Murf:
this "golf ball dimple" thread has been opened more than once on this list.
To me, it never seems to produce useful info. I'd sure like some definitive
answers, myself.
I couldn't find anything about LSR efforts on the Corbin site (although I do
remember a great-looking Harley partial-streamliner that (I think) they ran
in "special construction" category in 2001.
Russ, #1226B
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To: John Szalay; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Arfon's Aerodynamics, a thought.
> Has anyone looked at the golfball principle ?
> a dimpled skin on a streamliner. a golfball flys
> further because
> of the dimples, a smooth ball less. a rough skin on
> a baseball allows
> more distance.
Wasn't it Corbin that had the golf ball dimpled faring
on a bike on the salt?
I wonder if we can really apply what works to either
ball to a vehicle. The baseball/golfball can rotate
while the bike/car can't. Exactly when do the dimples
provide benefit - while rotating or not?
Murf
#1301b M/PG-250
Twin Jugs Racing
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