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Re: Weight and Balance ----MORE stuff again

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Subject: Re: Weight and Balance ----MORE stuff again
From: Sparky <wmtsmith@landracing.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 9:12:33 -0500
KT--When are you going to put some RECON PHOTOS of the Berkley on you web 
site--get busy boy--the world is curious and wants to KNOW!!!! wmts
> 
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> Date: 2003/06/20 Fri AM 08:42:24 CDT
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Weight and Balance stuff again
> 
> Well it's time to scale another car and I'm going to stick the Camaro on the
> scales just for giggles... should be fun to see how close I keep it over the
> last 4 yrs..
> 
> I haven't looked at the Achieves but I'm pretty sure there is a LONG thread
> about this subject...  What I'm doing is simply duplicating what I used to do
> with an Aircraft's weight and balance form....
> 
> Set up a line say 50"s in front of the car and take accurate measurements to
> the wheels and then add the weight in....at the exact inch location aft of the
> line... then with the weight and the distance I can find the Moment of the
> wheel.( by multiplying it )... each of these added together and then divided
> gives me a number of inches aft of the line on the floor that will be the
> Center of Gravity.... nothing fancy... I just want to make sure I've got a bit
> more on the front tires then the back...
> 
> Thought I'd share how I was doing it
> 
> Keith ( off to borrow my buddies Scales )( hey this is twice this year I've
> used that Pilot stuff.... whew hoooo ain't life grand )
> 
>> 

  "Sparky"
Lakester 2211

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