Russ;
Didn't a driver get decapitated by a broken chain years ago at Daytona
Beach? Not a pleasant prospect to think what could happen if a chain breaks;
I wonder if a belt drive might be better?
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Russel Mack [mailto:rtmack@concentric.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:35 AM
To: Albaugh, Neil; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: rear suspention
Nobody has mentioned it lately-- but you can completely eliminate this
torque-steer problem with chain (or belt) drive. You still have to make the
chassis stiff enough to keep your sprockets aligned, however. Russ, #1226B
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Albaugh, Neil
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 7:20 PM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: rear suspention
> So why not use a Corvette IRS ?
Lance;
It would work just fine... but without a torque tube, it still flexes the
chassis under engine torque. If the chassis is stiff enough, no problem, but
with long, skinny LSR cars, it isn't easy to make a chassis torsionally
stiff.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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