Doug,
My memory is almost the shortest thing I have but if I remember correctly
on our first liner it was between 1 1/2 and 3 percent depending on the salt
condition. Real wet salt with spots of standing water put it up close to 3.
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: slippage
> In a message dated 01/13/2001 1:50:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> RAWAWA@aol.com writes:
>
> << A while back someone had some believable percentage losses in traction
at
> various venues ie; the best was maxton's concrete followed i think by
Mirage
> and Muroc Dirt and the Salt last.... Would any of the Scientists on this
> list
> care to guesstimate losses/gains due to altitude,air density,humidity,et
al
> (not So Al). AND,where is this South America 20,000 ft. high Salt lake
> ?.........Bob Wanner
> >>
> Group,
> I've always used 2 1/2% total slippage (drive train & tires) with the
C-4
> tranny (tight converter) at El Mirage, Muroc, & Bonneville and my tach and
> timing slips are pretty close........
> Ardun Doug King
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