Pork Pie
Actually my experience at 240 MPH, in a 120" WB car, is very much the same
as Joe Kugals at 300 MPH in a 101" car. Personally don't think the car being
a hand full has much of anything to do with wheelbase, not that it isn't
possible, and there are other factors like a wet surface, but the big part
in my estimation is the lack of acceleration on the top end. Now I've not
driven a long WB car over 218 MPH so I don't have that ability to compare
two different WB cars at same higher speeds yet.
I would assume that if any of us began to build a Streamliner tomorrow we
would probably start with a long WB and perhaps hit on the right
combination. What has been discussed so far on this list would certainty
help some try and do it right the first time. But a Streamliner or Lakester
has that freedom of design.
Now some classes, like /ALT, /GC etc. can't lengthen the WB. So the builder
has to work within the limitations of the vehicle and class they choose.
What is the best way to make a short (relatively speaking) 90 to 110" WB
stock bodied "brick" go fast and handle to the best of it's ability?
John #79
----- Original Message -----
From: "pork.pie" <pork.pie@t-online.de>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:03 AM
Subject: Wheelbase2
> Hi John,
>
> you request, why the Firebird with his very short wheelbase was not effect
from
> the "length". Forget the Firebird, this is a stock body, a door slammer.
> Jerry's car got independent suspension and reinforcements from the roller
cage
> etc. so the chassis is very very strong
> For this car is important that the wheels are "straight" and the
suspension is
> in a alignment. If you increase the wheelbase, it would have the same
positive
> effect as on a "special" - means homemade frame.
> I remember this run very well, I was one of the first guys, who
congratulate Joe
> for the record - my car runs with Don (McBride) on the wheels the run
before Joe
> - we missed our own record by 0,2 mph.
> But it was not so easy for Joe as it looks from the outside, he told us
that it
> was a real though run, and the car tried to go everwhere.
>
> Maybe it was also the very wet top surface of the salt, which we got this
> morning - this wet salt cost us a new record.
>
> That the Firebird runs over 300mph, call it sheer power, in reality the
car is a
> brick in the air.
>
> Hope this explanation helps you, if you need more information, let me
know.
>
> By the way, aerodynamic - Larry, DrMayf - can you clearify this air dams.
> I think I understood what you mean and I can explain this aerodynamic
effect,
> but before I like to answer, I like to be sure that we talk from the same.
>
> I remember very well the rooster tail........
>
> At last to Keith Turk, you are a real funny joker with your humor - but
let
> me say something to your name.
> In Germany people will write your name in the spelling
>
> Kiff Tuerk
>
> What means a Turk full with LSD or some other kind of drugs
>
> No wonder where this humor comes from, SMILE.
>
> All the best
>
> Pork Pie
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