Re: Traction control

["Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>]

With the current rules how do you plan on proving it does not control
anything else? There are no tests that can not be easily defeated. I hope no
one thinks jacking the car up and running the engine driving the rear wheels
to see if they speed limit is a real test. With current wireless technology
devices do not have to be hard wired to each other in order to communicate.
Think cell phone, cordless phone, wireless networking and IR wireless.. A
$79.00 cordless phone runs at 2.4 GHz with spead spectrum channel hopping.
and comes with 2 transcevers plus a lot of other stuff you don't need. It is
not a 'Star Trek' sort of thing to have a device you can call with a cell
phone and reprogram it.. As James said 'the cat is out of the bag'.  The
only way you can enforce TC rules is to remove every electrical device from
the car, including the battery.

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Tone" <gmc6power@earthlink.net>
To: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: Traction control


> Oh! Oh!  The cat's out of the bag!!! If you were an inspector you'd know
all
> about these.  Pretty simple huh!!!!
>
> Subject: PLEASE NOTE  Not really Traction control!!!!!!
>
>
> > A device called a synchronizer is available for twin screw boats that
> lights a
> > light when engines are not running close to the same rpm - If the inputs
> came
> > from the drive shaft and the hub of a nondriven wheel rather than two
> engines
> > the light would being indicating wheel slip - If the no wheel slip input
> from
> > the nonpowered hub was X% faster than the drive shaft the light would
> indicate
> > X% wheel slip - For diesel boat engines they make something to create a
> signal
> > to talk to the synchronizer so it can't be to hard for a drive shaft or
a
> hub
> > to do the same - Synchronizers cost $200 to $300 - As its not closed
loop
> > wouldn't think it would be prohibited - The original light might need a
> relay
> > to light an attention getter - Could some of you comment on the
> feasibility of
> > driving with something like this . John