Hey, Dave and Dave! Maybe we could freeze the tires and make them rock
hard! That way we could eliminate the tire rolling resistance due to tire
flex.
mayf, the red necked ignorant desert rat in Pahrump where frozen tires would
last about 40 yards...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "Marge and/or Dave Thomssen" <mdthom@radiks.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: Cool Air and drag
> I would put some very serious consideration into the rolling resistance. I
could
> be convinced that in the morning the salt is actually softer than during
the
> heat of the day. That will suck up a lot of HP very quickly. Sort of like
> driving with the tires under inflated.
> Dave
> Marge and/or Dave Thomssen wrote:
> >
> > Hey Dave
> > I forgot to mention one other thing: Rolling friction
> > It is not dependent on air density, so we should go faster in more dense
> > air. It might be easier to tell the difference with great differences of
> > density (4214ft vs. sea level) than morning versus afternoon density
> > considering all the other variables on the salt.
> > Great fun trying to figure this stuff out!
> > Dave
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