[Land-speed] Ballast.... and Hotels......

[Joe Timney]

Take a tip from NHRA, two 1/2 steel bolts per 100 lbs...they have done 
the engineering!!!
joe

drmayf wrote:
> Well, time to kick off the new year with a general question regarding 
> ballast.  I scanning the rule book I see that it only has to be bolted 
> down, preferably to the frame and as low as possible is recommended. 
> So what, if any, are general guidelines to screwing weight to the car 
> frame? Som many bolts per pound? How many G's is it supposed to resist 
> in an upset crash? Heck the motor is only generally screwed to the 
> frame wih 4 bolts or so (2 front motor mounts and 2 for the trannyout 
> back).
>
> So what's the rule of thumb for size and number of ballast attachemnts?
>
>
> Now, are the hotels accepting reservations yet?
>
> mayf
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