Jon, I would be willing to bet that you and Scott were hit by "Thermals" or
little Dust Devils as we call them in W. TX--over crops or grass they are
almost invisible--especially if you arent looking for them.. wmts
>
> From: "Jon Wennerberg" <jonw@up.net>
> Date: 2003/06/17 Tue AM 09:18:27 CDT
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: rule changes
>
> Hey, it's my turn -- you guys are talking about my bike, so maybe I should
> add a nickle's worth.
>
> Last year's World Finals hassle in inspection was indeed a rear-height
> problem. I had a non-factory tailsection on the scooter and it measured 38"
> off the ground. A bunch of turns out of the rear shock preload adjuster
> took care of that -- but, in retrospect, I should taken some of the damping
> out of the shock, too. Headshake around 170 is exciting -- it turned out
> that the shock was "pumping down" on each bump and not coming back up, so a
> couple of miles down the course I'd be riding on the stops -- no movement
> left in the shock. All fixed now -- handled fine at 190+. The Toy bodywork
> is low enough to pass inspection.
>
> Then there's the sidewind issue -- see my earlier comments about heading for
> the cones and the timing lights at EL Mirage last November while riding
> through the strong cross-wind from the right rear. At Maxton last month
> both Scott Guthrie and I were tossed right-to-left by winds of less than 10
> mph from the side. Anybody got new shorts for us? With the bike as tall as
> it is I'd be hesitant to add much more surface area to the sides fearing
> major handling troubles. Maybe on a low-built streamliner, maybe -- but I'm
> not going to get in the rules meeting and ask for allowance for more rear
> wheel enclositude in the partial streamliner class. Going down the long
> course at Warp 4++ with the bike tilted 10 or 20 degrees to one side (to
> compensate for the wind) is more excitement than I need.
>
> Jon and Nancy Wennerberg
> Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
> #436 Marquette, Michigan #1478
> (that's way up North)
>
>
"Sparky"
Lakester 2211
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