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Re: Unloading a low car

To: kturk@ala.net, land-speed@autox.team.net, johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us,
Subject: Re: Unloading a low car
From: "Joseph Timney" <TIMNEYJJ@sterlingdi.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 06:34:30 -0400
Unfortunately, I have HARD LOADED my dragster ONCE!!! It still hurts to think 
of it!

>>> Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com> 07/26 3:52 PM >>>
It's easy to get them off.  Untie it.  Start it
up.  Put it in reverse.  Rev to seven grand.  Pop
clutch.  Do not try to load that way!
Dick J  

--- John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
wrote:
>  If your going to all the trouble to build the
> "air damn" the closer to the
> ground the better. Low car's are ton's of fun
> to get on and off the trailer.
> 
> JB
> 
> 
> At 02:59 PM 7/26/99 -0500, Keith Turk wrote:
> >I do the quickie "pump up"  on the course
> there at Maxton... 
> >
> >our goal is to let the car down to about
> 1.5-2"and then as the chute comes
> >out and all is well ...we start pumping them
> up to get the car up and not
> >have a problem with the long shut down
> area.... or the return road... seems
> >to work fine... even if we don't because of
> the increased altitude during
> >slow speed operations.. Down force can cause
> it to collapse as much as 2"
> >with low air pressure...
> >
> >None of this is rocket science even Springs or
> coil overs collapse with
> >downforce... the question is really how much
> and how bad do you want to
> >control that ....
> >
> >We are still going to have to remove the
> AirDamn Prior to loading the car
> >on the trailer.. I think...
> >
> >
> >Keith Turk 
> >Austin Healey 100, Bugeye, Box sprites,
> Bonneville Camaro ( Land Speed
> >Racer) 
> >
> >
> >----------
> >> From: John Beckett
> <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
> >> To: kturk@alanet; land-speed@autox.team.net 
> >> Subject: Re: Spoiler altitude
> >> Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 1:16 PM
> >> 
> >> As long as your on the prepared (scraped)
> course and the prepared turn
> >> outs, one inch would be fine (were talking
> front here, right), but if you
> >> should venture off for some reason be
> prepared to pump up the air bags in
> >a
> >> hurry.
> >> 
> >> JB
> >> 
> >> At 01:51 PM 7/26/99 EDT, V4GR@aol.com wrote:
> >> >2 inches is plenty of clearance in my
> opinion. Maybe more than you will
> >> need. 
> >> >Its only on the turnout that you may start
> plowing salt, and at 2 inches
> >I 
> >> >think you will be fine.  Rich Fox.  P.S.
> Vega once again will go into
> >high 
> >> >gear which should be a big help at salt.
> >> >
> >> 
> >> 
> >
> 
> 
> 




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