yeah, i remember that book, challenger had no suspension, thompson didn't
believe in shocks, talked about how it hurt his back.
lance
ps- i flunked high school typing too
----- Original Message -----
From: "cmpile" <hoxiepoo@cox.net>
To: "Land Speed Digest" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 10:48 PM
Subject: Bumps, Suspension, Etc.
> List -
>
> I seem to remember reading in Mickey Thompson's story "Challenger"
> about his wife following him down the salt at night with the headlights on
so
> he could spot the shadows from the high spots.
> After all - the water isn't deep on the salt, and we've seen the
water
> move around on the salt according to the wind movement. Add in the
pressure
> ridges that form the crusties, and the salt's surface is definitely
irregular.
> Dragging and scraping help immensely, but it won't be table flat. Agreed?
>
> Chris Pile aka aircap
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