Keith, As far as Maxton is concerned, I agree with Doug King that
Dick J may be able to get away with little or no ballast at all ...... I was
just
talking about ballast IF it was needed . One BIG variable that HAS to be
factored in here is the amount of HORSEPOWER we are talking about in
any car we' re discussing . Darrell simply did NOT have enough weight in
our car anywhere on the course ...... BRICKS obviously resist being pushed
through the air, and the torque reaches a point where the tires start to lose
their respectful grip on the salt, so it has to be a balancing act on how
much ballast to bring along for the ride without being a hindrance to the
car' s best available acceleration ...... this is where experience can
count for a lot ...... and for the rest of us it' s mainly trial and error .
IF Dick's Camaro could stay hooked up sans ballast weight at Maxton,
I think that will be helpful in his reaching his best terminal velocity .
I have always thought " light - lighter - LIGHTEST " regarding
drag racing construction and I view ANY and ALL ballast as a
NECESSARY EVIL ! As YOU very well know, the wet saline surface
of the Bonneville course can be a formidable barrier that has to be
DEALT WITH ....... IF you' re going to post those large numbers .......
AND stay pointed in the right direction in the process.
Isn' t ALL of life just one endless LEARNING
PROCESS ???
...... keeps things kinda interesting, don' tcha think ?
the Northern Hemi BDF
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
and a Spinning Wheel Gains NO SPEED
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