And a streamlined motorcycle is a rather efficient lifting body. Get
one sideways and there's no telling from what angle an airborne bike
will hit .
NASCAR has those roof flaps, there's roof rails (Section 4.X) required
on cars in most classes with existing class record speeds over 200 mph,
nothing suggested on streamlined bikes. Stopping pencil rolls is
certainly another problem. Tom Burkland found that out at a relatively
slow (for him) speed.
Wes
On Jun 14, 2006, at 8:33 AM, Bryan Savage wrote:
> But cars have hit "a wall" at Bonneville when a front part of the
> frame digs
> into the salt and pitches the car up. Both of Howard's streamliner's
> were
> built to avoid this.
> For streamliner's, the other bad one is rolling like a pencil. I can't
> think
> of a way to stop that.
>
> Bryan
>
> Doug Odom wrote:
>> They hit a wall with the front of the car. You would have to drive a
>> long way at Bonneville to hit a wall.
>> Doug Odom in big ditch
>> joseph lance wrote:
>>> But it's the snap of the head FORWARD due to a high front impact G
>>> load that killed Dale E. and Scott Brayton, They might of lived if
>>> they were wearing a Hans device. Back and side restraints for the
>>> head aren't enough for that kind of impact.
>>>
>>> Lance
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