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

[adin at frontier.net]

Good hint, thanks.


Quoting Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren at snet.net>:

> 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 . . .
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