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Re: [Land-speed] Charles Nearburg

To: List Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>, Bryan Savage
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Charles Nearburg
From: <sparky.2211@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:47:44 -0500
My GUESS would be MOTEC traction control.


---- Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> While reading Howard Nafzger's comments about the car he designed and
built,
> "How did Charles hook up so much horsepower with two-wheel drive?b
>
> A very interesting question. Before he did it, I couldn't believe you
> could put enough
> power down on the salt to exceed 400MPH.
>
> All I can think of is that the car has outstanding aero so it didn't
> have to put down
> a lot of power...??
>
> As it was an FIA run, it wasn't a tail wind.
>
> Anyone else have any ideas?
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