[Land-speed] [BULK]Re: Polar Moment/now "coast down"

[Dave Dahlgren]

I would think a lot about Cd and nothing about polar moment might be 
learned.. If I got to pick a level road with a coast down would be the way 
to go possibly 70 to 40 sort of thing timed well..
Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adin, David" <DavidAdin at mercydurango.org>
To: <drmayf at mayfco.com>
Cc: "land-speedsubmit" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] [BULK]Re: Polar Moment/now "coast down"


> OK, I have access to hills, but no water.  (a single digit morning is
> warm, -3 degrees this morning - yes, I am the big baby.)
>
> By "hills" I mean over the speed limit in less than a mile type hills.
>
> Anything to be learned w/ coast down tests?
>
> Do I want "time to speed" , "terminal speed", "coast distance" ???? (I
> "think" I know how this shakes out, but some input from outside my head
> would be appreciated.)
>
> If one were to keep the speeds "legal" (sixty-ish) could anything be
> learned?
>
> David in Durango, with a few million other questions . . .