Right Gary, that is why SCCA Sprites have air dams.
Have you ever noticed the nose on my Beach? Gene Beach may have thought it
was neat looking, but he was ahead of his time. It is the form of the
"lifting body" that NASA tested in designing the space shuttle. Talk about
something that gets light! When I am coming down the back straight at RA I
can watch the front end raise up about the time I enter the trees before
coming into turn 5.
GJB
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Speckman <speckman@coredcs.com>
To: Rick Walters <walters@mail.softcom.net>; chuck ciaffone <chuckc@ibm.net>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
Rivergate@compuserve.com <Rivergate@compuserve.com>;
team-thicko@autox.team.net <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 7:53 PM
Subject: Front end lift at high speed.
>Black Beauty, (#55 Team Thicko Bugeye) is quite stable at all speeds, even
>over 100mph. Have not noticed any front end "lift". I cant say that about
>my Big Healey however. That car became very light in the front end at
>speeds over 90 mph. Scarey? You bet!
>
>One thing I did notice on the Bug though. The hood is hinged at the front
>and held down at the back with hood pins. You have to "push" the hood down
>to get the safety pins in. At high speeds, there is enough air going
>through that grill opening that the rear of the hood actually "floats" and
>lifts about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.
>
>Gar
>TT-MOD
>
>At 04:14 PM 2/26/98 +0000, Rick Walters wrote:
>>Hi Chuck,
>>
>>I would be careful about driving the Bugeye over 80 MPH, I hear from
>>the list that yes, they are very light in the front end. Amy had a
>>"Back to the Future" moment when her bonnet flew open at about 90 MPH.
>>That would make my heart go piter patter very fast.
>>
>>Can you verify that Amy?
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>52 MGTD, 74 B, 76 XJ12C (wife's) & Puddles (60 Frogeye)
>>
>>
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