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Re: [Land-speed] Polar Moment

To: don thigpen <piggy@accessatc.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Polar Moment
From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:46:42 -0800
Well, Don, I agree with you, lol!  I have about 16 degrees in my SUnbeam 
and it is pretty much a light steering control car. When I managed to 
spin it this October due to other issues, I found the wheel always 
trying to steer into the skid and self correct itself. I was pleased 
with teh outcome. Had I had less caster I think I would have done the 
special Ed Van Scoy 360 degree braking maneuver. As it was, I didn't run 
over the chuite tow  line and it didn't wrap around my neck. Oh and I 
have a locked rear end to boot! The key I think is getting the car in 
correct alignment.

mayf
don thigpen wrote:

> A lot of caster = steer-correct- steer-correct-steer-spin! A lot of castor 
>would work good rock climbing!    jack
>
>you mean i have had this all wrong for the last 45 years ?  oh you are 
>talking about negative caster ? hmmmmmmmmm ............... positive caster 
>makes a vehicle tend to stay in a straight line dont it ? and dont positive 
>caster put the weight behind the contact patch ?
>
>wow , i am confused now ..... but then i am old and easily confused !
>
>don t
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>ANYTHING... BUT THEY STILL BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN YOU PUSH THEM
>DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.
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