Hi Dave - There's no question that tires at Bonneville get there share of
air time , less of it with springs pushing them down - My question is , with
the down force always averaging 1 g and unsprung weight being maybe 20% how
much faster is a sprung car - John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: suspension/traction question
> If you could yet a track that was perfectly smooth and level and zero wind
along
> with zero slip at any power output then it is a perception.. For anything
else
> it ought to help... A solid suspension has the equivilnet of two kick
balls at
> each end for the suspension. I can roll one down a perfectly smooth road
very
> easy until they hit a pebble and are undamped.. Try it sometime.
> Dave
>
> John Burk wrote:
> > Is the benefit of suspension actual or a
> > perception - John
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