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Re: Ballast yet again

To: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Ballast yet again
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:42:34 -0400
I would think that most of the racing at the lakes has little to do with
handling at terminal speed at Bonneville. In one situation you have positive g
input to the chassis at all times and in the other you don't when you reach
terminal speed..
Dave

W S Potter wrote:
> 
> My understanding was that your car had been running as a race car for some
> time.  What was the experience with others who have driven that car?  Have
> there been handling problems at speed?  What were the problems with it
> before you acquired it?
> 
> You may want to talk to the owner of Flatfire.  When he sold the car several
> years ago it was set up with the weight in a radically different location
> and ended up in a ball.  They rebuilt the car with the weight in the
> original location ... no reported problems.
> 
> That aero testing on the track seems to me to be more trustworthy than
> speculation for a specific, proven car ... but what do I know?
> 
> Wes

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