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Re: Rear steering

To: "\"LandSpeed\" Louise Ann Noeth" <lanspeed@west.net>,
Subject: Re: Rear steering
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 13:09:52 -0400
Never got fast enough to get scared, but I sure can relate.

John Beckett, LSR #79

----- Original Message -----
From: ""LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth" <lanspeed@west.net>
To: "john robinson" <john@engr.wisc.edu>; "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: Rear steering


> I believe that anyone who would spend ten minutes talking to Andy
> Green about rear-wheel steering would soon abandon any notion of such
> an idea. Andy and I have spent quite a bit of time talking about this
> very --  in his case, scary -- subject, and the summation was: unless
> there is no other way, don't try to steer this way!
>
>  Speedy Regards,
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
> LandSpeed Productions
> Telling stories with words and pictures
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
> To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 6:00 AM
> Subject: Re: Rear steering
>
>
> > Howdy,
> >           yup, however, this list will continue to amaze anyone
> reading
> > when the right buttons are pushed, and information someone has
> gathered,
> > begins to travel ..... even though the concept of rear steer is on
> the
> > edge, if not outside the realm of do-able, it is a concept that
> intrigues
> > and draws out inquisitive and possibly inventive thinking.
> >
> > At 03:51 PM 5/24/00 , you wrote:
> > >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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