[Land-speed] Spins or Slides on the Salt...

[dan warner]

I think this can resolved in three words:
 
Red Hat Fever
 
DW

--- On Thu, 6/4/09, drmayf <drmayf at mayfco.com> wrote:


From: drmayf <drmayf at mayfco.com>
Subject: [Land-speed] Spins or Slides on the Salt...
To: "LSR" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 10:51 AM


Since I started asking the list about suspension parameters related to
directional control of he car, something has gelled in the back of my head.
Probably my brain, lol. But here is the notion that surfaced.

On the salt, there have over the years been lots of spins. Some have even
involved wrecks during the spin.  So, the question is, is the ages of the
drivers in the vehicle known for the time when the spin or slide occurred? I
am beginning to think that there may be a correlation to some of us older
drivers who may has slower reflexes to deal with the onset of a spin than
younger drivers. Is data like that available anywhere? Neither names nor
car/vehicle numbers need be known because it is a corelation of spin to driver
age that would be of interest. Any ideas where would I start looking for such
data?

I am suspecting  that experience also plays a large part. But some of us go at
this later  in life and have a very small experience base as well as just
being old.. Hey, maybe a driving simulator configured with salt parameters and
seat of the pants input would help... Yeah, I can see that now... a roll cage,
a 20 SFI suit, helmet, HANS, Funny car booties, Seat belts holdin gyou in so
you can hardly breathe, etc... same controls as in a nominal car.... maybe evn
a parachute release with the attendant jerk loads....  For oper cars, a large
high velocity wind in your face  as well. And some heat lamps to simulate the
driver being in the car for at least 20 minutes befor a run... heck, coul
dmake the car parameters an input to match the drivers car!  We could aswk the
current administration for bail out money to make it happen. Or just join
ACORN and get the money that way...

Just some odd thoughts

mayf
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