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Re: Inertia Switches

To: "JAMES CANNON" <dr.piston@worldnet.att.net>,
Subject: Re: Inertia Switches
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 09:40:11 -0600
For those of you who have never Met Jim Cannon by the way.... this fella is
a treat.... Not quite right in the Head.... (knew you would appreciate that
Jim) this fella has some unreal talents with a Harley.... his basic
workmanship is flawless and his scooters always seem to run Semi Fast.....
No Jim I don't want to race you with the Mini Bike....

if you have any Scooter questions he would be a good Person to ask....

Keith

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> From: JAMES  CANNON <dr.piston@worldnet.att.net>
> To: dahlgren <dahlgren@uconect.net>; Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield
<lemay@hiwaay.net>; Land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Inertia Switches
> Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 8:37 AM
> 
> Ditto on the bad idea, a poor choice of paths down the Maxton mile could
> very well trip a switch and where would you be then
> 
> 
> Jim in Salem VA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dahlgren <dahlgren@uconect.net>
> To: Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield <lemay@hiwaay.net>;
> Land-speed@autox.team.net <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Inertia Switches
> 
> 
> >This is a not a good idea in all the racing i have done in the last 10
> >years or so since EFI came out.. There are a lot of reasons to set one
> >off starting with a bump from the push car.. They are as safe as any car
> >with a mechanical switch if installed correctly so that if the engine
> >stops the electric pump stops .. Just like a mechanical pump with a carb
> >or a Hilborn setup...Please don't encourage the rule makers to add
> >something that is very hard to test...And above all is a non issue maybe
> >they should check to see if the engine is shut off does the pump stop. I
> >bet there are a bunch of carb cars with electric pumps that are not
> >nearly as safe as EFI.. I know that you are a very good engineer , this
> >is my field of expertise though.. I have been there and done that from
> >designing EFI parts that have won the 24 hrs of Daytona several times
> >and lot of other world championships to 7 second doorslammers and 130mph
> >offshore race boats and won in all those areas...Oh set a couple of
> >records at the salt just for fun too...
> >Dave Dahlgren
> >Engine Management Systems
> >
> >"Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield" wrote:
> >>
> >> Any of you with, ahem, electronic fuel injection systems, using an
> inertia
> >> switch to cut off fuel when things go bad (hopefully not)? If so where
is
> >> it mounted? Most (all?) seem to be located somewhere in the trunk area
of
> >> the new cars.
> >>
> >> Any thoughts? Actually they should be used on any car with electric
fuel
> >> pump? Perhaps this needs to be a rule addition for safety?
> >>
> >> mayf
> >>
> >> L.E. Mayfield
> >> 124 Maximillion Drive
> >> Madison, Al. 35758-8171
> >> 1-256-837-1051
> >>
> >> old >>>>>>>>  http://www.hsv.tis.net/~mayfield
> >> new >>>>>>>>  http://home.hiwaay.net/~lemayf
> >>
> >> DrMayf@AOL.com
> >> lemay@hiwaay.net   <<<<preferred
> >>
> >> Sunbeam Tiger, B9471136
> >> Sunbeam Alpine Bonneville Land Speed Racer,
> >> '66 Hydroplane Drag Boat (390 FE)
> 
> 

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