Plus, isn't the mud lake bed softer and adds drag to the wheels? So might
stop pretty naturally cept from 760 mph or so..
mayf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
To: "landspeed@autox.team.net" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: chutes and towlines
> As I recall, Andy Green had several chute problems on his record attempts
and
> they ended up losing turn around time on at least one run as they over
shot
> the entended stopping area and had to be towed back. In the end the newer
> stronger tow lines were made of kevlar. I would have to dig into the files
to
> retreave this but they don't have the weight or limited stopping space at
> Black Rock as we do on the salt.
>
> Glen
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