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1. Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 06:26:22 -0500; Had an interesting Chat with Ron Benham last night on the subject of weight and scaling a car... His thoughts were to run 65% of the weight in the back of the car.... and looks to me like he accompli; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00434.html (8,064 bytes)
2. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rap.midco.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 06:12:41 -0600; sounds like the aero loads at speed are such that he needed to set it up as such statically Joe /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mail; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00435.html (8,428 bytes)
3. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:28:51 -0400; Then you will be able to say 'Hey it's not very big but at least it is heavy' LOL.. That's thinking inside the box..Nothing like having a car with an aluminum engine to save weight and a ton of pig i; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00436.html (8,636 bytes)
4. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 06:35:42 -0600; My understanding was that your car had been running as a race car for some time. What was the experience with others who have driven that car? Have there been handling problems at speed? What were th; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00438.html (9,611 bytes)
5. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:42:34 -0400; I would think that most of the racing at the lakes has little to do with handling at terminal speed at Bonneville. In one situation you have positive g input to the chassis at all times and in the ot; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00443.html (8,709 bytes)
6. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:38:49 -0500; Wes your point is well taken.... don't mess with success.... but How I look at what it's done in the past is the real key here... Dave's comment on El Mirage Vs Bonneville is what I have to focus on.; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00444.html (10,115 bytes)
7. RE: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: "Russel Mack" <rtmack@concentric.net>; Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 23:21:01 -0500; sounds to me like the previous owner may have thought that traction was more of a problem than high-speed stability, for the Berk at El Mirage. I have no first-hand experience at the lakes, but I ha; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00450.html (9,869 bytes)
8. RE: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:09:16 -0400 (EDT); Are we to understand that the big weight bias to the rear was for traction, or was it to offset some aero upforce effect at high speed with that particular body? I assume under neutral aero condition; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00455.html (7,934 bytes)
9. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 14:14:40 -0500; Bill from talking to Ron last night... he had the bias to the rear for traction... he said the whole car created downforce at speed... but he had no way of substantiating that statement.... ( no data; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00458.html (9,605 bytes)
10. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:30:00 -0700; Me thinks a couple of low speed check out runs would be my priority before you push it. Find out how it feels first then get on the power. It's a different beast then the girley car and will feel a; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00459.html (10,560 bytes)
11. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: Ed Van Scoy <ed@vetteracing.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:54:48 -0700; This seems to be this best advice I have seen posted yet......especially the mouth part ;-) Ed priority before power. It's a different, and you /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@au; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00460.html (8,061 bytes)
12. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:50:38 -0400; So it sort of an urban myth as to what the real aero might be?? /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at htt; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00466.html (7,883 bytes)
13. Re: Ballast yet again (score: 1): Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:27:40 -0400; Sort of like building a chassis with .083" tubing, welding on a .120" roll cage and then adding an additional 400 or 500 lbs a ballast to get it to stick. Hmmm... JB -- Original Message -- From: "Dav; /html/land-speed/2003-07/msg00474.html (9,193 bytes)

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