[Tigers] New Land Speed Record

Larry Mayfield drmayf at mayfco.com
Tue Sep 21 19:03:30 MDT 2010


  On 9/21/2010 5:28 PM, michael king wrote:
> I'd liek to congratulate May f ona brave and amazing run.. the one thing i
> did find funny was the choice of sunbeam.
>
> I note that he added extra fins on the rear I assume to stabilise the car at
> speed and help it track straight... all i could think was that he should
> have based his car on a Series I-3 Alpine.. then the fins are already on the
> car!
>
"Fins" are spill plates on the rear spoiler. Not real fins but keeps the 
air on the spoiler chord. Plus it all is attached to the boot lid.

mayf


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