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Re: Fw: wire wheel discussion

To: "mgs" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Fw: wire wheel discussion
From: "David Pennington" <racerx23@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 09:28:01 -0500
Bullwinkle wrote:
>Shouldn't your last sentence read: "This results in a slight DECREASE
in the PHYSICAL radius of the inside wheel and INCREASE in the
PHYSICAL radius of the outside wheel."  END OF SENTENCE.  Inside being
the wheel on the inside of the turn and for the example the left
wheel(s).

Yes indeed. thanks. I'll pass the correction on to Carl McLelland (the person
who relayed this theory to me, it is actually the work of a third person who
Carl knows but I do not.) If he objects to it (which I doubt he will) I'll let
you know.

>Also, isn't this why dirt track racers using locked differentials have
stager in the setup with the outside tire larger in diameter (and
therefor radius) than the inner?

That sounds correct. Good thing there's not much straightaway!

- Dave

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