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Re: Traction Control

To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Re: Traction Control
From: "Bill Bennett" <bennevl@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 11:49:06 -0400
OOOPS does this mean I can't use the retard feature of an MSD box to take
some timing out that will reduce power to limit wheel slip. Guess I need to
take that switch out, so will everyone else!!!!!!!!

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
To: "John Goodman" <ggl205@yahoo.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: Traction Control


> Hmmm... If this is true, than an SCTA clarification maybe in order! That
way
> the rest of us that are trying to obey the rules can benefit from this as
> well.
>
> JB
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Goodman" <ggl205@yahoo.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 9:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Traction Control
>
>
> > "...put torgue control via and automatic reduction in
> > power output is a no brainer.."
> >
> > Dave, I know of at least one MC streamliner that
> > controls traction this way. I questioned the legality
> > of this and was told that he was (we are) free to
> > control fuel and spark any way we/he wished. Maybe the
> > problem comes from drive wheel RPM input to the data
> > acquisition box.
> >
> > John Goodman
> >
> > --- Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net> wrote:
> > > I would like to think a car that is raced ought to
> > > be as technologically
> > > advanced as the one i used to drive to the track..
> > > ABS is a nightmare, traction
> > > control or more properly put torgue control via and
> > > automatic reduction in power
> > > output is a no brainer..
> > > Dave

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