[Land-speed] Speedometers...

[Adin, David]

James,
So much for my humor.  I understand there can be other uses - I was just
having a poke at my friend Dr. M.

Your post is a good reminder that there may be a jillion things I
haven't considered yet - hope none of them bite me!

Thanks,

David

-----Original Message-----
From: James Tone [mailto:gmc6power at earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:49 AM
To: Adin, David; LSR
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Speedometers...



>
>I saw a 'liner w/ a cheapy taped on the steering wheel.
>
>This must be for 'fraidy cats so they no when to lift?

Most newbies don't know of this but a speedo in a liner is a very useful
tool and not for what you think. Many of the long "square" type liners
need to know how fast they are going before turning off course. One
battery powered one with an inexperienced (actually a wiseguy) driver
had one tipover on him because he was going too fast to turn off.

I believe a speed-o-meter would be a distraction during a run especially
over 200; things happen too fast when you don't watch what you are
doing. However a shiftlight set at the RPM of the record you are looking
for can be a help. Tell your driver to get the light on in high gear and
keep it on for the record.

One very successful team does just that........Good Luck