[Land-speed] Car Spins

[Chris Harris]

Sprint cars are a good example Doug.
Apparently some sprinters actually have king pin caster only on the front 
left to jack the right rear. The other king pin has little layback.

Excellent info from this discussion.
1. Run castor for it's desirable self centering effect.
2. Set up your front wheel offset to give zero scrub radius to lessen rear 
wheel loading with steering input.
Chris Harris.......................NZed


From: "Doug Odom"
> Jack, I was using a sprint car to show what caster effect was because it 
> is
> the most extreme example. It is easier for people to understand the idea 
> of
> what we are talking about by using such a simple car like a sprint car. I
> never thought about running one for a land speed record.
>
> Big Ditch Doug
>
>
>  LSR!
>
>  Put bicycle tires on a 700hp sprinter. and run it for a land speed
> record.Then what?
>
>  Thanks Jack