Howdy,
another thought of the overcorrection problem, perhaps a reversed
steering quickener, one that slows down the input to the steering...? ....
also, how many of the other vehicles were front wheel drive? any
guess as to front rear weight bias? where was the driver in the vehicle?
were the vehicles long and skinny, or short and fat?
At 09:58 PM 5/24/00 , you wrote:
>As I recall over the years there were three attempts at rear wheel
>steering not counting the Nobel jet car. I also seem to remember none
>getting to the first timing light even with the restrictions of 100 mph
>max to see if they could keep it between the black lines. The answer is
>Nope. In almost any warehouse most fork lifts are required to travel
>backwards for the safety of what seems to be the more natural way of
>getting the vehicle to go in a straight line. In every case the
>correction in trying to go straight became an over correction to bring
>the vehicle back in its intended path only to spin. Gentlemen, it's not
>worth the waste of fabrication time to try what ain't going to work.
>Just my thoughts of seeing a lot of strange things on the salt. It's a
>long wait to the next season.
>Glen
>
>John Beckett wrote:
>
> > Nope, it's real. Just not legal any more.
> >
> > John Beckett, LSR #79
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Daniel Wright" <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 4:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: Rear steering
> >
> > > Am I mistaken, or didn't all of this
> > > rear-steering talk start with "tongue in cheek"
> > > as a joke?
> > > Dick J
> > >
> > > --- Daniel Wright
> > > <daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu> wrote:
> > > > Hi
> > > > I have been following with interest the
> > > > discussion on rear steering. I
> > > > can't see in the rule book where it is
> > > > prohibited. Can someone refer me to
> > > > any applicable paragraph?
> > > > Dan Wright
> > > > Dept. of Human Genetics, University of Utah
> > > > dan@saltflats.com
> > > > Utah Salt Flats Racing Association
> > > > "It's amazing what you can do when you don't
> > > > know it can't be done"
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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John Robinson, Mechanician
Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
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Current World Land Speed Record Holder
Bonneville Salt Flats
H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
131.333 MPH set 1995
136.666 MPH set 1996
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