[Land-speed] Engine Placement

[Wester Potter]

My suggestion before trying a GS salt course would be to look at the  
Coddington
motorhome experience.  Ab Jenkins was running on a 10 mile circle and  
tore
up the course to the point where they put down rock to stabilize  
sections of the
course.  That was when we had MUCH deeper salt to run on.

FWIW ... Ski racers add salt to a course to cause it to solidify.   
Would you suggest
we add snow?

Wes

On Jan 13, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Ed Weldon wrote:

> Dave--Cg in front of Cp (looking from the side, i.e. an incipient  
> spin).
> So how does this play out in your average stock bodied sedan?  It's  
> not like
> you can add tail feathers to that "arrow".  A lot easier in a class  
> where
> you can do significant body mods.  This works in modified roadsters  
> and comp
> coupes though I think longer wheelbase is a much bigger factor.  But
> basically I think your "don't fix it if it aint broke" is the real  
> story in
> the '86 Corolla I/GC example.
> I detect in Mike Lackey's question an all to commonly seen blind  
> allegience
> to the best design principles for road race cars in planning an LSR  
> car.
> Hey here's a fun idea--- How about a giant slalom course on the  
> Salt?  The
> skiers do it.  How about us? LOL.....
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren at snet.net>
> To: "Ed Weldon" <23.weldon at comcast.net>; "Mike Lackey"
> <mike_lackey at yahoo.com>; <land-speed at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Engine Placement
>> ....... Getting the center of gravity in front of the center
>> of pressure with the most weight on the drive wheels would be my  
>> choice
>> personally. You can have a car with 40/60 weight distribution as  
>> long as
> the
>> center of gravity is in front of the center of  pressure..
>> Dave
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