Actually Mayf, it was a 900 degree "maneuver"..... Idid n't run over my chute
either.... In fact, if it had come out in the first place, Iwouldn't have had
to pitch the car ;-) (shoulda just run over theatvs and dirt bikes at the end
of the track..... )
Ed
>-----Original Message-----
>From: drmayf [mailto:drmayf@mayfco.com]
>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 04:46 PM
>To: 'don thigpen'
>Cc: land-speed@autox.team, 'Elon', NT788@comcast.net
>Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Polar Moment
>
>Well, Don, I agree with you, lol! I have about 16 degrees in my SUnbeam
>and it is pretty much a light steering control car. When I managed to
>spin it this October due to other issues, I found the wheel always
>trying to steer into the skid and self correct itself. I was pleased
>with teh outcome. Had I had less caster I think I would have done the
>special Ed Van Scoy 360 degree braking maneuver. As it was, I didn't run
>over the chuite tow line and it didn't wrap around my neck. Oh and I
>have a locked rear end to boot! The key I think is getting the car in
>correct alignment.
>
>mayf
>don thigpen wrote:
>
>> A lot of caster = steer-correct- steer-correct-steer-spin! A lot of castor
>>would work good rock climbing! jack
>>
>>you mean i have had this all wrong for the last 45 years ? oh you are
>>talking about negative caster ? hmmmmmmmmm ............... positive caster
>>makes a vehicle tend to stay in a straight line dont it ? and dont positive
>>caster put the weight behind the contact patch ?
>>
>>wow , i am confused now ..... but then i am old and easily confused !
>>
>>don t
>>evo power & machine
>>www.accessatc.net/~piggy
>>www.snartracing.com
>>SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES..... THEY ARE NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
>>ANYTHING... BUT THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM
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