very often, the problem from the instability with the chute comes from the rear
end of the car - in other words, the turbulences the rearend produce and which
"crashed" into the chute. Best example for a bad rearend - Craig Taylors big
electric car from the Ohio University, who runs last year a new electric
record. Tom Burkland and myself, we both told Craig that above
250 mph, the chute will move the cars rearend around due the bed rear end
erodynamic - the long rope will elimante the problem slightly but not really.
When he runs his 270 out of the 5 and he pulled the chute, the rear moves left
and right.
A long rope can help to reduce the instability, but at first check the rearend,
what kind of turbulences it can produce. By a streamliner some Vortex can help
to reduce the problem.
Nish use them on the 998 and Nebelous II and III got them on the rearend.
See ya
Pork Pie
"John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com> schrieb:
> Tom
>
> I will defenatly plan to change my driving style for shut down and drive
> into the 'chute in the future. I need to try something different. Chutes and
> instability have been an unsolved problem for me with some vehicles. The
> Mustang II was always stable when the 'chute deployed. When we rebodied to
> the Chevette we had all sorts of instability. Same chassis, same 'chute. The
> Honda seems to be stable deploying the 'chute, at least at 200. Driving into
> the 'chute is the one thing I haven't tried yet , but willing to see if it
> changes anything or not.
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