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Re: TC5

To: pork.pie@t-online.de (pork.pie)
Subject: Re: TC5
From: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 10:43:07 -0600
Howdy, snip some stuff here......

At 08:44 AM 12/2/01, you wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>I agree with Russ, in his comment about active suspension. This makes only 
>sense
>on a smooth surface as a road course, so as formula 1. The active suspension
>keeps the car in the constant distance to the ground, to disturb not the
>sensitive aerodynamic system. (Russ, may be I wrote it too much from the
>technical view without taking care to explain it in a simple way and 
>background
>and also done no comments there. Next time I will take core of this)

  Ummm, I'm not sure, not having run at Maxton, but most concrete surfaces 
I've seen raced on are not "smooth"....pretty bumpy from what I've 
seen.....perhaps the comparison of the surface of the Salt to the concrete 
race surface is closer than one thinks? I would guess that a 20 foot 
straight edge may show about the same amount of "ripples" between the two.


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