- 141. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 18:26:52 -0700
- All right, I'll bite. I see absolutely no way that something plugged into the MSD ignition box could help or control traction. The ignition box control the spark. So how does that affect grip on the
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00307.html (9,046 bytes)
- 142. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:44:01 -0600
- COME ON Dave, dont play DUMB, we know your at the root of it, its about time the world knows that you are giggling loudly as you make those carbed bastards as good as they can be....from your hide ou
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00308.html (9,034 bytes)
- 143. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Want1937hd@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 21:54:31 EDT
- Is this why Connecticut Winston cup driver Jerry Nadeau broke while leading on Sunday? Bob in connecticut /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.tea
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00309.html (8,680 bytes)
- 144. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:01:37 -0600
- so you dont think they could read rate of rpm change and make decisions based on that, or compare wheel speeds and make changes to timing, or "super soft touch" rev control and you believe that the o
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00311.html (10,097 bytes)
- 145. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:09:25 -0600
- No, this is why Jeff Gordon broke while leading on sunday.... See Dave doesnt build ring and pinions, and actually prides himself on seeing parts like that as a testament to his power and traction bu
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00312.html (9,298 bytes)
- 146. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 05:46:31 -0400
- If I were going to do anything like this not that i would LOL.. :>) You might do it a couple of different ways. First is easiest. Put a 3 axis accelerometer along with a micro processor in the box th
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00313.html (10,040 bytes)
- 147. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "landspeedracer" <landspeedracer@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:42:58 -0400
- Seems like a hot topic and an important issue for LSR. NASCAR has penalties for using the illegal devices too. Big ones, six figures and worse. But the racers apparently do it anyway, and to the best
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00314.html (9,903 bytes)
- 148. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:30:45 -0600
- Most of us have invested in and enjoyed traction control, and its working better all the time...........its called "save the salt" foundation Joe :) /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordo
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00315.html (10,465 bytes)
- 149. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:14:56 -0700 (PDT)
- Just a guess, Mayf, but it seems that you could plot a curve indicating how fast a motor can increase RPM under ideal acceleration conditions, then program the thing to recognize sudden bursts in RPM
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00316.html (9,822 bytes)
- 150. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:23:23 -0700 (PDT)
- I can envision all kinds of weird things happening on the track if the crew chief dials the wrong number, or if two guys just happen to use the same frequencies for their wireless sensor transmitters
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00317.html (9,649 bytes)
- 151. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:06:28 -0700
- The problem I see with this is the original statement that all the did = was plug somthng into the MSD. Determining wheel speed for differential = numbers requires more hardware. Something to measure
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00319.html (9,331 bytes)
- 152. RE: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "Waldron, James" <James.Waldron@CWUSA.COM>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:10:29 -0400
- Seems to me one of the best ways to do this would be to sense road movement (how fast and what direction I am passing over the surface - sonic or RF doppler radar? ), tire speed (to match the tire sp
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00321.html (10,445 bytes)
- 153. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:33:52 -0700
- Yikes! Is this getting out of hand? Seems to me that this is not off the shelf hardware and that it would have to be heavily integrated with the car components. Have NASCAR actually caught anyone wit
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00323.html (10,141 bytes)
- 154. RE: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "Clay, Dale" <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:30:09 -0700
- At the Long Beach GP this year one of the cars spun coming out of a corner and smacked the wall. When interviewed (don't recall now who) the driver said it was caused by failure of the traction contr
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00324.html (10,985 bytes)
- 155. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:47:12 -0400
- Probably several if they felt like it..... /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http://www.team.net/arch
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00325.html (8,720 bytes)
- 156. RE: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "Waldron, James" <James.Waldron@CWUSA.COM>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:52:43 -0400
- Ouch. Yeah, I'll bet a software glitch dings everything in sight, including the owners wallet. (Does Windows do traction control?) If you install it and use it up to the limit, you are trusting the t
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00327.html (11,584 bytes)
- 157. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: RYNDBOYS@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:52:23 EDT
- John if we are rained out this weekend, will there be a rain date. Bill & Josh /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo ///
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00329.html (8,627 bytes)
- 158. RE: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "Bryan A. Savage Jr" <basavage@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:10:53 -0700
- A few traction control stories: http://www.nascar.com/2002/news/headlines/wc/04/14/traction_warning/ http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/sports/MGBEDKIST2D.html http://www.motec.com/tc.htm Bryan /// unsubs
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00330.html (8,889 bytes)
- 159. RE: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "Waldron, James" <James.Waldron@CWUSA.COM>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 15:35:05 -0400
- Excellent issues. Well, if you were at your 'limit of adhesion' you would not have any traction left to make an 'inside' move with. You might make an outside move to pass. But you make a good point.
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00336.html (11,214 bytes)
- 160. Re: Traction Control (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Seely" <dseely@sginet.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 04:36:52 -0600
- Too many danged rules in an attempt to make a good evenly matched show of the racing. It limits the pursuit of technology. Dave Seely 1141 XF/VOT -- Original Message -- From: Bryan A. Savage Jr <basa
- /html/land-speed/2002-06/msg00346.html (9,309 bytes)
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