specifically, im interested in the transient effect on corner weights at the start of a turn. by inclined roll axis i mean the rear and front roll centers are not at the same height. does someone hav
this is the precise effect i am interested in, since it gives better turn-in and then steady state is tuned with bars and springs. here is where i get fuzzy. i dont think we can consider the front a
i dont see how lowering the rear roll center on its own can make the car rotate better. that change alone will increase the CG to RC distance and acts like softening the rear bar. for example, when
it would have been a good picture of katie in her full race outfit and race bike carrying a mcdonalds bag from the handle bars. but i dont recall if those new fangled bikes even have handle bars. jam
a very similar car came to an autocross at GGF a few years ago. i remember he towed a generator, and it could do 0-60 in 4 seconds. it didnt have good tires and so was slow at the autocross. james OS
so THATS why i was able to slow down in time. kinda freaked me out! james OSP - Omitting Slowing Power I agree, it was a smooth running event and lots of fun. One side benefit of the "yump" at the e
slalom section...first time through, I basically stopped twenty feet darn, i thought my brakes had started working. james OSP - Onerous Spinal Pounding _____ From: MWood24020@aol.com [mailto:MWood24
no clue... but even with one shot tire, youve still got 50% more tires with traction than i do at worst, and more likely 300% since im off the ground half the time at monster! james OSP - Orbits Spin
the hot setup is probably to install a rudder and ailerons. i used a full tank of gas and took a passenger each run to try to keep my car near the ground, if not actually on it. james OSP - Oxycontin
speaking of cracking up, i need to crawl under my car and figure what that sound was that started after my runs. :P james OSP - Ominous Suspension Plinking
this is a call for set up workers (need about 6 or 7). 1. arrive before 7:00. 2. counts as your work assignment for the day. 3. early glimpse of the cobra-course. 4. reply to me thanks! james
that doesnt sound so bad. the other guy i asked said it was just my wheel coming apart. (we are trying even harder to avoid bumps sunday) james OSP - Ovoid Sneaky Pebbles
we survived a late setup, registration bottleneck, and a mysterious timer malfunction which included a bad cord and alignment problems that resulted in a 45 minute late start. but that was only begin
another vote for carry speed through kink with a narrow entry to the showcase. you are going to lose time with a wide entry to that big turn, and the turn is so long you are better off driving as tig
looks like this will affect our school and event that weekend. james OSP - Other Spans, Perhaps at approximately 10:00 am, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge lower level will be closed to traffic b