Pork Pie:
thanks for the clarification. I can understand your reluctance to support the
idea
of jumping into TC for LSR, based on your salt experience with the M-class.
However, I do think other ways of implementing TC (such as that suggested by
Dave
Dahlgren) have much more potential for the salt.
And I understand that you actually work for the Trues' competitors. I was
referring
to your recent analysis of the rod failure that Mary had on their car (excellent
reading for all of us. Thanks for that.)
Best Regards,
Russ Mack
"pork.pie" wrote:
> Hi Folks.
>
> Ups, I fear I kicked in a wasps' nest.
>
> May be I was misunderstood.
>
> What I liked to say, was, if someone like to go to a traction control, he has
>to
> see effect, advantages and problems. which comes out of TC from a lot of
> different ways.
>
> My idea with this letter was, to open a lot of directions, which has to be
> seen.
> And when I read the response, I have to say, that there are a lot more.
>
> Thanks Russ, for your long response.
>
> I'm sure that the racers, who runs for years at the salt, can give some more
> inputs in this dicussion.
>
> A little background, where some of my opinion comes from.
>
> I was one of the test drivers for the Mercedes M-Class.
> I done a lot for the long distance drive test. I also drove this car on the
> salt.
> The M-Class is using a TC over the brakes. To my expierence which I got on the
> salt with this car, I'm a little bit "critical" to use TC on salt.
>
> I'm sure that TC can give the ride a big advantage, but in the other way,
>it's a
> big gamble. If the TC works not perfect all the way down to the end of the
> track, you be in trouble. And a perfect working TC had to be invented at
>first -
> in the moment there are not one.
>
> And, what Russ said, it's absolute right, that the aerodynamic resistance of
>the
> car body is the factor we have to reduce. So it's all the time a compromise,
> between aerodynamic and downforce - and to protect the tires from to much
> pressure.
> Earl's car is, pardon me, still that he was modified for a aerodynamic body
> shape, a brick in the wind, which produced a lot of downforce.
>
> Al last, I wrote this before, my English is limited, so it can be happened
>that
> this what I like to say, comes otherwise over as I meant, sorry for that.
>
> By the way, I'm not working for the True/Kostella team. This great people are
>my
> toughiest competitors on the salt in the I/GS and I/FS class.
>
> I'm running with Don & Terry the little Green with the #286.
> But I have no problem to be a fair sportsman, and to give this guys a help on
> the salt, when I have time.
>
> See ya
>
> Thomas "Pork Pie" Graf
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