[Land-speed] Downforce vs Ballast Question

[Rich Fox]

Lift, or negative lift equals drag. Weight has to be accelerated. I think 
Dave D. had a lot to say about killing lift instead of adding downforce to 
achieve the desired result.   RF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man at yahoo.com>
To: "lsr list autox" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 12:30 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] Downforce vs Ballast Question


> Which is better?  It would seem that if you add, say 500 pounds of 
> ballast, it's a simple addition.  If you add a spoiler designed to add 500 
> pounds of downforce, then you are adding the effective weight, plus 
> additional drag.  No?
>
>  DickJ
>  In East Texas