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301. trailer sway (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:11:39 -0500; It occurred to me what causes the trailer sway cycle - The tail of the trailer sways to the right , the trailer becomes a lever with the trailer tires as the fulcrum - The hitch is pushed to the left; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00312.html (7,769 bytes)
302. Re: trailer sway (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:55:53 -0500; Another couple of ways to outsmart mother nature beside what the others have said - Tuff Tow (sp?) sells a dolly wheel setup that goes under the trailer tongue (the swivel needs to be locked for back; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00320.html (8,243 bytes)
303. RE: front wheel drive - steer (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:55:52 -0500; Hi Rex - My s'liner with front drive isn't finished but I've talked to a lot of people about the design - The important thing seems to be having front wheels with enough negative offset - Bill Summer; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00463.html (7,806 bytes)
304. FWD 101 (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:53:17 -0500; With FWD if the steering axis doesn't pass through or in front of the contact patch (zero scrub radius) the slightest difference in right to left traction makes the car weave unpredictably while acce; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00466.html (6,440 bytes)
305. RE: front wheel drive - steer (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 02:02:08 -0500; I believe only Bob summers drove the Polywog - Bill said after each run Bob was rattled over the scary ride he just had - The Polywog was the first car to use tandem wheels and the first streamliner; /html/land-speed/2003-11/msg00494.html (8,225 bytes)
306. Fw: Rear wheel steering (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:59:26 -0400; Front wheel steering is like a broom dangling from a nail in the wall . Rear wheel steering is like balancing a broom vertically on the palm of your hand and the faster you go the shorter the handle; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00032.html (7,177 bytes)
307. Re: 3 wheel stability (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 12:22:09 -0400; A three wheel car won't tip over easily if the cg is close to the end with two wheels . Kenny Ellis 3 wheeler dragster and the Kent Fuller magicar dragster (chassis single point soft mounted to front; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00070.html (6,460 bytes)
308. Re: tail drager & rear steer (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 12:42:34 -0400; A dc3 crashed on takeoff at a local airport because the pilot forgot to lock the steering on the tail wheel as required . Could that be the key to making rear steer work . Any volunteers ?; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00071.html (6,352 bytes)
309. rear suspention (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:38:45 -0400; Most cars with sprung rears have one or both of these problems . (1) Too much rear roll stiffness (to overcome the effects of drive shaft torque) or (2) unequal rear wheel loading under acceleration; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00566.html (8,293 bytes)
310. Fw: rear suspention (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:00:30 -0400; 500 .The (slot link; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00596.html (10,232 bytes)
311. Fw: rear suspention (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:01:37 -0400; tire steer/ In to; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00597.html (9,280 bytes)
312. suspension/traction question (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:36:31 -0400; If you are dealing with cornering , when the tires bounce off the ground the car moves sideways , that's easy - With foreword acceleration the downward pressure on the contact patch always averages 1; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00660.html (7,708 bytes)
313. Re: suspension/traction question (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 23:27:19 -0400; Hi Dave - There's no question that tires at Bonneville get there share of air time , less of it with springs pushing them down - My question is , with the down force always averaging 1 g and unsprung; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00678.html (8,178 bytes)
314. Re: roll center (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:27:02 -0400; My 60's British racing chassis design book says with independent suspension , the roll centers need to be low to minimize wheel lean during cornering (chassis roll is bad but wheel lean is worse) - S; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00796.html (7,354 bytes)
315. legal traction control (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:47:08 -0400; What are anyone's thoughts on this - Say for a car that had a lot of wheel slip in first gear and a little in second - Two adjustable throttle stops , the first stop disabled by the second gear linka; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg00799.html (6,601 bytes)
316. Re: Steam (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:40:49 -0400; ............the machine ran up to125 mph on a test-stand ........Now that's a macho chassis dyno.; /html/land-speed/2003-10/msg01127.html (6,514 bytes)
317. Re: gyroscopic stablization (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 00:10:54 -0400; Every wheeled vehicle has gyroscopic stabilizers . Bikes have 2 , cars have 4; /html/land-speed/2003-09/msg00673.html (6,266 bytes)
318. Re: El Mirage/Baja 1000 (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:04:01 -0500; Keith that brings back memories of 1975 when I rode as a passenger in the Baja 1000 in a guy's buggy from San Diego . In those days the short VW suspension travel made them brutal to ride in . You wo; /html/land-speed/2006-11/msg00247.html (6,590 bytes)
319. Re: High tech question (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:08:13 -0500; Isn't a thermostat spring opened and vacuum closed by the condensed liquid inside . The opening time would be the how long it took a cc of alchohol or whatever to boil . The only possible failure wou; /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00306.html (6,771 bytes)
320. RE: hydrogen as a fuel (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:37:16 -0500; Hydrogen is 130 octane and makes more power for a given amount of air than gas or alcohol so power wise it ought to be good .; /html/land-speed/2007-01/msg00548.html (7,769 bytes)

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