- 1. [Land-speed] Bonneville SpeedWeek Notes (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Wright" <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:31:10 -0600
- Hi All Just wanted to congratulate all who got to run at SW. A special tip of the hat to all who set records, or got to park in impound. There are no soft records at Bonneville. Any chance to park in
- /html/land-speed/2007-08/msg00188.html (7,182 bytes)
- 2. [Land-speed] "Liner #667 Video request (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:49:32 -0600
- On Friday at World of Speed, we crashed our G/FS #667. The driver was not injured, but the damage to the car will probably not "Buff Out". If anyone has video or still photos of that crash please co
- /html/land-speed/2007-09/msg00397.html (7,299 bytes)
- 3. [Land-speed] drilling tiny holes (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:06:06 -0600
- The gizmo you want is called a "Sensitive Drill" or a "micro drill adaptor". This device chucks in your regular drill press, but has a freewheeling ring (and a small precision drill chuck) that you
- /html/land-speed/2007-09/msg00457.html (7,352 bytes)
- 4. [Land-speed] exhaust superscavenging (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:50:49 -0700
- Some experimenting has been done in the area you asked about. I was told that Jim Fueling experimented with a mechanically (rather than exhaust driven) driven supercharger to forcibly extract exhaus
- /html/land-speed/2007-11/msg00060.html (8,325 bytes)
- 5. [Land-speed] Deceleration (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:19:55 -0700
- I am currently reading an interesting book on the subject. Check out "Parachute Recovery Systems Design Manual" by T.W. Knacke ISBN 0-915516-85-3 It presents theory, and formulas written for those o
- /html/land-speed/2007-12/msg00025.html (7,690 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Land-speed] Deceleration (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 14:09:48 -0700
- A quick check shows your correct about pricing. Best price I found (used) was $99.95 Original price marked in this one is $49.95. I guess I better appreciate the guy who loaned me this one. It isn't
- /html/land-speed/2007-12/msg00028.html (8,521 bytes)
- 7. [Land-speed] FW: Linear travel sensor (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:16:40 -0700
- I am also recording suspension travel on my liner. I made my own linear travel sensors. I took a throttle position sensor, made a mount block from aluminum, it carries a bearing and mounts the senso
- /html/land-speed/2008-02/msg00137.html (7,701 bytes)
- 8. [Land-speed] Streamliner Aerodynamics (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:58:54 -0600
- You ask good questions. I'm not sure I have any answers, but I do have some thoughts. Raising a liner exposes a lot of tire that is hidden inside the body when the car is low. That probably adds sig
- /html/land-speed/2008-03/msg00067.html (7,930 bytes)
- 9. [Land-speed] Question (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:42:41 -0700
- I have a question-I'm sure some of you folks know the answer off the top of your headWhat is the Frontal Area and the Coefficient of Drag of a typical Bonneville Gas/Fuel Roadster?? The rules for th
- /html/land-speed/2010-02/msg00007.html (7,858 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Land-speed] Question (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:00:29 -0700
- Thanks, we hope that the opportunity to see things from the drivers perspective will help our folks better understand the issues racers deal with. Nothing like a taste of Bonneville reality to ramp
- /html/land-speed/2010-02/msg00008.html (7,788 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Land-speed] Question (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:20:58 -0700
- Well, no it doesn't actually matter. I realize that my knowing the number doesn't change it. But that doesn't mean I don't want to know?!?! Most of the crap I know doesn't really matter that I know
- /html/land-speed/2010-02/msg00010.html (8,011 bytes)
- 12. [Land-speed] Non LSR Crap (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Wright <dwright@genetics.utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:22:25 -0600
- And you guys wonder what killed this list? _______________________________________________ Land-speed@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forum
- /html/land-speed/2011-08/msg00000.html (6,411 bytes)
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