the rear is lighter and already
starting to lift as the vehicle turns
into the spin. Seen lots of this at the lakes and Bonneville from my seat in
the timing trailer.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
To: "Bryan Savage" <basavage@earthlink.net>; "List Land Speed"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Rails vs Spoilers
> Right, and that's only to take 180 to 200 MPH situations. What would they
> need to look like for 300 MPH?
>
> JB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan Savage" <basavage@earthlink.net>
> To: "List Land Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 11:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Rails vs Spoilers
>
>
> > To anyone thinking about making their own Roof Spoilers.
> >
> > Find a real NASCAR unit and examine it. You'll be impressed by how
> > strong it is.
> > During development they tore the first ones apart. Hard to visualize to
> > forces involved.
> >
> > Bryan
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