- 121. Re: Anotherr race date on the salt? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 14:26:30 -0600
- your thoughts are not discounted here, they are all on point and relevant. As to a place/time in the middle of the US, well, I spend around $400 in fuel to and from Bonneville, another couple or thr
- /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00140.html (11,470 bytes)
- 122. Re: Cricket/Salt Talks/Challange (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 07:02:55 -0600
- cool, we're gonna play CALVINBALL.... John Robinson, Mechanician Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin 1513 University Ave. Madison, Wi. 53706 608-262-3606 FAX 608-265-2316 Current World Lan
- /html/land-speed/2002-01/msg00576.html (8,378 bytes)
- 123. Re: TC5 (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 10:43:07 -0600
- Howdy, snip some stuff here...... 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 comp
- /html/land-speed/2001-12/msg00104.html (8,405 bytes)
- 124. RE: Gyroscopic balance (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 09:34:24 -0600
- Hot damn, see I told you this list is gold, ( well OK somebody said that!) we can get a rear steer streamliner steering with the gyros! ha.....great idea..... John Robinson, Mechanician Mechanical En
- /html/land-speed/2001-12/msg00185.html (8,077 bytes)
- 125. head for model A (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 13:04:56 -0600
- Howdy saw this on ebay, and maybe somebody is interested in it? FORD OHV FOR MODEL A OR B/SPEEDSTER/RACE CAR Item # 598772642 John Robinson, Mechanician Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
- /html/land-speed/2001-12/msg00206.html (7,159 bytes)
- 126. Re: CAD programs (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:43:46 -0600
- there's also "DeltaCad"... John Robinson, Mechanician Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin 1513 University Ave. Madison, Wi. 53706 608-262-3606 FAX 608-265-2316 Current World Land Speed Rec
- /html/land-speed/2001-12/msg00582.html (9,087 bytes)
- 127. Re: Preformed hoses (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 07:33:08 -0600
- a little too much eggnog last night, I read this a perfumed.... John Robinson, Mechanician Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin 1513 University Ave. Madison, Wi. 53706 608-262-3606 FAX 608-
- /html/land-speed/2001-12/msg00764.html (8,636 bytes)
- 128. Re: Weather Data.. (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 07:16:01 -0600
- while I do NOT have the data you are looking for, I did learn a valuable lesson here on the the list, a while back I asked the same question, and got a email file of a photo of the ERC weather data
- /html/land-speed/2001-12/msg00850.html (8,492 bytes)
- 129. Re: Question for the Rules Wizards... (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 10:46:48 -0600
- Howdy, I would advise you to keep it in the trunk, use the largest cable, ( #2 welding cable?) I think is the size, that'll keep the hot start problems at bay, and be easy to plumb for the kill switc
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00002.html (9,137 bytes)
- 130. Re: What's Up? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 11:14:27 -0600
- I'm here, been putting pixel to screen, drawing my streamliner.... front wheel drive front wheel steer staggered rear wheels....right now about 7 ft2 frontal area.... trying to get it lower....which
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00100.html (8,521 bytes)
- 131. Re: What's Up? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 12:39:54 -0600
- 28X30 inches is 840 in2, / 144 (ft2) and get 5.8 ft2, add a 1 ft2 bump for the drivers head, ( I think I kinda need it) and you'll get 7ft2. with 14 inch tires and my fat a** its kinda hard to get sm
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00107.html (9,994 bytes)
- 132. Re: What's Up? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 14:50:48 -0600
- 6.8? is that with the rear wheel fairings? what size tires? space between front tires? rear? John Robinson, Mechanician Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin 1513 University Ave. Madison, Wi
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00118.html (10,694 bytes)
- 133. Re: What's Up? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 07:32:32 -0600
- I have the Goldenrod data sheet in my hands, picked it up from Saltair when the Goldenrod was being displayed there I think in 1998...c/d .117,, frontal area 9 ft2,, ground clearance 5 inches,, widt
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00150.html (10,233 bytes)
- 134. Re: What's Up? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 08:51:02 -0600
- One of the questions I have is about the Red Head , if you know the car, it was swoopy, kinda exaggerated coke bottle Corvette shape. I was wondering about the drag behind the wheel humps, if it wou
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00152.html (12,202 bytes)
- 135. RE: frontal area/drag coefficient (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 10:16:50 -0600
- I think any programs available are either A: very high priced B: needing very high $ computers to run C: needing very high $ consultants to analyze the data John Robinson, Mechanician Mechanical Engi
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00155.html (9,151 bytes)
- 136. Re: What's Up? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 11:20:31 -0600
- then a streamliner shape similar to the Feuling streamliner would be one of the better shapes? I know that there is discussion concerning round body shapes ala Teagues' liner v/s flat bottomed liner
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00161.html (12,266 bytes)
- 137. Re: What's Up? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 12:15:05 -0600
- Howdy, I'm not familar where in the web it might be, maybe one of the other listers know, when you see it, you'll see a real "streamlined" shape from the 50's,,looks great from a nostalgic streamline
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00167.html (8,925 bytes)
- 138. Re: What's Up? (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 12:19:51 -0600
- Howdy, but the coast downs should be done on a highway to be accurate with the equations used....the Salt has an unknown rolling resistance. lets go out on hiway 80 and make some runs.....nice a flat
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00168.html (9,270 bytes)
- 139. Re: frontal area/drag coefficient (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 12:29:18 -0600
- Howdy, running those numbers through the program at http://www.bgsoflex.com/auto.html comes up with the following : ( do they match any known HP numbers for the liner?) Air Density Computed is 0.0022
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00169.html (9,869 bytes)
- 140. Re: frontal area/drag coefficient (score: 1)
- Author: john robinson <john@engr.wisc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 14:08:10 -0600
- oh yeah, I put in 90 psi and it went thru the roof, 1195 hp required for rolling hp!!!! John Robinson, Mechanician Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin 1513 University Ave. Madison, Wi. 537
- /html/land-speed/2001-11/msg00180.html (10,386 bytes)
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