Bryan,
I don't disagree with what you said but as a guy who has personally
financed and built two streamliners, I don't want to see it in our sport. It
adds cost and takes control away from the driver. We have the technology
today to run the car without a driver. Who wants that? Until someone steps
up and offers to provide the systems at no cost, most of us don't want
engine management or traction control. In fact if it was free I would not
want it.
Maybe we need to form an organization of old fashioned traditionalist fuddy
duddy racers like me and Tom who want to build and drive our own stuff
without all this outside stirring about high technology. One group for
racers and one group for technocrats.
If that doesn't start a riot, then I have lost my touch
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan A. Savage Jr" <basavage@earthlink.net>
To: "Dan" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
Cc: "land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: Lessman Streamliner
> Dan, what Dave is saying is that traction control can be made part
> of the engine management system. The program only needs two
> data inputs, RPM and time. Nothing else, no wheel sensors ....
> nothing ...
> F-1 has found it impossible to enforce this rule.
> I think SCTA would be wise to make the traction control rule
> match reality and delete all references to it.
> There is NO way the rule can be enforced where engine management
> systems are allowed.
> That's the reality.
>
> Bryan Savage
>
>
> Dave Dahlgren wrote:
> >
> > Dan can I test a car with traction control although not go for any
particular
> > record?? i have programmed this feature on many cars and it is quite
safe and
> > does not use the brakes to accomplish the comtrol, or the throttle or
anything
> > else that takes all final control away from the driver in any way.
Basically it
> > just makes the engine produce less power if the wheels are spinning.
> > Dave Dahlgren
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