----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
To: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; "Land Speed"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: Ground Effects
> Tom
> As I recal Chavin Emmons had ground effects on his mod roadster and some
> vortex generators under the belly pan that came off at the lakes. Not sure
> if the down force was putting the bellypan on the ground. He would be a
> good one to talk to though.
> Glen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> To: "Land Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:02 PM
> Subject: Ground Effects
>
>
>> List,
>>
>>
>> I know this has been discussed before on the network, but I have a
>> question. A friend here in Redding is building a Modified Roadster (front
>> engined). He brought by a model he has been working on and quizzed me
>> about the ground effects. The underside of the car has a opening at the
>> front that narrows down through the tunnel to about half its original
>> induction width to about mid point of the car's underside, then dumps
>> into an boxed area the width of the car from there to the rear. With the
>> model setting on a flat board, using an air nozzle to induce air at the
>> front of the car, it takes a bit of effort to pick the car up. The ground
>> effects definitely is working.
>>
>> His question is...can you have too much ground effects? I said that in my
>> opinion, the more the better, but after thinking about it I suppose that
>> more than needed would scrub off the speed potential. This really isn't
>> my area of expertise, what is the thinking of the "speed gurus" out
>> there.
>>
>> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC
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