snip<Those long wheelbase cars
reduce the weight on the front tire patch>
so why would you want less weight on the front tire patch if that is whats
going to steer you out of trouble ?
If the leverege can make trouble down course worse then why wouldnt a
slippery small car work better than a slippery longer one . Note-- I am
talking Monza vs Firebird -- not roadster vs streamliner--or are they pretty
darn close?
Im just thinking wheelbase here. I know that the Firebird that we ran
handled better than the Monza but now you all have me wondering why. I
thought it was all about the wheelbase.
would the center of pressure on a production car be somewhere in the hood or
somewhere in the winshield? Meaning is it where there is the most pressure?
Aren't you guys happy I'm working out of my house now? Lurker days are over
!!
George in DC
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Subject: Re: Ballast & Handling
And EVERYTHING that DOES NOT move HAS to obey the laws
of physics, likewise . If the car encounters yaw, the lengthened wheelbase
multiplies the effect of the air pressure acting upon the leading side of
the
nose, increasing the chance of the car getting sideways, the same way as
if you held a ping pong paddle out the window of a car at speed ......
you might be able to hold it somewhat steady at this speed, but not if
it was fastened out on the end of a broom handle, or such .
It is all leverage. As you stated the longer wheelbase does give the
driver a much better chance of making the corrections sooner to
keep it on the straight and narrow . Those long wheelbase cars
reduce the weight on the front tire patch, so all this has to be a
consideration ..... and we' re not even getting into aerodynamics here !
...... fascinating subject ...... or is that FASTinating ?
bdf
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