Thank you for the link. I read five pages deep. This is what I got from it:
1. The concept seems best suited for cars that won't/can't be adjusted to a
desirable camber level. The limitation may be design or class rules.
2. Apparently certain race tires have been "cut" with camber dialed in for
many years. While it may not be as specific as this camber tire concept the
idea in principle seems have a "history."
3. There were a fair number of people who questioned what I did. That
primarily being as the larger, outer edge has cornering forces applied the
effect would be for the tire to roll up on its outer edge (the larger outer
edge) and cause the smaller inner portion of the tire to lift off the ground
negating the purpose of this specialized tire.
That said apparently the bumble bee isn't suppose to fly either, so I assume
anything is possible.
Tom
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From: MWood24020@aol.com
To: atwittsend@verizon.net ; tigers@autox.team.net
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tire camber - non Tiger
Here's a pretty good discussion of the Camber Tire...it was definitely a
hot topic amongst us in SCCA a few months ago.
http://sccaforums.com/forums/thread/410825.aspx
In a message dated 9/17/2010 7:58:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
atwittsend@verizon.net writes:
That seems... strange. At least by the image provided. They induce an
angle
in the tire (camber) BUT, the tire rides flat (as if there was zero
camber).
So, when the car corners the forces would seem to negate the 'built in"
camber just like a regular tire. In fact as the car corners it seems
the
car would ride up on the outer part of the tire and increase the speed
at
which it would loose grip
If the point of negative camber is a tire level with the road surface -
while cornering, it seems this idea is reinventing the wheel in circular
reasoning. Am I missing something?
Tom
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Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 7:33 PM
Subject: [Tigers] Tire camber - non Tiger
> When the talk of camber comes up, try this one.
> Mark
>
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_http://translogic.aolautos.com/2010/09/17/cambertire-reinventing-the-wheel/
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(http://translogic.aolautos.com/2010/09/17/cambertire-reinventing-the-wheel/)
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