You know Ed that is an amazing statement... because of it's truth.... I
really have done well with Mike Cook's advice out there at Muroc...( 100lb
sand behind the tires) and Then putting almost 600lbs in the car for
Bonneville....
It's Our Kinda Traction control..... Cheap.... sorta.... you still have to
accelerate .... so it's still a five mile drag race.... kinda...
K
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Cc: <Flowbench@aol.com>; <dwarner@electrorent.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: Traction Control
> Actually Keith, you have done pretty well with the traction control you
have-
> lead & sandbags.
> Ed
>
> Keith Turk wrote:
>
> > You know what Mike.... Your statement is interesting because I do think
in
> > seconds.... .... I want that 15 second mile this year... Maybe someday
the
> > M/S will capture a 12 second mile...
> >
> > Why would we want to limit how someone does this? What kind of racing
are
> > we doing? I love the Rule Book and the way the SCTA/ECTA has so few
> > rules.... So why limit traction control?
> >
> > Can I take your EFI away Mike? Think of what a Great advancement that
is
> > for the Turbo Motors... same thing with the Traction control.... someday
> > maybe? or maybe not.... But let folks try it.... see what the
advantages
> > are.....what the disadvantages are....
> >
> > Keith ( I am barely capable of running a Carburator at this point... let
> > alone mechanical fuel injection.... and I am thinking traction control?
> > hmmm )
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Flowbench@aol.com>
> > To: <kturk@ala.net>; <Flowbench@aol.com>; <dwarner@electrorent.com>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: Traction Control
> >
> > > Keith, I'm well aware of kenny and his magic bike but a road course
and
> > > Bonneville are different ( I know Duhhhh! ) You may not notice it be
be
> > are
> > > not racing for speed, we are racing for time. When you run 12.16 in
the
> > last
> > > mile your avg. speed is about 295 mph. Guess what it takes to run 300?
Not
> > 5
> > > mph but .16 tenths of a second in a mile! Just my slanted view of it.
I
> > think
> > > traction control should be legal, We'll beat 'em anyway :)
> > >
> > > Mike
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