Re: weight

["Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>]

We had around 200mph the first year out there with no Ballast.... wasn't
much fun.

The Ballast just makes the car more stable and honestly based on the
quarter speeds this year the ballast isn't an issue .... we have the Hp to
move it... all we gotta do is have the Hp for a longer period of time.

Keith 

----------
> From: landspeedracer <landspeedracer@msn.com>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; Higginbotham Land Speed Racing
<saltrat@pro-blend.com>; Scott  Cowle <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>;
land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: weight
> Date: Thursday, November 08, 2001 3:32 PM
> 
> K
> 
> How much Ballast would you need to add if you were only running 200 to
210
> MPH?
> 
> JB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: "Higginbotham Land Speed Racing" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; "Scott
Cowle"
> <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 4:08 PM
> Subject: Re: weight
> 
> 
> > Scott the Camaro wgts 3200 and change without the ballast and we add
> around
> > 600lbs at Bonneville.
> >
> > K

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